10 Mouthwatering Low-Calorie Desserts

Easy recipes that deliver decadent flavor for shockingly few calories

You can thank the stinging cold weather for your high-calorie cravings, as research shows that we all tend to eat a little more during the winter months. What do we hunger for most? Comfort foods and sweet treats! Thankfully, we found 10 cold-weather desserts that deliver decadent flavor for shockingly few calories to keep you slim until spring.

3. Persimmon Bundt Cakes

Fiber-loaded persimmons are the main attraction in these vegan treats. In this recipe, the crunchy, naturally sweet fruit is married to low-fat ingredients, including ginger, lemon juice, and unsweetened applesauce, to make scrumptious 200-calorie mini bundt cakes.

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup Fuyu persimmons, cubed
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon coconut oil
2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup agave nectar
2 cups whole-wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup raisins

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Oil or spray a bundt pan. In a small bowl, mix persimmon, lemon juice, coconut oil or applesauce, and agave nectar. In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients except for raisins. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix just until all flour is moistened (do not over-mix). Fold in raisins. Pour into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 to 45 minutes if you using a pan for one bundt cake. (Note: A pan for six bundt cakes takes about 30 minutes.) Allow to cool for 10 minutes and then remove from pan. Cool completely before serving.

Makes six servings.

Recipe provided by Cooking Melangery

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