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Fresh Fruit Dessert Tips

 

Dessert may not be the first meal you think of when the word “healthy” comes to mind, but that doesn’t mean you can’t add in fresh fruits to help satisfy those sweet cravings. The following ideas are great for getting a serving of fruit in several common desserts:

Combine apple slices with peanut butter and honey for a tasty, high-protein dessert.

Use applesauce or apple butter as an alternative to real butter when baking your favorite cookies.

Heat up baked apples with caramel and cooked oats for a healthy spin on apple crisp.

For dessert, try fresh fruit, such as cut-up melon, fresh strawberries, or raspberries.

Eat a cup of your favorite Stemilt cherry variety shortly before you go to sleep. Not only are they delicious, but cherries also contain melatonin, a natural hormone that helps regulate sleep patterns.

Indulge with a delicious peach smoothie. Simply blend 2 cups of peeled, pitted and diced Artisan Organics peaches, a cup of vanilla ice cream, 1/2 cup of low-fat milk and a tablespoon of lemon juice. Pour and serve!

Enjoy a classic dessert — poached pears with red wine reduction drizzled on top.

Top off a bowl of frozen yogurt or low-fat ice cream with berries or sliced fresh fruit. They add flavor and texture.

Make a healthy fruit trifle by layering several different fruits between low-fat whip cream or cool whip.

Make fresh fruit popsicles for a kid-friendly dessert. Simply pick your favorite fruits, place them in a popsicle tray with water and freeze until hard.