10 Better-For-You Easter Desserts Without the Sugar Crash

Make these healthy and yummy Easter desserts the perfect way to end your meals without going overboard on sugar! Made with wholesome ingredients and naturally sweet flavors, they’re perfect for keeping your celebrations light, delicious, and energy-friendly. They’re festive, satisfying, and totally guilt-free!

Chewy Homemade Vegan Snickers Bar

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Curb your sweet tooth with these vegan snickers! With a chewy chocolate base and topped with homemade caramel sauce and peanuts, this gluten-free candy bar makes the perfect no-bake dessert!

Get the recipe: Homemade Vegan Snickers

Chocolate-Coated Coconut Protein Balls

No-bake chocolate covered protein ball on a yellow cupcake cup with more balls in a bowl behind and protein powder — Image Credit: Fit as a Mama Bear

A delicious blend of coconut and vegan protein powder-coated in healthy chocolate. These coconut protein balls are the perfect blend of indulgence and fuel. Made without oats, these no-bake protein balls are the ideal treat. Get the recipe: Coconut Chocolate Balls

High Protein Strawberry Cheesecake

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Rich and indulgent but high in protein this strawberry protein cheesecake recipe makes the perfect dessert! Made with a chewy protein cookie base and topped with a creamy cheesecake filling, this protein dessert is worth the extra effort.

Get the recipe: High Protein Cheesecake

Fluffy Microwave Carrot Mug Cake

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A microwave mug cake that’s perfect for any occasion. This carrot mug cake is ready to eat in just two minutes and comes out soft, fluffy, and with 15 grams of protein.

Get the recipe: Carrot Mug Cake

Gluten-Free Mini Protein Brownies

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The perfect blend of a crispy outer shell and a dense, fudgy inside. These chocolate protein brownies are gobbled up in no time! Naturally dairy and gluten-free, the best part about these bite-sized brownies is that they’re high in protein too!

Get the recipe: 2-Bite Protein Brownies

Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Super light, with a sweet and nutty flavor these carrot cake collagen cookies are the best way to indulge while gaining some fuel too! Six grams of protein per cookie and topped with dairy-free cream cheese frosting these gluten-free cookies are a soft, tasty, dessert.

Get the recipe: Carrot Cake Collagen Cookies

Chewy Caramel Twix Protein Bars

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Crumbly cookie base, chewy caramel center, and coated in a rich chocolate sauce… and all high in protein! These protein Twix bars are a dairy-free, gluten-free twist on your favorite candy bar. To learn more: Dairy-Free Twix Protein Bars

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Bark

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Made with only 5 ingredients and with 7+ grams of protein this peanut butter protein bark is the ultimate treat. If you have a sweet tooth, this crunchy peanut butter bark swirled with chocolate is a tasty way to curb it.

Get the recipe: Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Bark

Funfetti Vanilla Collagen Donuts

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Light, cakey vanilla collagen donuts that make an ideal post-workout snack. These protein donuts are so good you wouldn't know that they're not the real thing! Naturally gluten-free and easy to make these vanilla donuts can be topped with sprinkles chocolate chips or your favorite glaze.

Get the recipe: Cakey Vanilla Collagen Donuts

Carrot Cake Oatmeal Protein Balls

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Easy to make and soft in texture these carrot cake protein balls have all the flavor of carrot cake without all the calories! A protein ball recipe with oats, vegan protein powder, and banana, these bites make a great snack or easy, no-bake dessert! To learn more: Carrot Cake Protein Balls