Every healthy-eating plan has to allow for a little splurging once in a while. Treating yourself can help satisfy cravings and also prevent you from feeling so deprived that you eat an entire bag of cookies. If chocolate's what your taste buds crave, here are 12 decadent recipes that will satisfy any major sweet tooth.
Such an easy and amazing treat to whip up, these dark chocolate salted caramels are made with sunflower seeds, dates, dairy-free chocolate chips, and sea salt. Each square is just 60 calories.
If you need to avoid nuts, your candy dreams just came true with these 52-calorie sunbutter cups, filled with a sunflower seed and date mixture that's even better than a Reese's.
Coconut, dates, almonds, and chocolate unite in these delicious homemade Almond Joys — just 79 calories apiece.
Made with bananas and almond butter, these vegan fruity frozen bites are under 50 calories each.
If you're craving a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup but you want to do without the milk, sugar, and artificial ingredients, whip up this vegan version made with almond butter — each cup is 86 calories.
This healthier version of Snickers is made with a handful of ingredients and is vegan, too. Each delicious mini bar is under 130 calories.
Forget about the partially hydrogenated palm oil and artificial flavors — this vegan peanut butter patty, inspired by the Girl Scout Tagalong classic, has all the buttery, peanut buttery, and chocolatey goodness of the original, minus the animal products and unpronounceable ingredients. Each cookie is 177 calories.
Stray away from your usual date-based Paleo delight with this quick and easy chocolate fix made with only four ingredients.
This recipe pairs two complementary flavors together, complete with a satisfying crunch, all for under 200 calories per serving. Plus it's vegan!
If you can't shake the desire for these chewy, coconut-y gems, here's an egg- and dairy-free alternative for 114 calories.
The mint chocolate coating snaps with each bite to reveal a thin, flaky chocolate cookie. These vegan Thin Mints are 138 calories each, and totally reminiscent of the Girl Scount original.
The "cream" inside these raw bon bons is made from cashews with a touch of cardamon and lemon that complements the chocolatey outside perfectly.