Many of us are watching our sugar intake for different reasons. Though I admit to following the orders of my demanding sweet tooth more than a few times, I do make light desserts every now and then. My reason for doing this? So I can tell my dentist that I’m trying to cut-back on sugar when she tells me that I have yet another cavity! Ok… ok, so I want to lead a healthy life too, that might be the other reason.

Thankfully, I recently came across a few dessert recipes on Key Ingredient that don’t use very much sugar and don’t skimp on flavor. I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered pennyfl2911’s recipe for Fruitful Muffins. This naturally sweet dessert only calls for 1/4 cup of brown sugar! These would even make a tasty and nutritious breakfast snack.

In Lili4’s description of Ana’s Fudge/Fruit & Nut Chocolate Chunks she simply says that this recipe is “The best”. This dessert obviously speaks for itself! What’s baffling is that it’s almost entirely sugar free, aside from the bits of semisweet chocolate that make it decadent and delicious.

It’s hard to imagine baking a pie without any added sugar, but jenniferdube successfully pulls it off with her Apple Pie recipe. Apple juice is the only ingredient she uses to give this pie a hint of sweetness, the cinnamon and nutmeg take care of the rest by adding flavor and spice to this classic American dessert.