Just because you’ve embarked on a health and fitness journey with the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge, it doesn’t mean you need to steer clear of desserts forever!
Yep, you can still have your cake and eat it!
In fact, some sweet treats may actually aid your weight loss, help build up muscle, give you energy and satisfy your sugar cravings!
Desserts you can eat after working out
Dessert after a workout? Most people think ‘what’s the point in exercising if you’re going to eat a sweet treat afterwards?’ BUT having a healthy cake or chocolate after exercise can actually work as an incentive to spur you on with your exercise routine.
As long as the dessert isn’t packed with refined sugars, has a healthy dose of protein and healthy carbs, it can actually work really well as a post-workout snack.
High protein ingredients to look for in a dessert:
- Natural peanut butter/nut butters
- Oats
- Greek yoghurt
- Dates
- Chia seeds
- Almonds / almond milk
- Quinoa
When it comes to selecting a peanut butter for your desserts, we recommend you chose a natural nut butter, as it will have less sugar than a regular peanut butter.
What’s more, you can use vegetables and fruits like dates, chickpeas and even avocado to create sweet or creamy textures instead of sugar and cream!
Best healthy chocolate options
When it comes to choosing a chocolate treat, all of the recipes on The Healthy Mummy app contain either dark chocolate or cocoa or a smaller amount of chocolate than other traditional dessert recipes.
Did you know, the higher the percentage of cocoa, the less refined sugar you will find. In fact, the 85% cocoa option only contains 2.2 grams of sugar per serve.
Store bought desserts often contain a high amount of sugar and calories, but The Healthy Mummy tasty dessert recipes will not only satisfy your sweet tooth, they’ll also HELP you lose weight….
Delicious post-workout dessert recipes
Healthy chocolate Weet-Bix slice
Peanut bubble crunch
With rice bubbles, peanut butter and chocolate, you can’t go wrong! The kids will also absolutely adore crunching this scrumptious slice in their school lunches, or as an afternoon tea treat.
Double Choc Flourless Mud Cake Muffins
6 Ingredient Pecan Nut Fudge
Chocolate chip muffins
We love a recipe makeover and this Choc Chip Muffins Recipe is a so sample directly from the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge – which is made for busy mums.
With dark chocolate bits, these healthy muffins are a great snack and perfect for the whole family.
Banana, raspberry and chocolate chip muffins
For a healthy snack under 100 calories, these Banana, Raspberry And Chocolate Chip Muffins are perfect.
There’s no need for a muffin to contain vast amounts of sugar like the ones you find in cafes or at the supermarket – check the label as often there is as much sugar as there is flour.
These muffins are sweetened with fruit and a small amount of maple syrup, making them a much healthier choice.
Healthy choc chip mini cheesecakes
These Healthy Choc Chip Mini Cheesecakes are vegan friendly and taste as good as they look.
They’re packed full of protein and antioxidants due to their nutritious ingredients.
Healthy Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse Cake
This delicious Healthy Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse Cake is a perfect example of how we integrate sweet treats into a healthy diet.
This totally indulgent cake takes its inspiration from the traditional chocolate mousse torte, but instead of a high percentage of sugar, butter and other high calorie components, uses whole food ingredients and is free from refined sugar.
Banana & Frozen Yoghurt Sundae
Enjoy this Healthy Mummy style “Fro-Yo”! It’s absolutely delicious and one the whole family will enjoy.
You could swap the Healthy Mummy Smoothie mix for some cacao/cocoa powder and a little maple syrup to make the chocolate sauce if you like.
Sticky Date Pudding
240 calories per serve.
Ah sticky date pudding, the rich, gooey, comforting, caramelly goodness of it! This sticky date pudding recipe is not only DELICIOUS but also free from dairy and added white sugar.
Baked coffee cheesecake just 138 calories
There’s no need to miss out on your favourite desserts while you lose weight on the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge.
Making your own treats means you can enjoy things like cakes that are tasty AND healthy.
Want more Healthy recipes like this one? Check out the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge
This recipe from our 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge and is a yummy example of just SOME of the delicious, healthy and easy to make snacks and meals you can tuck in to.
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