Easy healthy sweet snacks

Our top healthy sweet snacks

Coconut butter, date and cranberry energy balls

Check out this super-easy recipe for coconut butter, date and cranberry energy balls. They have a great natural sweetness from the fruit and a crunchy texture thanks to the nuts.

Sugar-free cookies

These healthy vegan cookies are full of natural sweetness instead of refined sugar, with ground almonds providing a nutty flavour and raspberries offering a burst of natural sweetness.

Healthy blondies

Tuck into a slice of these vegan blondies for a healthy yet satisfying mid-afternoon snack.

Sugar free banana bread

Cut up a slice of this vegan banana berry traybake for a sweet snack, best served with a dollop of dairy-free yogurt.

No-bake vegan flapjacks

These dairy-free breakfast bars use dates and nut butter to bind everything together. Experiment with different seeds and nuts in your next batch of flapjacks, and use agave syrup for a vegan version.

Fruity toots

Full of natural sweetness instead of refined sugar, these little bites are made of dates, raisins, nuts and dried apricots, all mixed up with seeds and apple juice then rolled into individual balls. Serve each bite-sized treat in a mini cupcake case.

Coconut, banana and raspberry muffins

Try our recipe for low-fat coconut, banana and raspberry muffins. This recipe is super quick and easy to make, and it comes in under 160 calories per serving – a great mid-morning snack.

Energy balls

These energy balls are great to have before exercise, or as an afternoon snack. The simple sugars in the fruits offer an instant pick me up, and the nuts and oats will give you a slow release of energy. We’ve made three flavours but you can create your own using the same idea. Chill until needed. They will keep for five days.

Apricot, blueberry and almond muffins

Make these fruity almond muffins for an energising breakfast or snack. Bananas and yogurt keep them moist, while the butter, ground almonds and oats make them filling. No added sugar means you’re getting the day off to a good start, too.

Muesli cookies

Looking for a nutritious sweet treat? Bake a batch of our healthy muesli cookies made with wholemeal flour, rapeseed oil and a touch of honey for sweetness.

Nankhatai (cardamom biscuits)

Bake a batch of these deliciously spiced cardamom biscuits and fill your kitchen with the smell of freshly baked treats. They delicious warm from the oven with a cup of tea.

Tracey Raye is the health editor for olive and BBC Good Food. Tracey, MSc, is a registered nutritionist, holding a master’s degree in Personalised Nutrition. She is passionate about harnessing the power of all things health and well-being – in a way that enhances, rather than limits our lives. She covers our nourishing recipes and collections, oversees our health strategy and stays adrift of the latest health and lifestyle trends in order to bring you the tools and inspiration you need to find what health means for you.