easy weeknight desserts

5 Easy Weeknight Desserts

If you’re anything like me, you love eating dessert everyday! But I don’t want to feel guilty about my food choices on a daily basis and I don’t have time every night to make a lavish trifle or gourmet dessert. These 5 quick and easy dessert recipes are great for any night of the week and include ingredients you probably already have around your house. With very little prep work, you can pig out on healthy desserts and wake up feeling happy and healthy every day!

This list is made up of extremely versatile recipes that you can change into a ton of different desserts by just substituting a few different ingredients. Try your own recipes and let me know your favorite ones, I’d love to hear them!

1. Apple Crisp

Apple crisp is one of my favorite desserts and it’s one of the easiest desserts you can make with common ingredients you probably already have. Modify the recipe to make your favorite fruit crisps with almost any fruit you can think of.

Homemade Apple Crisp

2. Oatmeal Cookies

Oatmeal cookies are another healthy dessert you can make in no time. Add your favorite mix-ins and completely change the taste of the cookies. This are great to make ahead and freeze, and you can even make a double batch of the banana oat base and divide the mixture to make a bunch of different types of cookies in no time at all!

3 Ingredient Oatmeal Cookies

3. Frozen Banana Bites

These are super simple and completely addictive. It doesn’t help that they’re bite-sized and delicious. I dare you to eat just a few!

Frozen Banana Bites

4. Healthy Banana Ice Cream

Banana is such a great base for a ton of different types of desserts. Their smooth consistency provides a great base for ice cream desserts you can customize with pretty much anything you can think of. Fruit, chocolate, peanut butter…the options are endless!

Healthy Banana Ice Cream

5. Dessert Pizza

With these gluten free pizza crusts, all you have to do is top them with your favorite fruit and you have an instant dessert for any day of the week. Surprise your family with this scrumptious snack that won’t leave you feeling guilty the next morning.

Quick and Easy Dessert Pizza

As you can see, making dessert everyday doesn’t have to be difficult and it doesn’t have to be bad for you. You can make a ton of different healthy, quick, and easy desserts with very little effort at all! Use what you already have in your kitchen to make these delicious treats and watch your family eat them up!