I went to two regular grocery stores, one health food store, and Trader Joe's, and couldn't find flour anywhere [1] — the baking shelves were all empty! If you can't find flour either, or you're trying to eat less flour, you're in luck because all of these dessert recipes are flourless. From chocolate brownies to chewy cookies to fruity vegan ice cream, these healthy desserts will satisfy your sweet cravings — no flour needed!
3-Ingredient Brownies
You probably already have everything you need to make these brownies, except maybe the patience to wait for them to cook!
Get the recipe: three-ingredient brownies [3]
Chewy Protein Granola Bars
These vegan, protein-packed bars come together in just 10 minutes, and the recipe is so versatile — you can choose the nuts, seeds, and dried fruits you like best. These are made with peanut butter, pepitas, pecans, and raisins.
Get the recipe: chewy protein granola bars [4]
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Soft, chewy, and under 100 calories, these gluten-free cookies are bursting with spiced pumpkin pie flavour. The main ingredient is almond butter, so make sure you have a jar on hand.
Get the recipe: pumpkin chocolate chip cookies [5]
Gluten-Free Banana Bread
This banana bread is just begging to be smeared with peanut butter for tomorrow's breakfast. The hardest part about this recipe is grinding rolled oats into flour.
Get the recipe: gluten-free banana bread
Sugar-Free Cookies
These cookies are not only free of white sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, or any other sweeteners, but they're also flour-free, gluten-free, and vegan, so if you're trying to eat cleaner, you can feel good biting into these chewy cookies.
Get the recipe: date-sweetened cookies [6]
Oatmeal Protein Bars
This gluten-free recipe has your busy morning's back. Make it the night before, and you've got a hearty, healthy breakfast for the week.
Get the recipe: oatmeal protein bars [7]
Gluten-Free Banana Nut Protein Muffins
Bake a batch of these banana nut protein muffins to enjoy for the week's breakfast or snacks, or double the batch so you can freeze them for later. They taste delicious on their own, but are even better paired with a smear of nut butter and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Get the recipe: gluten-free banana nut protein muffins [8]
Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies
These 87-calorie peanut butter cookies are made with gluten-free oats and a handful of other ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. As an added bonus, they cook up golden brown in less than 10 minutes.
Get the recipe: peanut butter cookies [9]
Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Treats
So you technically don't bake these, but you do need to heat the ingredients, so that counts! At 153 calories per delicious square, these are just as addictive as the original recipe, but with 4.6 grams of protein, they'll leave you feeling a little more satisfied.
Get the recipe: peanut butter Rice Krispies treats [10]
Banana Oat Cookies
If you're trying to eat less sugar and less processed food, this cookie recipe is perfect. They're only made with three ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen: bananas, rolled oats, and vanilla protein powder. That's it!
Get the recipe: banana oat cookies [11]
Peanut Butter Protein Granola Bars
You love sitting down to a bowl of oatmeal, but when you're in a rush, who's got time to sit with a spoon? Here's a quick breakfast to satisfy your oatmeal cravings on the go.
Get the recipe: peanut butter protein granola bars
Vegan Protein Blondies
The dough for these vegan blondies is made with rolled oats, almond butter, beans (I know, shocker!), and flaxmeal to give them that buttery-soft and chewy texture. They're protein-packed, sweet, nutty, chocolaty, and so freaking delicious.
Get the recipe: vegan blondies [12]
Vegan RXBAR
These vegan bars are like the Chocolate Sea Salt flavour you'd find from RXBAR. They too are made with minimal ingredients, just five instead of eight, including dates, chocolate protein powder, hemp hearts, raw almonds, and flaky sea salt.
Get the recipe: vegan RXBAR
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Freezer Fudge
If you grew up scooping out spoonfuls of raw cookie dough while baking chocolate chip cookies with Grandma, you're going to fall hard for this chocolate chip freezer fudge — shhh, it's made with lentils!
Get the recipe: cookie dough freezer fudge [13]
Chocolate Chip Banana Ice Cream Bites
All you need are two ingredients — bananas and chocolate chips — and each bite is just 39 calories!
Get the recipe: chocolate chip banana nice cream bites [14]
Carrot Cake Protein Balls
These carrot cake bites taste so much like the real thing, it's hard to believe they are full of good-for-you protein and fibre.
Get the recipe: carrot cake protein balls [15]
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Protein Balls
All you need is a food processor or high-speed blender, and you'll be biting into these soft, cookie-dough-like protein balls in a matter of minutes.
Get the recipe: chocolate chip peanut butter protein balls [16]
Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream
Cold, creamy, and chocolatey, this vegan treat requires no ice cream maker — just frozen bananas and a food processor.
Get the recipe: vegan chocolate ice cream
Bite-Size Strawberry Cheesecakes
Creamy and fruity, these tiny strawberry cheesecakes are the perfect dessert to make in warm weather.
Get the recipe: mini strawberry cheesecakes [17]
Mango Ice Cream
This tropical treat will become your new go-to summer dessert.
Get the recipe: vegan mango ice cream [18]
Vegan Almond Joy
All you need are five common ingredients and a food processor and boom — you're instantly a (healthy) candy-making genius.
Get the recipe: vegan Almond Joy [19]
Gooey Apple Pecan Bars
The natural sugar in these ooey-gooey pecan bars comes from raw honey and dates.
Get the recipe: apple pecan bars
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls
They taste just like cookie dough!
Get the recipe: vegan cookie dough balls [20]
Dark Chocolate Salted Caramels
This might be my all-time favourite dessert to bring to dinner parties.
Get the recipe: dark chocolate salted caramels [21]
Vegan Banana (Spinach) Ice Cream
Green-smoothie-lovers, we found the ice cream recipe you'll want to eat for dessert every night this week. It's made with frozen banana, mango, pineapple, and spinach.
Get the recipe: banana spinach ice cream
Frozen Banana Pops
Make these frozen banana pops with ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen — you only need a banana, dairy-free yoghurt, and chocolate chips.
Get the recipe: vegan frozen banana pops [22]
Frozen Nutty Banana Nibbler
Try this healthy — and mini — version of an ice cream sandwich. These banana nibblers, filled with a mixture of Greek yoghurt and peanut butter, will satisfy your sweet tooth while cooling you off.
Get the recipe: nutty banana nibblers
Vegan Chocolate Pudding
Each serving of this decadent chocolate pudding (made with black beans!) offers over seven grams of protein and six grams of fibre. Enjoy it for dessert or even as a filling, sweet snack!
Get the recipe: vegan chocolate pudding [23]
Vegan Mounds
Make a batch of these vegan Mounds to keep in the fridge whenever chewy-chocolate cravings strike.
Get the recipe: vegan Mounds [24]
Dairy-Free Peppermint Patties
If you've never made homemade chocolates in your life, this recipe is a perfect one to start with. Each Peppermint Pattie is the perfect marriage between chocolate and mint, and these taste better because of the creamy, melt-in-your-mouth cashew filling.
Get the recipe: vegan Peppermint Patties [25]
Caramel-Filled Tarts
If you're craving a piece of pie, these scrumptious little caramel-filled tarts made with dates will do the trick!
Get the recipe: caramel-filled tarts [26]
Cherry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
This homemade ice cream is chock-full of cherry and chocolate goodness but without saturated fat and cholesterol.
Get the recipe: vegan cherry chocolate chip ice cream [27]
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Nibblers
You need something sweet that tastes like ice cream but is healthy. Grab a banana and make these chocolate peanut butter banana nibblers.
Get the recipe: chocolate peanut butter banana nibblers
Chocolate Almond Coconut Protein Balls
If you have an obsession with all things chewy and you also have a love affair with chocolate, make these protein balls that taste like a Tootsie Roll.
Get the recipe: coconut-covered chocolate almond protein balls [28]
Mini Caramel Apples
You only need dates, soy milk, apples, and the topping of your choice to make these adorable treats on a stick.
Get the recipe: mini caramel apples
Chocolate Raspberry Protein Balls
Disguised as chocolate raspberry truffles, these are actually protein balls perfect for after a workout or for an after-dinner treat.
Get the recipe: chocolate raspberry protein balls [29]
Chocolate Almond Protein Bars
Perfect for a snack or dessert, these chocolate almond protein bars offer 10 grams of protein.
Get the recipe: chocolate almond protein bars [30]
Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bakes
With these bars you get three amazing layers: chocolate Krispies on the bottom, sweet and salty peanut butter in the middle, and chocolate chocolate chip on the top.
Get the recipe: chocolate peanut butter no-bakes [31]
Vegan Almond Butter Cups
Made with almond butter and maple syrup, these vegan almond butter cups are a healthy way to eat a Reese's.
Get the recipe: vegan almond butter cups [32]
No-Bake Brownie Bites
The soft texture and decadent, fudgy flavour of these no-bake brownie bites will satisfy dessert cravings for just 77 calories.
Get the recipe: no-bake brownie bites [33]
Homemade Pineapple Nice Cream
If you love sorbet, this pineapple ice cream is a must-try frozen treat. It's creamy. It's smooth. And it's dairy-free!
Get the recipe: pineapple nice cream [34]
Pumpkin Pie Pudding
Made with high-fibre avocados and high-protein silken tofu, this spoonable treat will satiate hunger, so you can enjoy a 156-calorie bowl and feel completely satisfied for hours.
Get the recipe: pumpkin pie pudding [35]
Vegan Banana Ice Cream
This deliciously sweet and creamy dessert is made with only two ingredients: frozen bananas and peanut butter!
Get the recipe: vegan banana ice cream [36]
Vegan Almond Butter Apricot Bites
These apricot almond butter bites are full of protein and flavour and so easy to make.
Get the recipe: almond butter apricot bites [37]
Pumpkin Pie Larabars
All you need to make these homemade pumpkin pie Larabars are cashews, dates, and a few spices. So easy and delicious!
Get the recipe: pumpkin pie Larabars
Almond Macaroons
These almond macaroon cookies are loaded with protein and heart-healthy fats, plus an unforgettable lemon and almond flavour.
Get the recipe: almond macaroon cookies