18 Desserts With 50 Calories Or Less | HuffPost Life

A slice of pumpkin pecan cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory contains 1,080 calories . There is a time and a place for such a rich dessert, maybe, but the time is not every day after dinner. Just a single serving amounts to over half the recommended daily calorie intake for the average adult. Yeesh.

When you're hankering for something sweet but on the opposite side of the Cheesecake Factory spectrum, look no further than these 18 tasty, lightened-up desserts below. All of them are fit to satisfy a sugar craving, and none have more than 50 calories apiece. Yahoo!

Ultimate Healthy Vanilla Cupcakes (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

Foodie Fiasco

This recipe contains 50 calories per serving.

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Four-Minute Coconut Macaroons (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

Chocolate Covered Katie

This recipe contains 30 calories per serving.

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Chocolate Avocado Cookies (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

Foodie Fiasco

This recipe contains 30 calories per serving.

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Chocolate Fudge Truffles (Gluten-Free)

Desserts With Benefits

This recipe contains 50 calories per serving.

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37 Calorie Brownies

Broma Bakery

This recipe contains 37 calories per serving.

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No-Bake Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies (Vegan)

Chocolate Covered Katie

This recipe contains 26 calories per serving.

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Chocolate Covered Banana Split Bites (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

Food Doodles

This recipe contains 48 calories per serving.

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Brownie Stuffed Cookie (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

Foodie Fiasco

This recipe contains 30 calories per serving.

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Raw Oatmeal Cookie Energy Bites (Vegan)

Getting My Just Desserts

This recipe contains 50 calories per serving.

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Blueberry Mint Coconut Water Paleo Popsicles

A Happy Food Dance

This recipe contains 50 calories per serving.

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Homemade Healthy Nutter Butters (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

Foodie Fiasco

This recipe contains 25 calories per serving.

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Blueberry Banana Protein Muffins

Peanut Butter And Fitness

This recipe contains 50 calories per serving.

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Chunky Monkey Cookies (Vegan)

Six Sisters Stuff

This recipe contains 47 calories per serving.

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Homemade Healthy Samoas (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

This recipe contains 30 calories per serving.

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Cookie Butter Cookies (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

Foodie Fiasco

This recipe contains 30 calories per serving.

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Chocolate Chip Nutella Filled Cookies (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

Foodie Fiasco

This recipe contains 34 calories per serving.

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Healthy Three Musketeers Bars (Gluten-Free)

Foodie Fiasco

This recipe contains 25 calories per serving.

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Homemade Mounds Bars (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

Foodie Fiasco

This recipe contains 29 calories per serving.

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