3 Ways to Make Lighter Holiday Desserts

When you sit down to a meal knowing that there might be some kind of sweet treat to 
look forward to at the end, it’s likely that your imagination will dart right back to that 
thought through the entire meal, but what if you’re trying to avoid heavy desserts? It can 
be very difficult to stick to a diet when you are continuously having to pass up the great 
tasting foods that you love, so this article will help you by showing you 4 ways to make 
lighter holiday desserts. 

Happy Gingerbread Muffins

Preheat your oven at 375 degrees. Take a large bowl and whip an egg with ½ cup of 
sour cream, ½ cup of liquid coconut oil, ½ cup of milk, ½ cup of maple syrup, ? cup of 
molasses and about a tablespoon of freshly grated ginger. Then add the 1 ½ cups of 
flour, 1 cup whole wheat flour, 1 ½ teaspoons of baking soda, and 2 teaspoons of 
cinnamon. Pour the mix into a greased muffin pan, sprinkle the tops with about 2 
pinches of sugar each, and place into the oven until the tops rise and are puffy. Let it 
cool and serve!

Peanut Butter Cookie Balls

This recipe is extremely easy and fun. Take ½ cup of peanuts, ½ cup of dates or raisins, 
¼ cup of peanut butter and 1 teaspoon of real vanilla, and blend until it becomes a soft, 
sticky, dough-like substance. You should be able to roll the material into balls very 
easily, but if it’s too sticky and won’t ball up, try adding water about a tablespoon at a 
time until it’s workable. While you are getting ready to prepare the balls, put 4 ounces of 
dark chocolate into a small metal bowl in a hot oven so that it melts slowly. Be sure that 
t doesn’t get heated for too long or it will break down the chocolate. Once you have 
balled all of the dough into balls you can place them on a cookie sheet and chill them for 
a few minutes in the freezer so you can dip them in the chocolate. Once dipped, you 
can place them on a piece of wax paper and place them back into a chill to set the dark 
chocolate. Later you can serve them for a nice treat!

Chocolate Covered Coconut Balls

Take 2 cups dessicated coconut, 4 tablespoons honey, 4 ½ tablespoons coconut oil, 1 
¼ teaspoon vanilla, and blend it on a high setting until it becomes pliable to the point 
where you can ball it with your hands. Place each ball onto a piece of wax paper and 
chill for a few minutes so that they are solid. Begin melting the 4 ¼ ounces dark 
chocolate in a metal bowl in a hot oven.  Dip the chilled coconut balls into the melted 
chocolate and place them back into the chill. Once they are solid you can be ready to 
taste a high end snack that you made with your own hands. 

