How to replace chocolate: 5 healthy sweets

Chocolate is a healthy product if consumed in moderation and if it is dark. If you decide to completely give up unhealthy sweets, there is always a great alternative – natural homemade strawberry ice cream, pies without flour and sugar, and jams.

The FoodOboz editorial team offers you 5 healthy sweets that will definitely not harm your body and weight, and will taste as good as chocolate, and most importantly, they can be easily prepared at home.

1. Marmalade

This is a great alternative to milk chocolate and pies.

Homemade fruit marmalade

Ingredients:

• any freshly squeezed juice to your taste - 400 ml
• stevia - 1 g
• agar-agar - 2 tsp.

Method of preparation:

1. Squeeze the juice, pour 300 ml into agar-agar and leave it for 30 minutes.
2. After the time has elapsed, add another 100 ml of juice to this mixture and stevia, put on fire, bring to a boil.
3. Then add agar-agar to the boiling mixture and boil for 5 minutes.
4. Pour the finished marmalade into molds, cool and refrigerate for a couple of hours.

Before serving, you can decorate the marmalade with fresh rosemary.

2. Dried fruits and candied fruits

These are not only a delicious alternative to chocolate and sweets, but also very healthy and budget-friendly. They are very easy to prepare, just cut and dry fruits and berries properly, or you can simply buy quality ones in the store.

3. Homemade ice cream

A delicious summer treat that can be prepared in just a few minutes, and most importantly, you can control all the ingredients yourself and be completely confident in its safety.

4. Oatmeal bars

They can be a great snack option that won't make you gain weight. And if you add berries, nuts and seeds to them, they will be a delicious addition to herbal tea, cold drinks and coffee.

5. Juices

The easiest alternative to sweets is freshly squeezed juices from any of your favorite fruits, which can be prepared in just 1-2 minutes. Besides, they are very healthy.