13 Mediterranean Diet Desserts to Indulge Your Sweet Tooth

Yes, this cake has sugar in it—but it’s also made with heart-healthy olive oil instead of butter. Aside from being a staple on the Mediterranean diet, it will keep the cake ultra-moist for days.

Rich, creamy and intensely chocolaty, this treat is also dairy-free and plant-based thanks to avocado. And because we know you’re wondering: It doesn’t taste anything like a vegetable.

If you want to reduce the amount of sugar when roasting the peaches, be our guest. (If the fruit is ripe and in season, it should be sweet enough that this won’t affect the taste.)

A simpler dessert doesn’t exist. FYI, we think seeded watermelons have more flavor, but if you don’t want to deal with removing them, just use a seedless melon.

You can use any kind of pear, but Bosc and Anjou pears will hold their shape best in the oven. (And for the record, we think this dessert would taste delightful with apples too.)

The rose petals are optional, but the cocoa-maple glaze is not. Oh, and the whole treat happens to be sugar free.

A cookie that’s packed with good-for-you ingredients like banana and nut butter? Be still our heart.

These pears are simmered in an entire bottle of rosé because YOLO.

Who needs ice cream when you have thick, rich and creamy spiced pumpkin yogurt? You can top these parfaits with anything that inspires you, like dark chocolate chips or toasted nuts (or both).

Choose your favorite fruit, simmer it down and spoon it on top of whatever you please. (We’re starting with Greek yogurt.)

They’re impossibly fudgy and rich, thanks to soaked Medjool dates. You don’t have to include the frosting, but we think you probably should.

The old-fashioned classic got a modern makeover with maple syrup and almond and coconut flour. (And the result is delicious.)

Nothing to see here, just more proof that dates are magical, and you can always find a way to incorporate chocolate in your diet if you get creative.

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