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If you’ve ever been tempted to eat raw cookie dough, then try satisfying that craving with this cookie dough hummus! It has all the flavor of cookie dough but without the excess calories and sugar. Like any dessert hummus, the base of cookie dough hummus is garbanzo beans (also called chickpeas), which are a good source of protein. The sweetness comes from Splenda® Brown Sugar Blend, which contains half the calories and sugar of regular brown sugar.

Mascarpone is a soft Italian cream cheese. It is so creamy and smooth that only a small bit of it is needed to add depth and character to an otherwise ordinary recipe. These parfaits are healthy enough to be served with breakfast, or decadent enough for dessert, and they can be made in only a few minutes. Save this recipe for spring and summer, when strawberries are at their peak.

Serve this frozen yogurt with fresh raspberries for a festive dessert.

These bars, with their thin layer of tasty apple butter, are a delightful snack or dessert. The crust is made with heart-healthy oats to boost the fiber.

You might be asking yourself, “How can it be possible to have a flan in a diabetes-friendly cookbook?” I have to tell you that this happens to be one of my favorite desserts in this book. The magic trick was not using condensed milk and using fat-free evaporated milk instead. Of course, a flan is not a flan without caramel. And for caramel you need real sugar. I used just enough caramel to make this dessert delicious but still guilt-free.

This is a great dip that can be for your snack or even as part of a dessert! Try it out with apples too instead of bananas.

This quick, low-fat dessert will be a crowd pleaser and it’s beautiful colors make it a great dish to celebrate 4th of July!

Fruit dishes like these Baked Cinnamon Stuffed Apples can make a wonderful, healthy dessert. The smell of these apples baking in the oven will have your mouth watering.

These gorgeous “bowls” look so impressive, but they’re really easy to prepare. You’ll actually be making your own flavored greek yogurt, which is the best way to create the flavor and sweetness level just right for you. When dolloped over juicy peaches, the result is simply divine—especially when the fruit is at its peak in the spring or summer. Grilling the peaches makes this dessert uniquely sweet and smoky, but if you're looking for an even quicker dessert, you can skip the grill and leave the peaches raw.

These beautiful yet simple tarts can be served as an appetizer, snack, or light dessert. If you can't find figs, other fruit like apple, pear, or berries would also work. Find this recipe and more in The Diabetes Superfoods Cookbook and Meal Planner . To order directly from the American Diabetes Association, click here .