Chocolate Desserts Under 100 Calories

Leave the s'mores to the kiddos. Treat yourself to fresh marshmallows dipped in chocolate and topped with sweet and savory delights like coconut or pistachios. As for the topping you'll pick, the options are as broad as your imagination.

 

 

Cornstarch gives these 5-ingredient cookies a delicate, sandy texture. You could also fill them with thick caramel or frosting.

 

 

Enjoy a double wallop of healthy benefits from the combination of dark chocolate and red wine. The flavonoids in the two help to reduce blood pressure and improve bad cholesterol.

Recipe: Dark Chocolate Mulled Wine Sauce

At 92 calories per serving, these rich and buttery cookies feature a decadent center filled with chocolate ganache. Resist eating the entire batch-they taste amazing!

While this recipe does not use traditional "lite" ingredients, the truffles are so rich that you only need 1 70-calorie ball to quench your cravings.

Recipe: Chocolate Truffles

Round out your meal with a cup of coffee and these two-bite confections featuring a crispy outside and a soft, chewy center.

Watch Toasting Nuts for helpful tips.

Recipe: Chocolate-Pecan Macaroons

Double chocolate cookies studded with tart cherries are sure to be a household favorite. Give them a nutrition boost by substituting dark cocoa and dark chocolate chips for their regular counterparts.

Recipe: Chewy Chocolate Cherry Cookies

Each bite-sized tart is like a mini pecan pie featuring a flaky crust and a gooey chocolate, pecan, and bourbon center.

Watch Measuring Flour for helpful tips before preparing the crust.

Recipe: Kentucky Chocolate Nut Tartlets

Hidden inside this chocolaty snack is a nutrition powerhouse–almonds. Almonds help to decrease the risks of cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses.

Watch Melting Chocolate for helpful tips.

Recipe: Chocolate Almond Cherry Crisps

The chocolate crust, chocolate chip-filled batter, and chocolate sprinkles make these individual cheesecakes "chocolate treat" worthy. Best of all, they are only 54 calories each.

Recipe: Mini Peppermint and Chocolate Chip Cheesecakes

These fudgy tasting cookies use little butter and no eggs helping to make them lower in calories. For an extra-special treat, use two cookies and 2 tablespoons of low-fat ice cream to make an ice cream sandwich.

Watch Making Drop Cookies for helpful tips.

Recipe: Cocoa Fudge Cookies

Replace oil and egg yolks with applesauce, egg substitute, and water to slash the calories and fat of these rich brownie balls without sacrificing an ounce of flavor.

Recipe: Brownie Bourbon Balls

With less than 50 calories each, these airy cookies feature a subtle chocolate and almond flavor that is then dipped in rich melted chocolate.

Watch Making Meringue Cookies for helpful tips.

Recipe: Chocolate-Dipped Almond Meringues