Delight your taste buds with these 3 healthy dessert recipes:

1. Organic Fruit Salad

Ingredients:

• 1 organic red apple
• 1 organic green apple
• 1 organic orange
• 1 organic pear
• 1 cup organic strawberries
• 1/2 cup organic blueberries
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 1/2 tablespoon pure organic honey (For a lower-glycemic choice, use liquid birch Xylitol to taste)
• 1/4 cup pecans

Directions:

1. Dice fruit and mix with honey; stir well.
2. Sprinkle in coconut and stir lightly.
3. Top with pecans.
4. Serve chilled.

2. Blackberry Tart Pie

Pie Crust:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of walnuts, ground in food processor
• 1 cup pecans, ground in food processor
• 4 tablespoons real organic butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Directions:

1. Combine ingredients and press firmly into pie pan.
2. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
3. Add filling.

Filling:

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces organic cream cheese
• 1/4 cup organic sour cream or plain organic yogurt
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup (For a lower-glycemic choice, use liquid birch Xylitol to taste)
• 2 cups blackberries (May substitute cherries, strawberries or raspberries if desired)
• Pure organic honey to taste (For a lower-glycemic choice, use liquid birch Xylitol to taste)

Directions:

1. Mix cream cheese, sour cream (or yogurt) and maple syrup with an electric mixer on low speed until smooth.
2. Pour filling into pie shell.
3. Arrange blackberries on top of filling.
4. Chill for at least two hours.

3. Skinny Monkey Cookies

(This delicious treat is one of the healthy dessert recipes submitted by a NHAI reader and featured in our free recipe e-book.)

Ingredients:

• 3 bananas
• 2 cups old fashioned oats
• 1/4 cup creamy cashew butter or almond butter (changed from peanut butter)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla