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    How to Eat Dessert when You're on a Diet: 3 Easy Recipes!

    By Kelsey Miller, Photographed by by Amelia Alpaugh, Refinery29

    We'll give up a lot in the name of a healthy diet: gluten, dairy, the whole brunch menu. But there's one thing that's absolutely non-negotiable - dessert. That, you'll have to pry from our cold, chocolate-covered hands.

    Related: How Healthy Is Your Diet, Really?

    Fortunately, it won't come to that. Because we dreamed up recipes for three fantastically healthy desserts. Before you roll your eyes, thinking this is another put-grapes-in-the-freezer piece, hear us out. Chocolate mousse. Ice cream. A fresh-baked crumbly crisp. Do we have your attention? Grab a spoon, and dig in.

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      Peanut-Butter Banana Ice Cream
      This is it, you guys. All scientists everywhere can officially retire. We figured out a truly healthy ice cream that you'll actually want to eat. The glorious secret? Bananas. That's pretty much it - sorry, scientists. This amazing confection is packed with nothing but good-for-you nutrients, and satisfies both hunger and your sweet tooth. It's smooth, crunchy, sweet, salty, and ... more 
      Photo by: Amelia Alpaugh, R29
      Peanut-Butter Banana Ice Cream
      This is it, you guys. All scientists everywhere can officially retire. We figured out a truly healthy ice cream that you'll actually want to eat. The glorious secret? Bananas. That's pretty much it - sorry, scientists. This amazing confection is packed with nothing but good-for-you nutrients, and satisfies both hunger and your sweet tooth. It's smooth, crunchy, sweet, salty, and requires all the effort of pushing a button. Where's our Nobel?

      5 ripe (or slightly brown) bananas
      2 heaping tbsp chunky peanut butter
      2 heaping tbsp raw honey

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