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Food & Recipes

12 Guilty Pleasure Snacks That Are Actually Good For You

By Nakeisha Campbell

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Snacks and sweets don’t have the best reputation when it comes to maintaining a healthy diet. In fact, some people actually choose to avoid them altogether because of the high fat and sugar content.

But you know what? Not all snacks have to be loaded with empty calories. And even better, some of these guilty pleasures are actually good for you!

Click through the gallery to see all the recipes you can eat without the guilt.

  1. Guilty Pleasure Recipe 1

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    Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Popcorn All you need for this is popcorn, some melted dark chocolate, and a dash of sea salt! Get the full recipe here.

  3. Guilty Pleasure Recipe 9

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    Frozen Yogurt Bark For this easy treat, you only need Greek yogurt, honey, cranberries, and raisins. Get the full recipe here.

  5. Guilty Peasure Recipe 11

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    Almond Butter Banana Bites All you'll need for this snack is three ingredients that almost every person has in their house: bananas, nut butter, and melted chocolate! Get the full recipe here.

  6. Guilty Pleasure Recipe 4

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    Cookie Dough Greek Yogurt This is perfect if you're looking to spice up your Greek yogurt. You'll need peanut flour (or peanut butter), honey, vanilla extract, almond extract, and chocolate chips! Get the full recipe here.

  7. Guilty Pleasure Recipe 2

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    Greek Yogurt Chocolate Banana Muffins These delicious muffins are full of healthy ingredients, like Greek yogurt, wheat flour, and dark chocolate chips. Get the full recipe here.

  9. Guilty Pleasure Recipe 10

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    Homemade BBQ Sweet Potato Chips You can swap your store-bought potato chips with this healthy option, and it only takes a few minutes to make. Get the full recipe here.

  10. Guilty Pleasure Recipe 7

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    Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Almonds You'll LOVE these if you're a big fan of almonds, and you only need four simple ingredients! Get the full recipe here.

  11. Guilty Pleasure Recipe 3

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    No-Bake Energy Bites It's got flax seeds, oats, coconut, peanut butter, and chocolate chips. But what's so great about this recipe is that you don't even have to cook it. As long as you've got a big mixing bowl, you're golden. Get the full recipe here.

  13. Guilty Pleasure Recipre 6

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    Baked Plantain Chips Since plantains are packed with vitamins and minerals, you're basically getting the best of both worlds with this snack. Get the recipe here.

  14. Guilty Pleasure Recipe 5

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    Peanut Butter Cup Rice Crispy Treats You can make your own healthy version of rice crispies with just four ingredients: brown rice cereal, peanut butter, honey, and vanilla extract. Get the full recipe here.

  15. Guilty Pleasure Recipe 8

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    Brown Sugar Coconut Oil Cookies You wouldn't believe that these soft cookies are made without white sugar and butter. They just might be your new favorite cookie! Get the full recipe here.

  17. Guilty Pleasure Recipe 12

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    Strawberry Oat Squares This might look like your typical dessert, but it's actually full of healthy ingredients, like oats, almonds, strawberries and cinnamon. Get the full recipe here.

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