Purim is usually a time of major sugar overload, with trays of cakes, cookies, and candies delivered to our doors at all hours. That is, until now! We’re switching things up and providing you with healthier ideas to satisfy that sweet tooth! So put down the processed candy, the sugary energy drinks, and the packaged cookies, and try making one of the 37 recipes below!
Indulge in the velvety goodness of our coconut cream chocolate mousse! This delectable dessert combines smooth, rich chocolate with the tropical notes of coconut for a truly heavenly treat, no whipped topping in sight.
This healthy granola is a family favorite. When made into bars, it makes a great grab-and-go breakfast option or an awesome after-school snack. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
If you haven’t made this date bark yet, you’re missing out! It’s chewy, sweet, and salty and the perfect healthier treat. The dates create a caramel-like texture that results in the perfect chewy bite.
These Double Chocolate Brownie Bites are so easy to make, and yummy to eat! Moist and delicious, these can be made a little “healthier” using Truvia, and white spelt flour. Whip up these adorable brownie bites in no time for a quick homemade snack!
These cookies come together in about a minute in the food processor. They’re a great bite-size treat to satiate your sweet tooth using totally clean, all-natural ingredients.
I don’t know if it’s a good thing when healthier baked goods taste so good, because we rationalize that they’re healthier and we eat more of them when, really, they’re still a treat. But these biscotti are really good and just the thing you want with your coffee.
One of my children gives me a hard time about breakfast. She doesn’t like most cereals; yogurt is “too cold” and oatmeal is “too mushy.” I finally found a solution. These homemade cereal bars have no sugar, they’re healthy and filling—and they’re also exciting (almost like a cookie, which she used to beg for every morning).
The layers of cheese filling, nutty crust and berries give these jars the perfect amount of richness, creaminess and freshness! This versatile cheesecake can be made in individual cups with various toppings (think Oreos, chocolate, or caramel) or as one big cheesecake in a pie dish.
Gluten free, nut free, egg free (vegan), and refined sugar free oatmeal tahini cookies with chocolate chips or raisins. These cookies are a mini macro snack. Oats are a great source of complex carbohydrates combined with the fiber, fats and protein in the tahini and flax seeds offer you the macros you need to feel satisfied for hours.
Using Rorie’s grain-free mix makes these hamentaschen not only gluten-free but grain-free and high in fiber and healthy fats, making it the low glycemic way to bake. These delicious hamentaschen are refined sugar-free using minimal amounts of honey and silan. Enjoy Purim’s traditional favorite with ingredients that love your body back!
A friend of mine gave me this recipe many years ago, and somehow I never had the chance to try it. While looking for ideas for Mishloach Manos that can be prepared in advance, I found this recipe and decided to try it out. It really is as delicious as she claimed, and the house smells amazing while it’s baking.
These gluten-free cookies will be your new go-to healthy cookie alternative. At their base is almond meal, which is coarser than almond flour, and is known to be an excellent high-protein, grain-free substitute for flour. The cookies also contain just enough sweetener to be pleasantly tasty. And though their consistency isn’t that of a typical cookie, they have a nice, dense interior and slightly crisp exterior. Overall, a great cookie to have on hand for a guilt-free snack.
When I was visiting Paris in 2011, I saw macarons, chocolate candies and even cakes made with green tea powder. Green tea is an anti-oxidant and believed to reduce risks of cancer and heart disease, so this is a hamantashen that is good for you. I fill them with apricot jam, but you can substitute with any flavor you like. You can find kosher-certified green tea powder online.
When making recipes with so few ingredients, it’s really important to make sure that each ingredient is of the best quality. Good quality ingredients make all the difference. I like to serve this in a small shot glass or bowl with some cake and some sliced fruit.
This is my family’s version of compote, which we always serve for dessert on Shabbat, using different fruits depending on the season. Compote also freezes beautifully.
Overnight oats are usually made by mixing oats and milk and letting it sit in the fridge overnight, softening the oats. If you use different flavors of Greek yogurt instead and load up the toppings, you get the best and most filling way ever to enjoy yogurt for breakfast. Choose your favorite or design your own combo with any other flavor of yogurt. There are so many options—so much fun!
Thick and creamy, with a frozen-yogurt-like texture, this pudding is one that will satisfy you and your taste buds. It’s my personal breakfast favorite. There’s lots of healthy fat inside from the avocado and coconut almond milk. Pair with protein or add protein powder and it will keep you going through the morning!Don’t be scared off by the avocado. It adds delicious creaminess, and the other fruits completely mask the avocado flavor.
Delicious! And that’s just the muffin itself. Add to that your choice from these four toppings; you have a perfect healthy snack, or even a full hearty breakfast.
This beautiful white chocolate bark combines delicious dried fruits and nuts for an elegant but simple dessert, treat, or gift. Try it with your favorite combination of dried fruits and nuts for something different. My favorite is salted pistachio with dark chocolate.
These beverages are the perfect way to get a hint of flavor without added sugar. Infused water also has strong detox benefits, so try out these recipes and pick your favorite!
Prepare individual bags of the mix for easy grab-and-go. Feel free to personalize your trail mix by adding kale chips, seeds or other air-dried fruit, like strawberries, peaches or a combination.
Originally published February 2019. Updated and improved March 2025.
A lot of items Im not allergic to but so many are processed in nut factories that im not able to have them. Im constantly checking labels.
tamar
1 month ago
Thank you so much for putting all of this together. I’m wondering if it’s possible in the future to make a list of cake cookies snack that are almond hazelnut free. I’m allergic to those ingredients. And I also can’t use items produced in a facility that processes these nuts which includes tons of items. A lot of snacks including bakery items candy and chocolates and most cereals. So I can’t use quite a few recipes in the list. Like if I want to make rice crispy treats I can’t. There’s no substitute for rice crispies.
Thank you for your comment! We do have a variety of nut-free recipes, which you can check out here: Recipes. Additionally, we have a roundup of allergen- friendly recipes here: Allergy-Friendly Mishloach Manot.
You can also use our filter option to narrow down recipes by specific allergens. Just search for a recipe, like hamantaschen, or a category, like desserts, and filter for your needs.
For prepackaged snacks, it would need manual checking. However, I’ll pass along your idea for us to create an allergen-friendly snacks list in the future. I hope these resources help!
sorah.adler@gmail.com
1 month ago
Wow! So many amazing looking recipes! Can’t wait to try out a bunch!
A lot of items Im not allergic to but so many are processed in nut factories that im not able to have them. Im constantly checking labels.
Thank you so much for putting all of this together. I’m wondering if it’s possible in the future to make a list of cake cookies snack that are almond hazelnut free. I’m allergic to those ingredients. And I also can’t use items produced in a facility that processes these nuts which includes tons of items. A lot of snacks including bakery items candy and chocolates and most cereals. So I can’t use quite a few recipes in the list. Like if I want to make rice crispy treats I can’t. There’s no substitute for rice crispies.
Thank you for your comment! We do have a variety of nut-free recipes, which you can check out here: Recipes. Additionally, we have a roundup of allergen- friendly recipes here: Allergy-Friendly Mishloach Manot.
You can also use our filter option to narrow down recipes by specific allergens. Just search for a recipe, like hamantaschen, or a category, like desserts, and filter for your needs.
For prepackaged snacks, it would need manual checking. However, I’ll pass along your idea for us to create an allergen-friendly snacks list in the future. I hope these resources help!
Wow! So many amazing looking recipes! Can’t wait to try out a bunch!
Let us know which recipes you try 🙂