10 Low Sugar Desserts to Buy on A Budget at the Supermarket

This post is all about the best low sugar desserts to buy at your local grocery store, but also keeping affordability in mind.

As we know, many desserts are packed with loads of sugar. While I am a baker and dessert caterer myself who loves to satisfy my sweet tooth, I know that these things need to be eaten in moderation for my own health.

While browsing my local Target I found some affordable and tasty looking healthy dessert alternatives to that cut the sugar, calories, and time out of making your own sweet treat! This way you can save money, especially during our economic climate – grocery prices are WAY TOO HIGH – and save calories

Now lets get into the 10 affordable low sugar desserts to buy at your local Target or grocery store.

1. Halo Top Cookies & Cream Ice Cream

This sweet and light ice cream is the perfect low sugar dessert to let you enjoy a little something after dinner. Did you know most regular pints of ice cream can have up to 1,000 calories in them! That more than half the average person’s recommended daily intake. Halo’s ice cream has only 330 calories with quality ingredients, only 6 grams of sugar and 2.5 grams of fat. I mean what other pint of ice cream beats that. Let’s not forget, it is only $4.49 at Target! Most pints of ice cream I buy (when I’m not trying to count calories) is 6.50 or more. This is definitely a calorie AND money saving deal.

2. Good & Gather Fruit Strips

Ah. The fruit strip. Yes I know, you’re wondering, is this really a dessert? Well I think it’s a great dessert snack, especially for those looking for healthy alternatives. You get the sweet and fruity flavor in a chewy strip that reminds you of eating a delicious laffy taffy. Are you seeing the resemblance to dessert now?! This low calorie snack is both non-GMO and gluten free for anyone who struggles to find desserts that don’t contain flour. Can you guess how many calories and sugar in this Good & Gather snack? Only 50 calories and 10 grams of sugar per fruit strip. You could literally eat one everyday and not feel bad about it! And only for $6.59 at the store for a 25ct package.

3. Favorite Day Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls

Now we’ve got chocolate chip cookie dough bites. OH MY GOSH. YUM. Now these bad boys are the perfect topping for your low calorie Halo ice cream or great for a poppable low sugar desserts snack. You wouldn’t believe there is only 11 grams of sugar and 120 calories per serving of about 10 cookie dough bites. For eating STRAIGHT cookie dough, that sounds pretty great in my opinion. Now you get this bag of Favorite Day Cookie Dough Bites for only $3.99, but be careful not to eat them all too quick because that price plus that taste will make you want to devour them and immediately go buy more!

4. Outshine Strawberry/Lime/Raspberry Frozen Fruit Bars

This is the perfect summer dessert. You want something to cool you down, that you can enjoy out in the sun. But it is also summer so we are trying to keep our bodies tight, am I right? Introducing… Outshine Fruit Bars. My favorite are the strawberry, lime and raspberry flavors although they have an abundance of different fruits to try. For a $5.69 box you get 12 tasty ice bars with no fate, no sodium, no GMOS AND no gluten. You’re wondering about the sugar? Of course there is sugar, but only 10 grams and 45 calories per serving. And 1 serving is 3 POPSICLES. So you can really go crazy with these fruit bars, especially on a hot summer day.

5. Good & Gather Antioxidant Trail Mix

I know trail mix isn’t the first thing to pop up in your mind as a low sugar desserts snack to buy, but hear me out! Take this trail mix throw in some oats, honey and peanut butter and BAM. You’ve got chocolate, craisins, nuts, peanut butter, and sweet honey rolled into a late night healthy dessert. For a little less than $7 get this bag of sweet and salty trail mix with only 3 grams of sugar and 160 calories per serving. Plus this potential healthy dessert can become even sweeter if you don’t mind adding a bit of dark chocolate coating after rolling your balls together. Freeze them first then drop in melted chocolate or drizzle for an even better treat.

6. KIND Healthy Grains Drizzled Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars – Favorite Low Sugar Desserts to Buy

Anything with chocolate is dessert right? The KIND brand uses five super grains – oats, millet, buckwheat, amaranth and quinoa – to create an on the go or late night sweet snack. This is definitely one of my personal favorite healthy desserts to buy at the supermarket because it reminds my of the peanut butter chocolate rice Krispy treats my girl scout troop used to make when I was young. Snag these Healthy Grains Drizzled Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars for only $4.19 at Target or any supermarket that sells KIND bars!

7. HighKey Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies

You know I had to throw in another chocolate chip cookie, healthy alternative. Especially with its title of being the most beloved cookie dessert. These you will feel NO GUILT eating. They are keto friendly and gluten free, meaning no sugar added. This is the ultimate low sugar desserts to buy at the store. Get this bag of HighKey Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies for only $3.99. Also if you aren’t a fan of chocolate chip cookies, they even have healthy dessert flavors of snickerdoodle and mint chocolate.

8. Good & Gather Dark Chocolate Covered Freeze Dried Mangos

Chocolate covered fruit is to die for! This frozen snack is my nighttime guilty pleasure when you’re looking for something quick and to satisfy your sweet tooth, but not too heavy to indulge in before bed. Another cheap buy at $3.99, these Freeze Dried Chocolate Covered Mango Pieces are made with real fruit, 54% cacoa dark chocolate and less than 155 calories per serving. You won’t be disappointed in this healthy dessert.

If you love chocolate covered fruits as a healthy dessert alternative check out our Chocolate Caramel Fried Banana Bites Recipe!

9. Made Good Cookie & Creme Granola Bars

This dessert snack covers all your bases when it comes to the 8 common food allergies, being vegan, gluten free, organic and non-GMO. MADE GOOD’s brand of Cookies & Creme granola bars packs in the nutrients of vegetables while bringing in the sweetness of our favorite Oreo cookie dessert. It’s wild how you can mix all of that into one bar! Perfect for a kids lunch box or for anyone on the go. Check out this low sugar desserts snack to buy at your local Target or supermarket for $3.79.

10. Luna Keto Brownie Bites – Walnut Fudge

Brownies are by far my favorite dessert. So when I saw these at the store, I knew they would be an amazing addition the this list of low sugar desserts to buy. I know plenty of people on Keto diets always looking for a way to get their sweet fix while staying in ketosis. So these Luna Walnut Fudge Brownie Bites are the ones for you if you are looking for that healthy dessert snack. I did leave this dessert option for last on the list because while it only has 4 grams of sugar and 140 calories, it is not the most cost-friendly at $6.19 for a 4pk of mediocre sized brownie bites.

Check out our healthy dessert recipes if you are looking to get in the kitchen and do some baking for yourself or with the kids. Our recipes are simple for the every day self-taught baker.

This post was all about finding affordable low sugar desserts to buy at your local store.