Tourists eat ice cream as they talk to a bus company vendor on a warm summer day in New York July 2, 2014.
IN PHOTO: Tourists eat ice cream as they talk to a bus company vendor on a warm summer day in New York July 2, 2014. REUTERS

Ice cream is one of the sinful desserts you have to let go of when you go on a diet. They’re labelled as highly caloric, fatty, too sweet and carbs-laden that you have to completely eliminate them. But did you know that there are actually diet-friendly ice cream flavours to satisfy your cravings? Here are some of them:

  1. Avocado ice cream with a twist

Freeze a mixture of avocado, banana, and coconut butter and stir every half hour. Add a tablespoon of peppermint extract for that minty taste. No need an ice cream-maker for this dessert.

  1. Double Chocolate Ice Cream Bar from Cadbury

You’ll be up on cloud 9 with this melt in your mouth goodness from Cadbury. And don’t worry about feeling guilty afterwards because this only has 150 calories a bar.

  1. Selecta Magnum Mini

Enjoy your favourite Magnum ice cream in their mini versions. They may be small in size but they’re loaded with almonds and Belgian chocolate. The best part? It’s only 160 calories each.

  1. Green tea ice cream with coconut milk

Here’s another ice cream you can prepare yourself. Use matcha or powdered green tea leaves and mix with coconut milk. Chill the mixture then process it using an ice cream maker. Matcha is rich in antioxidants.

  1. Skinny Cow Slimited Ice Cream Sandwiches

This chocolate and vanilla flavoured ice cream sandwiches are rich in calcium. Not only that but each sandwich only has 150 calories.

  1. Dreyer’s Fruit Bars

Sink your teeth into the tropical fruit bars from Dreyer. Each ice pop bursts with natural fruit juices with only 80 calories.

  1. Coffee coconut ice cream

A combination of coffee and coconut milk, this homemade ice cream can be easily prepared right at your own kitchen. You can adjust the amount of sugar you want to use. Take note though that a cup is loaded with 360 calories but that’s still lower than the commercial coffee ice creams you can buy in supermarkets.

  1. Blue Bunny Ice Cream Bars

Ice cream bars allow you to eat your favourite ice creams in smaller portions. This one from Blue Bunny contains 60 calories per bar.

  1. Peachy frozen yogurt

All you have to do is mix peaches, honey, and Greek yogurt and process them for 30 minutes in an ice cream maker. Rich in protein with just the right sweetness, you’ll love every scoop of this dessert.

  1. Weight Watchers Dessert Bars

As the name connotes these bars are specially made for people on a diet. It contains chocolate ice cream, milk chocolate, and fudge ribbon. A bar has 110 calories.

You can make your own diet-friendly ice cream flavours or try the ones listed above. They are sure to add some sweetness and spice into your diet without the guilt.

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