I am sure that you secretly hate everyone around you who's able to savour every spoonful of cheesecake or dessert. The good news is you too can enjoy the small pleasures of life. There are many healthy variations to your favourite desserts.

The number one and most obvious healthy dessert is eating a fruit. But if you feel that is too boring, make the fruit interesting by folding the fruit and yoghurt into jelly before it sets; serve this with low-fat custard using low fat milk or skim milk.

Pavlova can be made by using artificial liquid sweetener and skimmed milk powder and eggs white. Poached pears in red wine are always a winner, especially for the cold winter evenings. If cheesecake is your downfall, you still can have this tempting piece of heaven, by substituting the biscuits with digestive biscuits, using low-fat/ fat-free cottage cheese and low fat yoghurt and gelatine.

If you want to play it safe then make a sorbet, such a lemon sorbet. Seventy percent cocoa chocolate is always a great treat, and it has the benefit of containing antioxidants. All good things have to be eaten with some constraint and in moderation and can be incorporated as part of a healthy diet. A healthy alternative to your favourite dessert is a welcome treat to any dinner party. Use your imagination and think of healthier ways to adapt your favourite treats.