Desserts Roundup
We analyzed 1998 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 23)

The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Chocolate instant reduced calorie pudding & pie filling
Ingredients: modified food starch, acts maltodextrin, cocoa powder processed with alkali, disodium phosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, contains 2% fa g/makes 1/2 cup) or less of calcium sulfate, mono - and diglycerides (contains propyl gallate and citric acid as antioxidants), salt, acesulfame potassium (sweetener), 70 aspartame* (sweetener), xanthan gum, natural and artificial flavors, % dv phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine, ged 1/2 cup prepared with fat free milk 0% 0g 0%
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Brownie Crisp Coffee Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients: coffee ice cream (milk, cream, cane sugar, condensed skim milk, egg yolk, whey powder, coffee syrup [coffee, water], colombian coffee, ground coffee beans, dutch cocoa powder, guar gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan), brownie crisps (organic cane sugar, flour blend [oat flour, chickpea flour, sorghum flour, tapioca starch, potato starch, fava bean flour], organic soy milk, [soybeans, water, carrageenan], chocolate chips and chunks [sugar, unsweetened chocolate, dextrose, cocoa butter, soy lecithin [emulsifier], natural vanilla flavor], cocoa, palm fruit oil, sunflower oil, sunflower lecithin, organic vanilla flavor, expeller pressed canola oil, baking soda, potassium bitartrate, salt, xanthan gum, calcium carbonate, cellulose gum). rs 24% 0% 6% 4% contains milk, egg, soy.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Snickers Ice Cream
Ingredients: SKIM MILK, SUGAR, PEANUTS, CREAM, CORN SYRUP, COCONUT OIL, MILK, PALM OIL, LESS THAN 2% OF: LACTOSE, WHEY, CHOCOLATE, COCOA, MILKFAT, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, CAROB BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

French Macarons
Ingredients: Sugar, Almonds, Egg Whites, Butter, Cream (Cream, Carrageenan), Eggs, Chocolate (Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin), Dark Chocolate ("Sao Tome" Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Soy Lecithin), Almond Puree, Cornstarch, Water, Glucose Syrup [Wheat], Malted Barley Extract, Dehydrated Beet (Color), Natural Flavor, Low-Fat Cocoa Powder, Invert Sugar Syrup, Xanthan Gum, Exhausted Vanilla Seeds. Contains Eggs, Milk, Soy, Wheat and Almond. May contain traces of Peanuts and Tree nuts.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

carbmaster vanilla yogurt
Ingredients: water, milk protein concentrate, milk protein isolate, ceal, skim milk, modified corn starch, natural flavor, salt, gelain, calcium phosphate, pectin, agar, sucralose, acesulfame pouassium, lactase enzyme, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3, and active pro gultures with s, thermophilus, l bulgaricus, l acidophilus and ba,o fun contains: milk ac cult istbuted by the kproger co,, cincinnati, ohio 45202
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Unicorn Sparkle Ice Cream
Ingredients: milk, cream, buttermilk, sugar, whey, purple 8 cup (91g) frosting swirl (sugar water, high fructose corn syrup, food starch-modifed, natural,artificial flavor, mica, salt, titanium dioxide for color, yellow 6, red 3, blue 1), corn syrup, candy confetti pieces (sugar, rice flour, corn starch, palm oil, confectioner's glaze, acacia gum, xanthan gum, natural and artificial flavor, titanium dioxide for color, yellow 5, blue 1, red 3, yellow 6, mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), skim milk, contains 1% 10% or less of natural flavors, mono-and diglycerides, carob bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, red 3, blue 1, yellow 6, red 40, yellow 5, contains milk, may contain traces of eggs, almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, coconut, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts, peanuts, 3% wheat and soy,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Yogurt Melts
Ingredients: CULTURED REDUCED FAT MILK, SUGAR, PEACH PUREE, NONFAT DRY MILK TAPIOCA STARCH, GELATIN, LACTIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, VITAMIN C (SODIUM ASCORBATE), ANNATTO EXTRACT COLOR, VITAMIN E (ALPHA TOCOPHEROL ACETATE), VITAMIN A ACETATE, NATURAL PEACH FLAVOR CONTAINS: MILK
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Mono- and Diglycerides
- ● High Sugar Content

A dozen macarons varies
Ingredients: Sugar, Almonds, Egg whites, Figs, Fig paste, Citric acid, Cream, Carrageenan, Coconut milk, Invert sugar syrup, Apricots, Lemon juice, Semi-candied lemon zests, Lemon, Ascorbic acid, Water, Crushed lemons, White chocolate, Cocoa butter, Whole milk powder, Soy lecithin, Natural flavor, Glucose syrup, Wheat, Caramel, Butter, Salt, Cornstarch, Rapeseed oil, Pistachios, Skim milk powder, Colors, Paprika extract, Vegetable juice, Turmeric oleoresin, Spirulina extract, Pectin, Agar-agar, Almond puree, Caramelized sugar, Natural flavors, Xanthan gum
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Mini Swirls Variety Pack
Ingredients: Vanilla: Milk, Sugar, Buttermilk, Bleached Wheat Flour, Coconut Oil, Cream, Corn Syrup, Whey, Skim Milk, Contains 2% or Less of Cocoa, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Natural Flavors, Palm Kernel Oil, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Food Starch-Modified, Molasses, Soybean Oil, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Canola Oil, Carob Bean Gum, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Mono & Diglycerides, Caramel Color, Vitamin A Palmitate. Vanilla Caramel: Milk, Sugar, Buttermilk, Bleached Wheat Flour, Coconut Oil, Cream, Corn Syrup, Whey, Skim Milk, Contains 2% or Less of Cocoa, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Natural Flavors, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Food Starch-Modified, Molasses, Palm Kernel Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Canola Oil, Carob Bean Gum, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Mono & Diglycerides, Pectin, Baking Soda, Caramel Color, Vitamin A Palmitate. Vanilla Fudge: Milk, Sugar, Buttermilk, Bleached Wheat Flour, Coconut Oil, Cream, Corn Syrup, Whey, Skim Milk, Contains 2% or Less of Cocoa, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Natural Flavors, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Palm Kernel Oil, Food Starch-Modified, Molasses, Soybean Oil Salt, Soy Lecithin, Canola Oil, Carob Bean Gum, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Corn Starch, Water, Mono & Diglycerides, Caramel Color, Vitamin A Palmitate.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Chocalate chip cookie dough
Ingredients: Cream, water, egg yolks, erythritol, chocolate chips (unsweetened chocolate, erythritol, cocoa butter, stevia, sunflower lecithin), brownie dough (erythritol, almond flour, butter (cream, salt), cocoa processed with alkali, natural flavor, water, sodium bicarbonate, salt, sunflower lecithin), non-gmo chicory root fiber, milk protein concentrate, vegetable glycerine, vanilla extract, sea salt, non-gmo guar gum, stevia, monk fruit, non-gmo gum acacia.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Peanut buttery cocoa chip
Ingredients: Filtered water, liquid cane sugar (cane sugar, water), peanut buttery variegate (peanuts, canola oil, invert sugar, salt), coconut oil, choco flake chips (sugar, coconut oil, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], cocoa powder, salt, soy lecithin, natural flavor), almonds, dextrose, soluble corn fiber, potato starch, citrus fiber, sunflower lecithin, guar gum, locust bean gum.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

Vanilla Ice Cream
Ingredients: Milk, buttermilk, whey, cream, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, skim milk, sugar, contains 2% or less of tara gum, guar gum, carrageenan, carob bean gum, mono & diglycerides, natural & artificial flavors, annatto extract for color, caramel color, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, vitamin a palmitate.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Creamy Whole Milk Yogurt
Ingredients: Grade a pasteurized whole milk, grade a pasteurized cream, cane sugar, lemon juice, live active cultures (s. thermophilus, l. bulgaricus).
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Strawberry rhubarb streusel pie
Ingredients: Filling: strawberries, rhubarb, sugar, water, apples, modified corn starch, corn starch, salt. crust: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, water, dextrose, salt, dough conditioner (sodium metabisulfite). streusel topping: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), brown sugar, palm oil, sugar, salt, spice, dextrose.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Metabisulfite
- ● High Sugar Content

brownie bomb
Ingredients: Buttermilk, sugar, corn syrup, whey, water, coconut oil, bleached wheat flour, cocoa processed with alkali, wheat flour, milk, cream, skim milk, contains 2% or less of unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, vanilla extract, natural flavors, cocoa, food starch-modified, soybean oil, corn starch, salt, peanut oil, artificial flavor, white rice flour, oat fiber, soy lecithin, canola oil, mono and diglycerides, carob bean gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Organic vanilla whole milk yogurt
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized grade a organic milk, organic sugar, natural flavors, pectin, vitamin d3. contains live and active cultures (s. thermophilus, l. bulgaricus, l. acidophilus, bifidus, l. casei).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Assorted fruit ice bars
Ingredients: STRAWBERRY: WATER, STRAWBERRIES, SORBITOL**, MALTODEXTRIN[tilde], WHITE GRAPE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, WHITE GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE), GLYCERIN, POLYDEXTROSE, CITRIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), GUAR GUM, SUCRALOSE, STRAWBERRY JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, STRAWBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE), CAROB BEAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, BEET JUICE COLOR[tilde], TURMERIC OLEORESIN COLOR. TANGERINE: WATER, SORBITOL**, WHITE GRAPE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, WHITE GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE), TANGERINE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, TANGERINE JUICE CONCENTRATE), MALTODEXTRIN[tilde], GLYCERIN, POLYDEXTROSE, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, ORANGE PULP, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), GUAR GUM, TANGERINE OIL, SUCRALOSE, CAROB BEAN GUM, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, BETA CAROTENE COLOR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, TURMERIC OLEORESIN COLOR. RASPBERRY: WATER, RED RASPBERRY PUREE, SORBITOL**, MALTODEXTRIN[tilde], GLYCERIN, WHITE GRAPE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, WHITE GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE), POLYDEXTROSE, NATURAL FLAVOR, ELDERBERRY JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, ELDERBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE), ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), CITRIC ACID, GUAR GUM, SUCRALOSE, CAROB BEAN GUM, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Whole Milk Yogurt Blueberry
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized organic whole milk, organic blueberries, organic cane sugar, pectin, natural flavor, organic locust bean gum, organic elderberry juice concentrate (color), vitamin d3, contains live and active cultures: s. thermophilus, l. bulgaricus, l. acidophilus, bifidus, l. paracasei, l. rhamnosus.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Coffee cookie crumble gelato layers
Ingredients: Milk, sugar+, cream, chocolate, egg yolks, water, wheat flour, corn syrup+, skim milk, dextrose+, cocoa (processed with alkali), palm oil, natural flavor, milk fat, coffee, cocoa butter, vanilla extract, egg whites, soy lecithin, carob bean gum, chocolate (processed with alkali), sunflower lecithin, pectin, lemon juice concentrate, molasses+, baking soda, salt, guar gum, lemon peel.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Organic whole milk yogurt
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized organic whole milk, organic strawberries, organic cane sugar, pectin, carrot juice concentrate (color), organic locust bean gum, natural flavor, organic fruit and vegetable juice concentrates for color (carrot, apple), vitamin d3, contains live and active cultures: s. thermophilus, l. bulgaricus, l. acidophilus, bifidus, l. paracasei, l. rhamnosus.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ice cream cookies and cream
Ingredients: Cream, Water, Cookies (Almond Flour, Erythritol, Dutched Cocoa, Palm Oil, Water, Natural Flavors, Baking Soda, Salt, Sunflower Lecithin), Erythritol, Vegetable Glycerin, Egg Yolks, Chicory Root Fiber, Milk Protein Isolate, Natural Cookies & Cream Flavor, Lactase Enzyme, Peruvian Carob Gum, Guar Gum, Salt, Monk Fruit.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Chocolate & vanilla almondmilk pudding
Ingredients: Almondmilk (water, almonds), cane sugar, cornstarch, tapioca starch, cocoa powder (processed with alkali), tricalcium phosphate, salt, natural flavor, vanilla bean.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Plain lowfat yogurt
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized lowfat milk, nonfat milk, whey protein concentrate, pectin.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Premium vanilla
Ingredients: Cream, milk, sugar, skim milk, whey, stabilizer (mono and diglycerides, guar gum, cellulose gum and carrageenan), natural flavor, annatto (color).
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Mono- and Diglycerides
- ● High Sugar Content

Homestyle apple sauce
Ingredients: Apples, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, water, ascorbic acid (to maintain color).
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Key lime blended finest yoghurt
Ingredients: Grade a pasteurized whole milk, fruit puree (water, cane sugar, lime pulp, key lime puree, tapioca starch, pectin, natural flavor, key lime juice concentrate, beta carotene [for color]), cane sugar, honey, kosher gelatin, pectin, live active cultures (s. thermophilus, l. bulgaricus, l. acidophilus, bifidus, l. casei).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic lactose free whole milk kefir plain
Ingredients: Organic pasteurized cultured whole milk, and lactase enzyme. contains live and active cultures: s. thermophilus, l. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, l. casei, l. acidophilus, bifidobacterium lactis. l. rhamnosus, lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris, lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis, leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. cremoris, and l. delbrueckii subsp. lactis.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Churro Mochi
Ingredients: Churro Ice Cream (Nonfat Milk, Cream, Cane Sugar, Brown Sugar, Cinnamon, Natural Flavor,, Churro Flavor [Water, Glycerin, Salt, Tartaric Acid, Xanthan Gum], Caramel Color, Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum),, Churro Mochi Dough (Cane Sugar, Rice Flour, Water, Tapioca Syrup, Egg Whites, Natural Flavor, Cinnamon,, Churro Flavor [Water, Glycerin, Salt, Tartaric Acid, Xanthan Gum])
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Haagen dazs spirits rum tres leches ice cream
Ingredients: Cream, skim milk, sugar, sweetened condensed milk (condensed milk sugar), egg yolks, corn syrup, wheat flour, palm oil, rum, eggs, coconut oil, pectin, soy lecithin, evaporated milk, salt, soybean oil, baking soda, natural flavors, powdered sugar (sugar, corn starch), vanilla extract.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content
