Skip to Content

Tastiest Low-Calorie Frozen Desserts

You decided the 12 tastiest low-calorie frozen desserts (each is just 190 calories or less). Check out the results!
By Samantha Cassetty
Dozens of staffers went through 1,156 bars, cones, and sandwiches to bring you the best of the new guilt-free frozen treats. Then a group of GH readers tasted the top picks, adding their own comments (and revising their shopping lists as they exited the GHRI Nutrition Department). Here, out of 57 different products, the six best and six sweet alternatives, all available at supermarkets and all 190 calories or less. Note: Some treats have been downsized from the traditional version.
Lawrence J. Whritenour, Jr.
You decided the 12 tastiest low-calorie frozen desserts (each is just 190 calories or less). Check out the results! Looking for more low-calorie sweets? Check out these 100-calorie chocolate desserts or these low-calorie cookie recipes.
1

Talk About Cool Research

Dozens of staffers went through 1,156 bars, cones, and sandwiches to bring you the best of the new guilt-free frozen treats. Then a group of GH readers tasted the top picks, adding their own comments (and revising their shopping lists as they exited the GHRI Nutrition Department). Here, out of 57 different products, the six best and six sweet alternatives, all available at supermarkets and all 190 calories or less. Note: Some treats have been downsized from the traditional version.
Lawrence J. Whritenour, Jr.
Dozens of staffers went through 1,156 bars, cones, and sandwiches to bring you the best new guilt-free frozen treats. Then a group of GH readers tasted the top picks, adding their own comments (and revising their shopping lists as they exited the GHRI Nutrition Department). Here, out of 57 different products, the six best and six sweet alternatives, all available at supermarkets and all 190 calories or less.

Note: Some treats have been downsized from the traditional version.
2

Best Fudge Bar

<div class="imageContent">
<p>Weight Watchers Snack Size Chocolate Fudge Bar (45 calories).</p>
<p><strong>To avoid added sugars:</strong> Blue Bunny Sweet Freedom No Sugar Added Fudge Bar (60 calories).</p>
</div>
Courtesy of Weight Watchers

Weight Watchers Snack Size Chocolate Fudge Bar (45 calories).

To avoid added sugars: Blue Bunny Sweet Freedom No Sugar Added Fudge Bar (60 calories).

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
3

Best Fruit Bar

<p>Ciao Bella Sorbet Bars in Blueberry Passion (70 calories).</p>
<p><strong>To go totally tropical:</strong> Edy's/Dreyer's Fruit Bars in Mango (80 calories).</p>
<p>"I like the strong fruit flavor and natural, not artificial, sweetness" <br />—<em>Parul Parmar</em></p>
Courtesy of Ciao Bella

Ciao Bella Sorbet Bars in Blueberry Passion (70 calories).

To go totally tropical: Edy's/Dreyer's Fruit Bars in Mango (80 calories).

"I like the strong fruit flavor and natural, not artificial, sweetness."
Parul Parmar

4

Best Ice Cream Sandwich

<p>Skinny Cow Slimited Editions Best of Both Swirleds (150 calories).</p>
<p><strong>For the purist:</strong></p>
<p>Klondike Chocolate Sandwiches (180 calories).</p>
<p>"Just-right sweetness — and the cookie sandwich really held up well with the ice cream" <br />—<em>Alyssa Shaffer</em></p>
Courtesy of Skinny Cow

Skinny Cow Slimited Editions Best of Both Swirleds (150 calories).

For the purist: Klondike Chocolate Sandwiches (180 calories).

"Just-right sweetness — and the cookie sandwich really held up well with the ice cream."
Alyssa Shaffer

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
5

Best Candy Bar Flavor

<div class="imageContent">
<div class="imageContent">
<p>Good Humor York Bars (170 calories).</p>
<p><strong>Not in the mood for mint?</strong> Good Humor Peter Paul Mounds Bars (190 calories).</p>
</div>
</div>
Courtesy of Good Humor

Good Humor York Bars (170 calories).

Not in the mood for mint? Good Humor Peter Paul Mounds Bars (190 calories).

6

Best Chocolate-Covered Treat

<div class="imageContent">
<p>Cadbury Caramello Snack Size Bars (160 calories).</p>
<p><strong>To save calories:</strong> Weight Watchers Dark Chocolate Dulcé de Leché Dessert Bar (120 calories).</p>
<p>"The chocolate is thick, really good, and the caramel swirl in the center is perfect" <br />—<em>Tanya Goldfarb</em></p>
</div>
Courtesy of Cadbury

Cadbury Caramello Snack Size Bars (160 calories).

To save calories: Weight Watchers Dark Chocolate Dulcé de Leché Dessert Bar (120 calories).

"The chocolate is thick, really good, and the caramel swirl in the center is perfect."
Tanya Goldfarb

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
7

Best Cone

<p>Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Caramel All Natural Sundae Cones (170 calories).</p>
<p><strong>For a pack with chocolate ice cream, too: </strong> Blue Bunny Champ! Snack Size Variety Pack (140 calories).</p>
Courtesy of Häagen-Dazs

Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Caramel All Natural Sundae Cones (170 calories).

For a pack with chocolate ice cream, too: Blue Bunny Champ! Snack Size Variety Pack (140 calories).

Watch Next 
preview for Meals & Cooking
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below