Michelle Hainer

We asked the harshest critics, kids, ages 4 to 12, to taste test 32 of the most popular non-dairy desserts and determine which ones were the 5 best according to their taste, and then added our own filter of which are the healthiest, relatively speaking. Here are the results and the winners are....

Like most kids, my children love a good snack. And this has only intensified in the time of the pandemic when boredom is high, time is plentiful and the kitchen is within walking distance. I don’t totally limit what my kids consume—they know where the snacks are and are free to indulge within reason— but I do try to make sure that our supply is stocked with healthy choices. And making our own sn..

Despite numerous spoonfuls of rich, chocolatey flavors, our taste testers appreciated the clean simplicity of strawberry. “It tastes like fruit,” said one. The coconut milk gives it the creamy smoothness of traditional ice cream with just enough sweetness to make it feel like a dessert. Quick h...