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It’s difficult to dispute that dessert is the grand finale of any meal.
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American restaurant chains are well-known for their extravagant, decadently rich, and equally sizable sweet treats.
Some of these desserts pack upwards of 20 teaspoons of the sweet stuff in one slice.
Instead, satisfy your sweet tooth with these30 Low-Calorie Desserts to Buy Under 150 Calories.
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Red Lobster Brownie Overboard
The American seafood chain goes overboard withits brownie dessert offering.
It is topped with vanilla ice cream covered in a hardened chocolate shell and drizzled with caramel sauce.
One slice will set you back 118 grams of sugar and 1,210 calories.
Olive Garden
Still, it’s not the smartest idea to start your weekend withFriday’s Brownie Obsession dessert.
Five days' worth of sugar and 200% of your daily value of saturated fat.
Each slice packs 130 grams of sugarmore than five times the AHA recommends women consume in a day.
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The Cheesecake Factory Warm Apple Crisp
Don’t let the fruit inthis dessertfool you.
The Cheesecake Factory’s Warm Apple Crisp a la mode is stuffed with 139 grams of sugar.
FYI, that’s like eating16 chocolate truffles.
TGI Friday
Layers of decadent chocolate fudge and crumbly cake contribute to this dessert’s 165 grams of sugar.
Applebee’s Sugar-Dusted Donut Dippers
Your neighborhood bar and grill is notorious for serving calorie-rich dishes.
Yet, itsSugar-Dusted Donut Dippersmenu item tops the list as the worst dessert on menus across America.
Denny’s
Chili’s
Bonefish Grill
Chili’s
Longhorn Steakhouse
P.F. Chang’s
Bonefish Grill’s
TGI Fridays
Red Robin
Red Robin
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The Cheesecake Factory
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The Cheesecake Factory
The Cheesecake Factory
Texas Roadhouse
Applebee’s
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The Cheesecake Factory
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Applebee’s
