Dessert Recipes for Stimulating Hair Growth

Indulge in these incredibly delicious desserts and you'll also be doing your hair a favor. The dessert recipes below call for foods that are rich in some of the best hair growth stimulating nutrients including copper, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin B3, and folate.

Now, before you dive headfirst into the dessert recipes below, take a look at the diet section (Diet Tips for Healthy Hair) and the food section (Foods for Healthy Hair Growth) which provide more general information about how your diet can help boost healthy hair growth.

Whole Wheat Brownies

Cocoa is an ingredient in many shampoos and other hair care products, but the benefits of cocoa and chocolate on hair health may go beyond the topical use of this delicious treat. Scientists have found the seeds of the cacao plant to contain significant amounts of flavonoids which have shown strong anti-oxidant activity. What's more, dark chocolate powder is a good source of copper and iron, both of which are essential for healthy hair.

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Apple Slices with Cinnamon

This dessert is a cinch to prepare, and it contains only 95 calories! It is also a great dessert for people who want to maintain healthy hair. Apples contain vitamin C which is required for the synthesis of collagen, which in turn supports hair follicles and keeps blood vessels in the scalp healthy.

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Chocolate Sorbet

Scientists have discovered that dark chocolate, which is what this sorbet recipe calls for, contains significant amounts of flavonoids such as catechins and procyanidins. These flavonoids have been shown to have strong antioxidant activity. However, the flavonoids lose much of their antioxidant power if chocolate or cocoa is consumed together with dairy. In order to maximize the antioxidant effects of chocolate, this sorbet is made with rice milk and water instead of cow's milk.

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Nettle Crêpes with Raspberries

Don't worry about this fascinating dessert stinging you; the nettle in these crepes will only do you good. Young, cooked stinging nettle shoots are perfectly edible, and they are packed with iron, providing more than four times the iron found in spinach. Iron carries oxygen to the hair, and an inadequate intake of this important mineral may cause the hair follicles to starve of oxygen. Depleted iron stores are one of the most common causes of hair loss in pre-menopausal women.

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Antioxidant Muffins

These delicious muffins feature blueberries and pecans, two antioxidant powerhouse foods. Blueberries top the list of berries with the highest antioxidant capacity, and pecans—along with walnuts and chestnuts—have the highest concentration of antioxidants in the tree nut family.

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Millet Pancakes with Prune Compote

Millet is more than an alternative to the more common grains. It is crammed with nutrients that stimulate healthy hair, including B vitamins, zinc, and iron. It is also one of the best sources of silica. Silica is an important component of hair, and an adequate intake of silica is thought to prevent baldness and stimulate hair growth. Also the prunes featured in this dessert help maintain strong hair due to their high concentration of B vitamins, copper, iron, and zinc.

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Quinoa Crepes with Applesauce

Quinoa, which is low in calories, is packed with protein. Furthermore, not only is quinoa high in protein, but the protein it boasts include all eight essential amino acids, all of which are needed for normal tissue growth and repair. In addition, quinoa is rich in copper and iron. Applesauce contains compounds that stimulates collagen synthesis, which in turn supports hair follicles and keeps blood vessels in the scalp healthy.

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Carob Pudding

Carob flour is loaded with iron which carries oxygen to the hair and which can therefore help prevent hair loss. Also vitamin B6, which is abundant in carob, helps prevent abnormal hair loss. Also the millet featured in this sweet pudding is crammed with nutrients that promote healthy hair, including B vitamins, zinc, silica, and iron.

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Green Tea and Pineapple Smoothie

This super healthy recipe pairs green tea with pineapple to create a delicious and highly nutritious smoothie to strengthen your hair.

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Raspberry Banana Smoothie

This smoothie is packed with both flavor and nutrients. It is particularly rich in several nutrients that have been associated with healthy hair, including vitamin C, vitamin B3, folate, and copper.

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Melon and Green Tea Smoothie

This refreshing smoothie is perfect for hot summer days. But it is also great for anyone who is longing for lustrous locks as it contains plenty of B vitamins, vitamin C, zinc, and beta-carotene.

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Buckwheat Crepes with Bananas

Buckwheat is rich in protein, and the protein it boasts consists of all eight essential amino acids, all of which are needed for healthy hair. These crepes are also rich in hair health promoting vitamins and minerals, including iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, folate, and sulphur.

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Carrot Muffins

These scrumptious muffins deliver amino acids necessary for healthy hair as well as copper and iron. As a bonus, the carrots featured in these muffins deliver some antioxidants.

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Low-Fat Apple and Raspberry Crumble

Oats, the basis of this divine dessert, are extremely nutritious and a great source of B vitamins, copper, and zinc—some of the most important micronutrients for maintaining healthy hair, skin, and nails. The apples and raspberries featured in this crumble provide antioxidant protection.

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Chocolate Cake

This chocolate cake has a surprising ingredient: black beans! Black beans are an excellent plant-based source of protein—a macronutrient that is absolutely necessary for normal hair growth. The dark cocoa powder this recipe calls for contains significant amounts of flavonoids which have been shown to possess strong antioxidant activities. What's more, dark cocoa powder is a good source of copper and iron, both of which are essential for healthy hair.

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Banana Cantaloupe Smoothie

The tempting combination of banana, cantaloupe and buttermilk in this smoothie delivers a wallop of nutrients that are particularly important for healthy and strong hair. These nutrients include beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and folate—to mention a few.

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For more recipes that can help you maintain healthy hair, visit the main recipe directory of HealWithFood.org's Guide to Healthy Hair.