Dessert Spotlight: D'Lites

Anyone that knows me knows I have a horrible sweet tooth. I love all things sweet -- pastries, cakes, candy, chocolate -- oh, I just love it all and I'd probably eat sweets until I passed out and/or my stomach exploded.

But while I really love my sweets, I also really value my health. For that reason, I try to opt for healthier options when my sugar craving kicks in.

And so, in my quest to be healthy (but still indulge), I found D'Lites.

It's basically an ice cream place with loads of different flavors (changing every day) and all of the options are low calorie and low carb.  Each flavor has around 50 calories per 4 oz. serving which is great because that way, I can eat ice cream without feeling guilty afterwards.

The last time I went to D'Lites, I got the red velvet and mint chocolate chip flavors. I know, the two don't really sound like they'd go together, so I had the nice people working at D'Lites them put side by side in a cup:

SO. GOOD. The red velvet tasted just like red velvet cake and the mint chocolate chip reminded me a lot of what a Thin Mint would taste like if converted into soft serve ice cream.

Some of my other favorite flavors (and there are so many varieties) are: Snickers, Oreo, Samoa, and any cheesecake flavor. Like I said earlier, the flavors change daily, so there are always new and interesting types of ice cream to try. All of them are made either out of the chocolate or vanilla ice cream, so they all have the same caloric content.

All in all, I'd definitely suggest D'Lites to anybody who is either trying to make healthy choices or just wants some good ice cream. They've got lots of options for everyone here. I'll definitely be back!

D'Lites
1906 S. Dale Mabry Hwy
Tampa, FL 33629