Good morning Steemit!

It's 10am GMT here in Oxfordshire, a bit later than I had hoped but there was a huge thunderstorm last night that kept me awake, so I had a little lie in before getting up! Me and my panel of judges have had a lovely time this morning working through all of the different entries and short listing our finalists. This week I wanted you to show me your healthy dessert recipes to inspire others to eat better and to help us all stay on track with our diets by having a healthier alternative for the sweet part of our meals!

Now before we continue, remember the more entries we get into the challenge, the bigger the prizes will be so make sure you share the challenge on your own pages so that as many people can join in as possible. The more people that join in and get behind the challenge, the more prize money we can offer!

The Winners this week!

This week the panel of judges had a really hard time. We had some really lovely entries of really good quality but we have made the decision. Remember, each week you can be in with a chance of winning a lot of Steem so make sure you're entering by the deadline each Sunday and looking out for the new challenge each Monday! Without further ado, let's look at which entries came 1st, 2nd and 3rd this week.

1st Place wins 30 Steem

@celestialcow with these amazing Super Berry Chocolates!

https://steemit.com/vegan/@celestialcow/super-berry-fountain-of-youth-chocolates-w-secret-anti-oxidant-ingredient

@celestialcow created these amazing chocolates from such a healthy range of ingredients. What impressed us most was the ingenuity - this was a very different dessert to any we had seen before. These wouldn't look out of place being served in a restaurant as a delicacy for dessert. Great work and lovely to see you back entering the Health Challenge!

2nd Place wins 10 Steem

@paolapaopoly

https://steemit.com/healthchallenge/@paolapaopoly/the-weekly-steemit-health-challenge-week-2-healthy-oreo-to-eat-without-remorse-vegan-gluten-free-fat-free-sugar-free

Another great entry this week from @paolapaopoly. What an innovative recipe! This is really great for people who want to eat cookies and gives them a really healthy alternative. Well done for putting together another beautifully formatted entry and particularly well done for your amazing idea of what to make. Excellent entry with lovely photography and great ideas.

3rd Place wins 5 Steem

@mildreduh with these Chocolate and Banana Truffles

https://steemit.com/healthchallenge/@mildreduh/the-weekly-steemit-health-challenge-2-chocolate-and-banana-truffles

@mildreduh has been a regular face in the Six Week Health Challenge so it's lovely to see her back for the Weekly Health Challenge. This was a great little entry that was healthy, easy to do and importantly, easy to follow. We felt like we could have made these tasty treats even if we didn't speak English because the step by step photos made it very clear. Well done for a lovely entry and winning 5 Steem.

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Honourable mentions

There were loads of good entries this week so here's some runners up that really deserve a mention - if they keep up the quality of their entries to this level then it will not be long before they win first prize!

https://steemit.com/health/@alexandraioana26/steemit-weekly-health-challenge-2-a-healthy-dessert

https://steemit.com/healthcallenge/@petraining/obstpudding-fruitpudding-eatclean

https://steemit.com/healthchallenge/@cherryng/steemit-weekly-health-challenge-2

https://steemit.com/health/@allesia/steemit-weekly-health-challenge-2-a-healthy-dessert-yogurt-with-granola-and-strawberries

https://steemit.com/health/@lissalas/steemit-weekly-health-challenge-2-mani-and-zanahoria-cookies

These Steemians worked really hard on their entries. I loved @alexandraioana26's fruit pudding with its different layers and I know if she had a little longer it would have been a clear winner. @cherryng had a really different entry and I loved learning about the traditional dessert that looked really healthy with beautiful clean photographs. @allesia did really well last week and came back with another excellent recipe, well done there! @lissalas had a really good entry that was detailed, had loads of pictures and great instructions - so close to being a winning entry, well done.

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Thank you to everyone who entered the challenge this week. Look out for next weeks challenge that will be released tomorrow morning! Remember, every single week the challenge will be released on Monday and you'll have until 8am GMT on Sunday to submit your entries. Good luck Steemians!

Yours in health,
Coach Ben