3,487 desert recipes

Light Pennsylvania Dutch cheesecake with low-fat cottage cheese and beaten egg whites for cloudlike texture. Sinks in the middle to cradle fresh berries or peaches.

Apple pierogi filling: grated fresh apples with cinnamon and sugar. Traditional Polish dessert pierogi served with sour cream, buttered crumbs, and a final cinnamon dust.

Chocolate cinnamon cake roll filled with Kahlua-spiked cinnamon whipped cream. A light cocoa sponge rolled around a spiced, boozy filling for an elegant dessert.

Chocolate almond crisps with almond meringue cookies piped on parchment and sandwiched with a dark chocolate ganache. A French patisserie-style confection with crisp, nutty, chocolatey layers.

Almond lace cookies, those delicate, paper-thin discs that roll into cigarettes or fans while warm. The classic French tuile-style cookie with ground almonds and orange zest.

Homemade pepper jelly with sweet bell peppers, banana peppers, and apple cider vinegar. Colorful marmalade-style slices suspended in a sweet, tangy jelly.

Mango kulfi frozen dessert made with fresh mango puree, whipped cream, gelatin, and ground roasted pistachios. An Indian ice cream that's creamier and denser than regular ice cream, no machine needed.

Triple berry compote made from frozen strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries with a thickened fruit juice glaze and fresh orange sections. A year-round dessert.

French-style apple pie with sauteed tart apples in a single pastry shell, layered with a cooked vanilla custard filling and finished with an apricot preserve glaze on the crust.

Caramel snappers made with toasted pecan halves, melted vanilla caramels, and a semi-sweet chocolate top. A three-ingredient candy that looks like it came from a gourmet chocolate shop.

Two-ingredient Grape-Nuts pie crust made with just cereal and orange juice. No baking, no butter. Press into a pan and freeze for a crunchy, low-fat base.

Marguerites cookies made with fluffy meringue piled on saltine crackers and topped with chopped nuts. A vintage sweet-and-salty treat browned in the oven.

Raspberry chiffon pie with a light, airy gelatin filling and a buttery toasted oat crust. Fluffy beaten egg whites give it a mousse-like texture.

Classic Poires Belle Helene with whole pears poached in vanilla syrup, served with vanilla ice cream and warm homemade chocolate sauce. An elegant French dessert.

Old-fashioned chocolate pudding cake bakes with a cocoa batter on top and a brown sugar water layer that transforms into hot fudge sauce underneath. Drizzled with raspberry jam.

Citrus ice made with orange, grapefruit, and lemon juice frozen into a refreshing granita-style dessert. A light, diabetic-friendly frozen treat with bright triple-citrus flavor.