34 kooknet recipes

Add a boost to your mornings with this drink made out of skim milk, peanut butter and bananas.

Fresh bananas and Bartlett pears drizzled with melted vanilla ice cream as a ready-made custard sauce, topped with chopped pecans. No cooking, no custard-making. The ice cream is the sauce.

Fresh figs poached in port and creme de cassis, the wine reduced to a glossy syrup, served over vanilla frozen yogurt. An elegant, low-fat dessert with deep berry and fig flavor from just a few ingredients.

Low-fat berry trifle layered with raspberry gelatin, blueberry pie filling, orange-soaked angel food cake, and vanilla pudding. A no-bake dessert that chills in under an hour.

Garlic-roasted potatoes tossed with peppery watercress, white wine vinegar, and fresh chives. Crispy, golden potatoes meet fresh greens in a warm salad-style side dish.

Tropical fruit salad with mango, papaya, Asian pear, and kiwi tossed in cinnamon sugar. No cooking, no dressing, just ripe fruit and warm spice.

Roasted tomato and rice salad chars tomatoes over an open flame, then tosses with warm rice, olive oil, white wine vinegar, lemon juice, and parsley. Smoky Mediterranean side dish.

Broiled bananas au gratin over a smooth vanilla-lemon cottage cheese base, topped with graham cracker crumbs and cinnamon. A low-calorie warm dessert ready in 20 minutes.

Fresh tortoni made with vanilla ice cream, whipped topping, almond extract, and chopped almonds. A no-bake Italian frozen dessert in individual cups.

Peach Melba parfaits with peach-amaretto vanilla ice cream layered with raspberry coulis and fresh berries. Escoffier's classic dessert in parfait form.

Hot cinnamon apple parfait layers warm spiced apples and golden raisins with crushed shortbread crumbs and vanilla ice cream. Comfort dessert that lands somewhere between apple crisp and sundae.

Hamburger cookies made with vanilla wafers as buns, chocolate mint cookies as patties, green-tinted coconut as lettuce, and sesame seed tops. A fun no-bake kids' treat.

Vidalia onion risotto with crumbled feta and Parmesan cheese. Sweet onions and tangy feta give this creamy arborio rice dish a Greek-Italian twist.

No-bake crispy rice squares sweetened with rice syrup instead of marshmallows, bound with almond butter and tahini, studded with chocolate chips, almonds, and coconut. Vegan-friendly.

Low-fat gingerbread made with whole wheat flour, applesauce instead of oil, egg whites instead of whole eggs, and buttermilk for a moist spiced cake with no added fat.

Honey oatmeal bread machine recipe with rolled oats, bread flour, honey, and butter. A soft, lightly sweet loaf with hearty oat texture on the Basic cycle.