2,179 light recipes

A two-layer coffee milk pudding, a creamy vanilla milk base topped with a sweet coffee layer, both set with gelatin and chilled until sliceable. A light, pretty dessert for coffee lovers.

Turned out very fluffy, hot out of the oven I ate about 5 of them right away. Lightly warm spiced with sweetness from the sweet potato. You won't find these in any store.

This is a quick, easy way to saute asparagus. The dish has a light flavor and makes a great accompaniment to Italian meals. I make this year-round, but we especially enjoy it at Thanksgiving

Grapefruit, orange and watercress create this refreshing and light salad. Great to serve before or after any heavier fat laden meal to clean the palate. Also good to incorporate some fall and winter fruit.

Easy mango sorbet from just three ingredients, ripe mango pureed with a light sugar syrup and frozen, no ice cream maker needed. Pure tropical fruit, naturally dairy-free and refreshingly cold.

Cranberries add some fruity sourness and sweetness, chocolate chips make the fudgy cookies even fugdier. These deliciously chocolaty and moist cookies are hard to resist.

Frozen hot chocolate blends frozen chocolate-milk cubes into a thick, slushy chill, the iconic NYC dessert made light with low-fat milk and cocoa. Top it with marshmallows or shaved chocolate.

Wonton appetizers stuffed with crab, cream cheese and a touch of soy sauce.

Coconut pani squares, a Sri Lankan sweet of crisp fried dough cubes tossed in coconut treacle syrup, pressed into a block and cut into chewy-crunchy squares. Sticky, golden, and lightly caramel.

Light and fluffy Christmas snowball cookies. Lighter and lower fat than most Christmas cookies and faster to make (no need to refrigerate overnight).

Light sponge cupcakes filled with vanilla buttercream piped right into the center. A whipped-egg batter bakes airy and tender, then a hidden swirl of pink buttercream makes every bite a surprise.

Light-as-air angel biscuits with a Southern double-rise of yeast and baking powder. Tender, fluffy, golden-topped, and ready to split open at supper to soak up gravy, butter, or strawberry jam.

A light, chilled papaya milk pudding, a silky gelatin-set custard folded with whipped egg whites and fresh papaya puree. Tropical, airy, and turned out of the mold for a cool, refreshing dessert.

Soft almond cookies made with egg whites, almond extract, and topped with toasted almonds. Lower fat, lightly sweet, and tender with a delicate crumb.

Almost whole wheat lemon berry muffins blitz fresh lemon zest into the sugar for bright citrus flavor, then fold in raspberries or blueberries. Light, tangy buttermilk muffins with a wholesome whole-grain base.

A scrumptious pastry that is filled with a mixture of spinach and feta cheese.