Dessert Recipes

Lemonade wafers: crisp, egg-free drop cookies bright with fresh lemon zest and juice, optional coconut topping. Light, sunny cookie that tastes like summer in a single bite.

No-bake individual lemon cheesecakes with reduced-fat cream cheese, low-fat yogurt, and halved seedless grapes. Set with gelatin and blended smooth in minutes. Light, tangy, and refreshing.

Lemony pie with brown sugar meringue is a Southern chess-pie style filling thickened with cornmeal, topped with caramel-toned brown sugar meringue. Tart custard meets molasses cloud.

Lemony strawberry cheesecake builds a cinnamon-zwieback crust under a citrus-bright cream cheese filling, crowned with cooked strawberry topping. A retro three-layer dessert.

Light and airy fruit whip dessert made with fruit cocktail, orange gelatin, and whipped egg whites. A no-bake retro treat with bright citrus flavor and a creamy, mousse-like texture.

Little lemon spritz cookies made with a cookie press, lemon zest, and fresh lemon juice, dipped in a tangy lemon cream glaze. Crisp, buttery, and perfect for cookie trays.

Loren's cheesecake with three packages of cream cheese on a graham cracker crust, topped with a sweetened sour cream layer. A classic New York-style cheesecake done in three simple stages.

Low-fat lemon chiffon pie with lemon gelatin, fresh lemon juice and zest, and whipped topping in a graham cracker crust. A no-bake dessert with bright citrus flavor and airy texture.

Magic lemon meringue pie thickens sweetened condensed milk with fresh lemon juice and zest, then bakes under a billowing meringue cap. Tart, creamy, and ready in under an hour.

Maple bread pudding steamed in a double boiler with real maple syrup, raisins, and a vanilla egg custard. This stovetop method creates its own sauce as it cooks, no oven needed.

Single-crust maple pie with cream cheese pastry, thin-sliced Granny Smith apples, and maple-sour cream topping. Nutmeg finish adds warmth.

Marbled strawberry mousse swirls fresh berry puree with airy whipped cream and egg whites for a stunning two-tone dessert that rises proudly above the rim of a souffle dish.

Heritage apple pie with a butter-and-lard crust, tart Northern Spy apples, brown sugar, and a teaspoon of bread crumbs lining the bottom shell to keep it crisp. A three-stage bake delivers an evenly browned crust.

Master magic lemon pie sets sweetened condensed milk with fresh lemon juice and zest, no cooking required for the filling. Crowned with a billowy meringue over a cinnamon-graham crust.

McCall's legendary No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake, straight from their iconic Cooking School recipe card No. 23!

Meringues aux noix: light, low-calorie nut meringue cookies with chopped hazelnuts, honey, and amaretto. Crisp, airy French-style cookies that crackle and dissolve.