Dessert Recipes

No-butter orange oatmeal cookies sweetened with banana, honey, and orange juice concentrate. Soft, fruity, and loaded with walnuts and golden raisins.

McHamburger cookies sandwich a chocolate cookie "patty" between two vanilla wafer "buns" with green-tinted coconut lettuce and yellow frosting cheese, then sprinkle sesame seeds on top. A novelty no-bake cookie kids can build themselves.

Rich bittersweet chocolate cake that makes its own mousse-like frosting from the same batter. Just 8 ingredients, no mixer tricks, and it keeps in the fridge for days.

Orange angel food cake with cardamom caramel sauce and tropical fruit compote of mango, passion fruit, kiwi, and blood orange. A three-part make-ahead showstopper for dinner parties.

Cinnamon sugar cookies with a tender shortening-based dough, brushed with egg white and topped with a cinnamon sugar sparkle. Crisp edges, soft centers.

Lightened key lime pie made with fat-free condensed milk, gelatin, and whipped skim evaporated milk. Graham crust, tart lime filling, and tiny piped meringues perched on lime slices.

Raspberry souffle: a Chambord-spiked raspberry puree folded into stiff-peak egg whites, baked in a water bath until towering and puffed. Light, no-yolk, dramatic French dessert.

Light apple raisin crepes with an oat bran batter, part-skim ricotta and apple filling, and a warm cinnamon syrup poured over at serving. Just 178 calories per serving.

Lighter cheesecake made with blended cottage cheese and low-fat sour cream on a graham cracker crust. A slimmed-down dessert topped with cherry pie filling or fresh fruit.

Rhubarb and banana fool made with quark, whipped egg whites, brown sugar, and preserved ginger. A light British dessert with tangy fruit and creamy cheese.

Rum flan cake with caramelized sugar, a rum-orange custard layer, and a light chiffon cake baked together in a water bath. A magical two-in-one dessert that inverts into flan on top and cake below.

Masterclass frozen raspberry souffle layered with crisp almond meringue discs and Italian meringue mousse with whipped cream, served with raspberry puree. A pastry chef's showpiece.

Orange walnut madeleines: shell-shaped French teacakes with orange zest, cardamom, and chopped walnuts, finished with a dusting of powdered sugar. Elegant holiday cookies to pair with coffee.

Macadamia chiffon pie folds rum-spiked custard, beaten egg whites, and chopped macadamias into a feather-light filling, set with gelatin and topped with rum whipped cream. A retro showpiece pie.

Mocha fudge pie with a brownie mix crust, Kahlua-spiked chocolate pudding filling, and a coffee whipped topping layer. Three layers of chocolate-coffee flavor on a fudgy base.

Crunchy chocolate almond biscotti with cocoa powder, toasted whole almonds, and chocolate chips. Double-baked Italian cookies built for dunking in coffee or espresso.