Dessert Recipes

Orange oatmeal cookies sweetened with banana, honey, and orange juice concentrate. A low-fat cookie with no butter, no oil, raisins, walnuts, and fresh orange zest.

Vintage Midwest Jell-O salad with lime gelatin, sour cream, crushed pineapple, pecans, and maraschino cherries. No baking required. Set, slice into squares, and top with whipped cream.

Three ingredients, zero added sugar, and just 31 calories per serving. Sugar-free strawberry gelatin meets unsweetened applesauce for a fruity, jiggly treat that's diabetic-friendly and satisfying.

Strawberry coulis made with fresh berries, lemon juice, and a splash of raspberry liqueur. A no-cook blender sauce ready in five minutes flat.

Three-ingredient frozen fruit dessert blended from frozen strawberries, bananas, and crushed pineapple. No added sugar, dairy-free, and creamy like soft serve.

Rustic drop biscuit shortcakes topped with two quarts of maple syrup-soaked strawberries and frozen vanilla yogurt. A lighter spin on the classic that's ready in 20 minutes.

A no-bake strawberry banana pie with a fluffy gelatin and whipped topping filling layered over sliced bananas in a graham cracker crust. Chill it, slice it, done.

Strawberry-rhubarb cobbler: a dairy-free, refined-sugar-free cobbler with jammy tart fruit under a whole wheat biscuit topping. Vegan-friendly dessert that tastes like summer.

Light and fruity tapioca pudding made with pineapple juice, orange juice, mandarin oranges, and crushed pineapple. A low-fat, no-fuss chilled dessert that's bright, tropical, and refreshing.

Sunny citrus cubes: bright orange and grapefruit juice set with gelatin into firm, tangy jelly squares with a walnut crunch. A diabetic-friendly no-cook treat.

Crisp, melt-on-your-tongue meringue cookies loaded with chocolate chips and chopped pecans. Pop them in the oven, turn off the heat, and let them set overnight. Effortless and addictive.

Classic turkey giblet gravy made from pan drippings, turkey stock, and chopped giblets. A simple roux-based gravy built right in the roasting pan for maximum flavor.

Upside-down chocolate cake layers marshmallows and a cocoa-walnut syrup under boxed devil's food batter, baking into a gooey self-saucing chocolate dessert.

A fresh blueberry pie with a stovetop filling where most of the berries stay whole and uncooked. Poured into a baked pie shell and chilled, it's fruity, bright, and barely sweet.

Silken tofu replaces eggs and dairy in a tender, biscuit-style shortcake that's completely vegan yet still delivers the classic strawberry shortcake experience.

Simple walnut raisin cake with brown sugar and warm spices, simmered then baked low and slow for moist tender squares ready in an hour.