Dessert Recipes

Light and airy citrus chiffon pie with fresh lemon and orange juice, set with gelatin in a flaky pastry shell. A no-bake filling that's bright, fluffy, and refreshing.

Fruit compotes are a typical dessert for a Sabbath meat meal.

Amaretto cheesecake cookies with a brown sugar shortbread crust, cream cheese filling spiked with amaretto, and an almond crumble topping. Cut into squares.

Lavender angel food cake with 12 egg whites beaten to stiff peaks and dried lavender folded into the batter. Light, fragrant, and fat-free. Ready in about an hour.

Chocolate truffle pie with a chocolate wafer crust and a no-bake filling of unsweetened chocolate, sweetened condensed milk, gelatin, and whipped topping. Dense, silky, and make-ahead friendly.

Golden butterscotch fudge with marshmallow cream, pecans, raisins, and butter-rum flavoring. A rich, candy-shop style fudge that sets smooth and cuts into perfect squares.

Strawberry punch bowl dessert: pound cake cubes layered with glazed fresh strawberries and vanilla pudding, topped with whipped topping. A make-ahead trifle for picnics, potlucks, and showers.

Pineapple mint sorbet blends fresh pineapple, orange juice, lime, and mint into a smooth, tangy frozen dessert. A light palate cleanser or refreshing warm-weather finish, no ice cream maker required.

Soft, cake-like apricot cookies with jewel-toned jam centers that bake up tender and light. Chopped dried apricots in the dough add chewy bits of fruit throughout each cookie.

Cloud-light chocolate angel food cake that's fat-free and cholesterol-free, leavened entirely by whipped egg whites and flavored with cocoa. An airy, guilt-light dessert with deep chocolate flavor.

Orange zest and spices give these cookies fresh and tangy taste, they are delicious and healthy, a great recipe for your kids or holidays!

Deep-fried fruit fritters made with apples, pears, and bananas in a light vanilla batter, served with a warm lemon-bourbon sauce. A Creole-inspired dessert.

Packed with almonds, these glazed almond cookie slices make a great snack.

Downeast blueberry bread pudding bakes wild Maine blueberries with stale white bread cubes and evaporated skim milk for a low-fat, low-sugar New England dessert.

I always do them, not only at Chrsitmas, sometimes I change some kinds of nuts, or use blueberries or strawberries, all go well!

A vegan butternut squash pie with soy milk and agar flakes, spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, garnished with pecans and a barley malt glaze. An egg-free and dairy-free twist on the classic holiday pie.