Dessert Recipes

Fat-free banana split pie with cinnamon cookie crust, sugar-free vanilla pudding, crushed pineapple, and fresh strawberries. Layered no-bake dessert that captures the sundae shop in a slim slice.

French-style almond macaroons piped from almond paste, filled with rum-spiked chocolate ganache, and dipped in a semisweet chocolate glaze. An elegant three-part cookie.

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.

Frozen ice cream pie with layers of Kahlua-spiked chocolate and vanilla ice cream on a chocolate cookie crust, loaded with crushed toffee bars and finished with whipped cream.

Rustic French plum tart with cinnamon-dusted fruit and buttery pâte sucrée crust brings Alsatian bakery magic to your kitchen for elegant summer desserts or brunch centerpieces.

Green pepper jelly made with fresh bell peppers, vinegar, cayenne, and Certo pectin. A sweet-hot condiment that pairs with cream cheese and crackers, grilled meats, or barbecue.

No-bake frozen cheesecake with cream cheese, toffee chips, and whipped topping in a graham cracker crust. Just 5 ingredients and 10 minutes of hands-on time.

This is one of the basic dessert sauces. It is luscious simply served with fresh fruit.

Grated apple pie with coarsely shredded unpeeled apples, sugar, and cinnamon in a lattice-topped crust dotted with butter. A unique twist on classic apple pie where grating creates a dense, jammy filling.

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.

Four-ingredient cranberry fool with jellied cranberry sauce, orange zest, almond extract, and whipped cream. A no-cook dessert ready in 20 minutes. Doubles as a fruit dip.

Marbled pumpkin cheesecake squares swirl a tangy cream cheese topping into a spiced pumpkin batter built with prune puree instead of butter or oil. Lower-fat fall dessert with cinnamon, ginger and clove.

Coconut meringue cookies shaped into little bird nests and filled with candy eggs or jelly beans. A show-stopping Easter dessert that's crisp, light as air, and gluten-free. Makes 20 nests.

No-bake cheesecake sets on a graham cracker crust, then gets decorated with star-shaped cutouts filled with warm strawberry jam and a border of fresh blueberries for easy July 4th entertaining.

A very healthy dessert, malted milk powder, low-fat cheese, and very good chocolate, tasty and great.

Fresh nectarines or peaches halved and stuffed with a whipped lemon cream cheese filling flavored with lemon balm. An elegant no-bake summer dessert.