Dessert Recipes

Lightened-up cheesecake uses cottage cheese and neufchatel for creamy texture with fewer calories, then gets crowned with fresh berries for guilt-free indulgence.

Healthy microwave cookies with soy flour, wheat germ, powdered milk, raisins, dates, cottage cheese, and honey: protein-packed snacks ready in 5 minutes.

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

If you're looking for a low-fat snack, try this scrumptious treat that will satisfy your sweet tooth.

Cherry chocolate baked Alaska stacks devil's food cake with frozen cherry yogurt filling under a flash-baked cocoa meringue. Retro dessert drama with hot meringue and ice-cold center.

Chocolate roll-out cookies with cocoa in the dough and a tinted decorator's frosting. Cut into holiday shapes and decorate for Christmas cookie trays and gift boxes.

Light angel food cake topped with vanilla ice cream and fresh blueberries macerated in Grand Marnier for an effortless summer dessert in 10 minutes.

Showstopper pecan pie with homemade toffee crunch, caramel sauce drizzle, and pastry-leaf crust decoration. A Thanksgiving centerpiece that earns every compliment.

Texas pecan pie with light brown sugar, corn syrup, and whole pecan halves on top. A classic Lone Star recipe with a gooey, caramel-like filling and crunchy nut crown.

Pumpkin cranberry bars with a buttery spiced cake-mix crust, tart cranberry filling, and creamy pumpkin custard topped with pecan streusel. A holiday-friendly Thanksgiving dessert that slices cleanly and feeds a crowd.

Butterscotch grahams with brown sugar, butter, and pecans baked on graham crackers until bubbly and caramelized. A 4-ingredient, no-fuss cookie ready in under 20 minutes.

Scandinavian apple cake layered with toasted cake crumbs, currant jelly, macaroons, and ground nuts, topped with whipped cream and sugar-toasted almonds.

Chocolate and caramel give this thumbprint cookie from Kathy T. Preston of Milwaukee a different twist.

Cottage cheese blended with pumpkin purée, brown sugar, and warm spices makes a lighter, creamy filling for this graham cracker crust pie. Low-fat pumpkin pie that still satisfies.

German chocolate cheesecake squares layer chocolate cream cheese filling over a yeasted crust, topped with the classic coconut-pecan caramel topping.

Rhubarb pie sweetened with both granulated sugar and honey, brightened with lemon zest, and tinted rosy with red food coloring. A double-crust spring pie with floral honey notes against tart rhubarb.