Dessert/3 recipes

Elegant no-bake cheesecake tart with gelatin-set apricot nectar filling, topped with amaretto glaze and whipped cream rosettes.

Pineapple bread pudding with crushed pineapple, cinnamon, pecans, and cubed bread in a sweet egg-margarine batter baked until set. A tropical twist on classic bread pudding served with caramel fluff.

White chocolate sorbet with dark chocolate chips and a whisper of creme de cassis. A dairy-free frozen dessert with deep cocoa-butter richness and bright black-currant lift.

Rhubarb and melon fruit salad with rhubarb melted in white wine and sugar, then chilled with fresh melon balls and mint. A Scandinavian-style summer dessert salad.

Meringue trifle layered with homemade meringue pieces, orange liqueur whipped cream, sliced bananas, and drizzled melted chocolate. A crunchy, creamy, no-cake trifle that's all texture.

Sugar-free diabetic-friendly white layer cake with almond extract, whipped egg whites, and skim milk. Light and fluffy two-layer cake made with artificial sweetener instead of sugar.

A light, springy chocolate sponge cake made with just six pantry staples and absolutely no eggs or dairy. Two layers sandwiched with fudge icing, dusted with grated chocolate and powdered sugar. Vegan baking at its most unfussy.

Purple plum pie loads sliced fresh plums into a deep-dish crust under a cinnamon-spiced buttery crumb. A late-summer fruit pie with jammy tart filling and golden streusel topping.

No-bake lemon Jello pie with whipped topping folded into lemon gelatin and chilled in a graham cracker crust. Light, fluffy summer dessert ready in 20 minutes of active time.

Rhubarb bread pudding layered with buttered bread cubes, fresh rhubarb, cinnamon sugar, and butter. Just 5 ingredients for a tart, crispy-topped spring dessert.

This sugarless banana walnut cake uses only bananas to lightly sweeten the batter.

Fluffy vanilla meringue tops a tangy lemon-spiked applesauce custard for a light, elegant dessert that's equally good hot or cold.

White chocolate fruit tart with a buttery shortbread crust, creamy white chip and cream cheese filling, and glazed fresh fruit on top. A stunning no-fuss dessert.

Cheesecake with a vanilla wafer crust is rich, tangy, and ultra-creamy, made with cream cheese and a generous measure of sour cream, a whisper of cinnamon, and a sweet cookie-crumb base. Don't overbeat, and it bakes up silky-smooth.

Creamy cheesecake with a lemon-cardamom graham crust, silky vanilla-lemon cream cheese filling, and a gentle low-and-slow oven finish. An Icelandic-Canadian Prairie classic from Winnipeg.

Scottish shortbread for Christmas with all-purpose and rice flour for sandy crispness. Butter-forward, only four ingredients, pressed into a jelly-roll pan for easy holiday bars.