9,390 lowfat recipes

Moist applesauce muffins spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, lightly sweetened by unsweetened applesauce alone. A low-fat breakfast muffin with optional raisins and just two tablespoons of oil.

Buttermilk Christmas pudding: a warmly spiced, molasses-dark steamed pudding studded with raisins and made tender by buttermilk and suet. The traditional British holiday dessert, served with brandy sauce or custard.

This salad is subtle and very refreshing. There are a variety of textures-chewy cold noodles (bean thread noodles, some call them cellophane noodles 'cause when you boil them they become clear), crunchy sesame seeds, and crunchy cucumber slices. Sugar salt, and vinegar combine harmoniously, each understated but very much present.

Homemade sago biscuits press together just four pantry staples, sago, desiccated coconut, sugar, and breadcrumbs, into crisp, golden rounds. A simple, eggless Sri Lankan teatime biscuit with toasty coconut flavor.

Pumpkin puree and evaporated milk make this bread moist and delicious. It's made with 100% whole wheat flour, but it doesn't look, feel and taste whole wheat at all. It comes out soft and fluffy in the inside, and golden-brown on the outside. The aroma from the oven during the baking makes your entire house smell like a good bakery.

Banana oat bran muffins: tender, high-fiber muffins sweetened mostly by ripe banana and honey, with warm cinnamon, ginger, and a hint of orange zest. A wholesome, low-fat breakfast or snack you can feel good about.

Basic biscuit baking mix is a homemade Bisquick-style staple with flour, baking powder, dry milk, salt, and shortening. Makes 90 biscuits over 6 weeks of pantry storage. Just add water.

Cheesecake pancakes fold small-curd cottage cheese and vanilla into buttermilk pancake mix for protein-rich, slightly tangy breakfast stacks. Topped with a warm raspberry-lemon zest syrup that mimics cheesecake's classic berry sauce.

Potato leek soup pureed silky-smooth from russets, sweet leeks, onions and chicken broth. A five-ingredient French bistro classic, no cream needed.

Old-fashioned buttermilk biscuits with shortening and tangy buttermilk for a tender, flaky crumb. Six pantry ingredients, ready in 30 minutes, the kind grandma used to make.

Betty Carter's refrigerator pickles use a no-cook cold brine of vinegar, sugar, salt, celery seed, mustard seed, and turmeric. Five days in the fridge and they're ready. Last a year in the jar.

Rescue ruined fudge by turning it into rich, dense brownies with just eggs, flour, and milk. The clever 4-ingredient solution for fudge that came out too hard, too soft, or too runny.

These raspberry-fig bars are perfect for grab-go breakfast, delicious, packed with goodness. They will for sure energize you to start a fresh day.

Vegetarian burgers built from Harvest Burger mix and bulgur wheat, bound with tomato paste and parsley, then topped with balsamic-glazed caramelized onions. A satisfying meatless burger with serious chew and sweet-tangy crown.

Three-ingredient raspberry sherbet made with frozen raspberries, buttermilk, and sugar. No ice cream maker needed. Just blend, freeze, and scoop. Tangy, fruit-forward, and lighter than ice cream.

These were so tasty. I'd make them again and again. I used bread crumbs instead of crackers and a red bell instead of a green bell. I could see trying this with different fruit juice and cheese combos! Make this, I don't think you'll be disappointed.