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American desserts recipes with 500 or fewer calories added by professional chefs
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Lemon Pastry Squares (a.k.a Lemon Brownies) - a new take on Lemon Bars!This recipe has been circulating around the Internet as “Lemon Brownies”,… |
Salad Foodie
May 2013 Professional |
17 votes
32011 views
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THE Bacardi Rum Cake.....adjusted for today's box cake mixesSeveral years ago Bacardi’s Rum Cake recipe used an 18 ½ ounce cake mix and box of instant vanilla pudding mix.… |
Salad Foodie
Dec 2012 Professional |
12 votes
88394 views
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Creole Rice PuddingNEVER throw day-old rice away! Next time you have that extra-large Chinese take out and you have some of that white rice left over, you have the… |
Amos Miller
Feb 2011 Professional |
7 votes
12238 views
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“Bear Sign” (Or… a more polite name: “Nut & Berry Shortbread Bars”)During the off-season, when salmon aren’t readily available up north,… |
Kevin Olomon
Feb 2010 Professional |
6 votes
12477 views
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Paul's Pumpkin BarsAccountant Paul Rainbow was the featured "He Cooks" in a column of the November 1976 Better Homes and Gardens Magazine. His recipe, Paul's Pumpkin… |
Salad Foodie
Nov 2011 Professional |
5 votes
11982 views
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Creole PralinesBetter than a cookie (sorry bakers, but this is a Creole group) and with the true taste of New Orleans, Creole Pralines are one of the signature… |
Amos Miller
Feb 2011 Professional |
5 votes
10219 views
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Everything Goes Oatmeal CoookiesThis is an original recipe. I was making them, years ago, because my children wanted a "loaded" oatmeal cookie… |
J. Gino Genovesi
Dec 2013 Professional |
5 votes
17998 views
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Good Stuff Dessert (a chocolate pudding trifle)Years ago a friend gave me this recipe saying it is as the name says, truly “Good Stuff.” Layers start with a… |
Salad Foodie
Jun 2012 Professional |
5 votes
19721 views
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Fabulous 3 Cherry PieMost folks don't have the luxury of owning a personal cherry orchard, so I modified this recipe using ingredients available at most stores.… |
Amos Miller
May 2011 Professional |
4 votes
7112 views
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Uncle Amos' Molasses CookiesThis is an old stand-by, perfect for the holidays, for winter, for enjoying with a glass of milk, or hot coffee, tea or cocoa. The beautiful… |
Amos Miller
Dec 2011 Professional |
4 votes
8211 views
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Easy Candied PecansA snack for the gods! Sprinkle atop your favorite greens, blue cheese topped or chicken salad. For holiday entertaining leave the pecans in halves… |
Salad Foodie
Oct 2012 Professional |
4 votes
16994 views
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Plain Old Oatmeal CookiesI have enjoyed oatmeal cookies with cinnamon, ginger and other dessert spices added to the dough and while they are perfectly delicious, this dough… |
Kevin Olomon
Mar 2010 Professional |
4 votes
6318 views
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Apricot Walnut Squares (A Bar Cookie)CRUNCHY, CHEWY and MOIST. That sums up this pleasing amber-color bar cookie. The bottom crust gets extra crunch… |
Salad Foodie
Apr 2012 Professional |
3 votes
4692 views
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Apple Crisp – Microwave Quick!I haven’t found a quicker apple crisp recipe that tastes as good (or better) than oven-baked. Simple prep and fast cooking make this a perfect… |
Salad Foodie
Oct 2011 Professional |
3 votes
22431 views
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Crowd-wowing Flat Apple Pie!In my all time top FAVS of pie recipes, this pastry is like a Texas-size turnover! Baked in a jelly roll pan, it’s a cinch to transport to meetings… |
Salad Foodie
Nov 2012 Professional |
3 votes
12102 views
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