American desserts recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

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Gooey Butter Cake

Gooey Butter Cake

This is a tried and true recipe from Marge Frommel in St. Louis. If you've spent much time in St. Louis, you know what Gooey Butter Cake is!

Andra Kiser
Aug 2011
Intermediate
1 vote
3025 views
Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream

Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream

Perfect for little girl’s birthday parties, themed baby showers, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, or celebrating…

Schnoodle Soup
Sep 2011
Intermediate
1 vote
3773 views
Gingerbread Cake with Drunken Raisins and Persimmon

Gingerbread Cake with Drunken Raisins and Persimmon

Easy gingerbread cake with rum-flavored raisins served with persimmon slivers

Vivien
Dec 2011
Intermediate
1 vote
1691 views
Quick Cooking Chocolate Pudding

Quick Cooking Chocolate Pudding

(Yields approx. 4 servings)

Winelady Cooks
Mar 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
2620 views
Old Fashioned Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies

Old Fashioned Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies

This is a great nutrient dense recipe that is a little lighter than some of the other oatmeal cookie recipes by…

Char's Kitchen
Mar 2012
Intermediate
2 votes
1725 views
Mini Pound Cakes

Mini Pound Cakes

It is strawberry time in the Carolinas. Strawberry farms are everywhere and love to go and pick our own. We try really hard not to eat while we…

Carolinaheartstrings
May 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
2631 views
Quick and Delicious Banana Bread

Quick and Delicious Banana Bread

Inspired by: The New McCall’s Cookbook. This is a very old cookbook that belonged to my mother. It seems…

Catherine Pappas
May 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
1328 views
Pineapple Upside Down Cup Cake

Pineapple Upside Down Cup Cake

make 1 or a dozen~~they are GREAT for breakfast, lunch or a desert!!! Love em!!! Try new flavors!! Baked one at a time in a CUP!!!

Kathy Young
Jun 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
2552 views
Decadent Cherry Chocolate Dirtcake

Decadent Cherry Chocolate Dirtcake

Spring and summer is busy season for a favorite southern dessert, dirtcake. It contains no dirt and isn't even…

Smokinhotchef
Jun 2012
Advanced
1 vote
4537 views
Apple Pie

Apple Pie

I bought almost 750gr of (non Granny Smith) sour green apples as I was craving green apples so badly. Unfortunately, I brought home really sour,…

Christine
Jul 2012
Beginner
1 vote
3067 views
Creamy Watermelon Pops

Creamy Watermelon Pops

A blend of watermelon and milk that results in a creamy frozen pop!

Shannon Millisor
Jul 2012
Professional
1 vote
2770 views
Homemade S'mores Ice Cream

Homemade S'mores Ice Cream

Chocolate ice cream with graham crackers and marshmallow fluff.

Beth Roan
Jul 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
1357 views
Double Chocolate Sea Salt Cookies

Double Chocolate Sea Salt Cookies

I found these cookies during a blogging link-up party earlier this year. Everything about these cookies is…

AmandaE
Sep 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
1688 views
The Best Pumpkin Pie

The Best Pumpkin Pie

This is my go-to pumpkin pie recipe, topped with brandied whipped cream. yum! Source: Cook's Illustrated If you do not have a food processor,…

Joann M.
Oct 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
2519 views
Casie's Fruit Torte

Casie's Fruit Torte

My niece made this for Christmas. I was already so full I couldn't walk and still couldn't stop eating this delicious dessert. It can be made with…

Just Cookin'
Dec 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
3369 views