American desserts recipes with 500 or fewer calories

Apple Custard Pie with Oatmeal Crust

Adapted from: Vegetarian Times Magazine. This is a simple and delicious dessert. Enjoy and Have Love in…

Pumpkin Dump Cake

November finds us at Carolina HeartStrings putting a twist on old favorite Thanksgiving dishes and nothing says “old favorite” like pumpkin pie!…

Double Butter Bundt Cake

Moist and rich, this unfrosted Bundt cake is versatile as a stand-alone snack with tea or coffee, or as a pastry base for ice cream or strawberry…

Sugar Donut Muffins

A soft and tender cake muffin with a crusty coating of sugar on the outside that will melt in your mouth like a little bite of heaven.

Shoofly Pie

Traditional PA Dutch food and prize winning recipe.

Dutch Pearl Tapioca Pudding

This is also known as "fish eye" tapioca. The "pearls" are large round pieces of tapioca.

Chocolate Gobs

I love making these during the summer to give my kids a sweet treat. Just wrap them in plastic wrap and store in the frigde. The kids will love…

Never Fail Chocolate Cake

One of the easiest, and moistest chocolate cakes you will ever bake. My grandmother, Eva Koehler, called it her "never fail" recipe. It is nearly…

Jelly Bean Sugar Cookies

An adorable little sugar cookie that is sure to put a smile on anyone's face. This cookie is soft on the inside, slightly chewy with lightly crispy…

Celestial Pie

Why limit a great dessert like lemon meringue pie to just one kind of citrus fruit? Thanks to orange and lemon, this lovely pie packs a bold…

Angel Food Waldorf Cake

A company-best cake recipe with real WOW factor, from my recipe archives. Originally from the Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library (1971) though the…

Hershey's Special Dark Truffle Brownie Cheesecake

Sand Art Bars (Brownie Mix in a Jar: Holiday Gift Idea!)

This is one of the “bars in jars” recipes so popular a few years ago, and every so often during the holidays I…

Delicious Blueberry Lemon Crunch Cake

A delicious and easy recipe made with fresh or frozen blueberries and cornmeal for an added crunchy texture.…

Easy pumpkin pies with brandy whipped cream

These pies only take about 10 minutes to prepare, but they taste wonderful. If you're looking for a pumpkin…