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North 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 5 reviews 6 comments 32011 views
THE Bacardi Rum Cake.....adjusted for today's box cake mixes Several 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 7 reviews 7 comments 88394 views
Creole Rice Pudding NEVER 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 2 reviews 2 comments 12238 views

“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 3 reviews 2 comments 12477 views
Paul's Pumpkin Bars Accountant 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 3 reviews 2 comments 11982 views
Creole Pralines Better 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 2 reviews 4 comments 10219 views
Everything Goes Oatmeal Coookies This 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 5 reviews 2 comments 17998 views
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 2 reviews 2 comments 19721 views
Fabulous 3 Cherry Pie Most 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 1 review 7 comments 7112 views
Uncle Amos' Molasses Cookies This 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 3 reviews 4 comments 8211 views
Easy Candied Pecans A 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 1 review 2 comments 16994 views
Plain Old Oatmeal Cookies I 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 1 review 6318 views
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 1 review 4692 views
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 2 reviews 4 comments 22431 views
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 2 reviews 12102 views