Quick and easy birthday party recipes with 500 or fewer calories

Quick Cooking Chocolate Pudding

(Yields approx. 4 servings)

Crazy Chocolate Cake

Fun recipe to make with kids.

Aunt Betty's Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

To be honest with you, my aunt’s recipe was chocolate chip cookies, not bars, but I decided to make them into…

Roasted Pepper Hummus

I used raw chickpeas for this recipe (soaked overnight and cooked in a pressure cooker) but you can use the canned variety as well.

Grilled Chicken Pesto Open Faced Sandwich

May is sandwich month at Carolina HeartStrings. I love sandwiches. All kinds and I love looking in my fridge…

Neiman Marcus Cheese Spread

This was served at a bunco group and it has been a hit at my house ever since. Great party appetizer. Makes a lot but never any left. Like…

Okra Salad

This is our last picnic recipe for June. We have really enjoyed serving up items that are summertime-friendly and hope you make this and several…

Kaya Muffins

We've got kaya spread/coconut jam that was going to expire tomorrow so I used the leftover to make some muffins.

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,…

Lapis Surabaya (Spiku)

Indonesia's signature layer cake, Lapis Surabaya or Spiku, is so dear to most of Indonesians. The cake is commonly used for the base cake of…

Scottish Shortbread

Tried making shortbread for the first time. Tasted more like butter cookies with crumbly texture.

Lemon Cookies

I had a dream of eating lemon cookies during my afternoon nap yesterday. This may sound crazy but once I woke up, I quickly browsed for lemon…

Eggless Chocolate cake

Perfect desert for non egg eaters or days when you are out of eggs and still want cake//

Zucchini Oatmeal Cookies

If you like a semi-soft, moist yet chewy cookie Zucchini Oatmeal Cookies should appeal to you. Overtime I have tried different zucchini cookie…

No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars