Quick and easy American desserts recipes with 300 or fewer calories

Classic Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I’ve tried many recipes of oatmeal raisin cookies but settled on this as the best one yet. It’s from Joy of Cooking (1997). The cookies are…

Chocolate Glazed Peanut Butter Bars

Sweet and chewy bars are a cinch to make and will please most all of your hungry nibblers! The original recipe…

Berry Cobbler

Super easy, SUPER yummy cobbler. Got berries? A cup of almonds? You can probably come up with the flour, sugar, butter and cornstarch to be…

Creme de Menthe Pillows

Skinny Springtime Sugar Cookies, Terrific for Easter

These colorful old-fashioned sugar cookies are crispy, delicate and buttery tasting. And, I’m using just a…

Sinful Saltines

Saltine Crackers at their finest...sweet, salty, crunchy and gooey. Wow!

Chocolatey Brownie Bites

My favorite chocolate treat has always been a brownie. The fudgier the better (is that a word?) It sure is to me. It perfectly describes how I…

Zucchini-Carrot Bars

Reminiscent of carrot cake, these garden-fresh sweet bars make a delicious and pretty snack or dessert to take to a gathering. Or set out some of…

Blueberry Buckle

Chock full of blueberries, the tender and not-too-sweet cake batter produces a mid-morning coffee cake or dessert ‘extraordinaire’! A light…

Loaded Oatmeal Cookies

Loaded Oatmeal Cookies are for an after school snack for your children or coffee break at work with your co-workers. They provide extra nutritive…

Mixed Berry Pie

Mixed berry Pie-is a delicious and easy recipe for a fabulous dessert. Made with all fresh berries: (blueberries, red raspberries and blackberries).…

Fresh Berry Fruit Dessert Cup with Lemon~Lime Whipped Cream

Wonderful dessert using fresh berries!

Raspberry Buttermilk Cake

This cake recipe comes from Gourmet Magazine and is very simple to make. The batter is so good, that I greedily licked the batter spoon. You can…

Coconut Cream Pie Adapted from All Recipes

You have to make this - and soon! This pie is so creamy and tasty, you just have to make it! I'm not talkin…

Top of the Line Banana Nut Bread

This bread is light and tender yet firm,, and has a mixture of flavors appealing to the taste buds. I began…