American desserts recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.0 per serving

Sort: Popular Newest Rating
Show:
Quick & Easy Fruit Compote with Vanilla Sauce (and a no-added sugar or low-sugar variation)

Quick & Easy Fruit Compote with Vanilla Sauce (and a no-added sugar or low-sugar variation)

A fruit compote on the table in 15 minutes? Here's a dessert kids (and…

Salad Foodie
Jan 2013
Professional
3 votes
4457 views
Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

This is such a moist and delicious cake. With orange zest in the cake and frosting, it adds an extra element of goodness! You'll never know there is…

Mandy Bird
Feb 2010
Intermediate
1 vote
5889 views
Indian Spice Cookies

Indian Spice Cookies

Based on Garam Masala, a spice blend used frequently in Indian cuisine, these cookies have a nice soft and chewy texture and the flavor is complex…

Buck Bannister
Feb 2010
Advanced
1 vote
2605 views
Williams Sonoma Triple Chocolate Brownies

Williams Sonoma Triple Chocolate Brownies

This is a very popular recipe that I simplified a bit without losing any of it's goodness. You can serve these…

Nancy Miyasaki
Nov 2010
Intermediate
5 votes
6952 views
Key lime pie cheesecake in a jar

Key lime pie cheesecake in a jar

This dessert is absolutely amazing, if you like Key lime pie. Tangy, creamy with sweet crumbs.

Myfoodpassion
Feb 2013
Intermediate
1 vote
6480 views
Brown Rice Crispy Treats

Brown Rice Crispy Treats

These Treats are a huge improvement over the classic version. I love the taste of vanilla, and with the browned butter it really punches up the…

Farrell May Podgorsek
Apr 2013
Advanced
1 vote
2756 views
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

A nice breakfast bar or snack, these granola bars start with ready-made granola to save time. Make them chewy…

Salad Foodie
Jul 2013
Professional
1 vote
7776 views
Trail Mix Pizza

Trail Mix Pizza

From time to time I succumb to the ease of refrigerated cookie dough. It is great when the project is really more than just making cookies. It…

Carolinaheartstrings
Aug 2013
Intermediate
1 vote
3644 views
Strawberry-Rhubarb Angel Cake

Strawberry-Rhubarb Angel Cake

Flavor combinations such as strawberry and rhubarb are classics for a reason--they taste great together! Enjoy them both in this elegant layered…

Robyn Savoie
Sep 2013
Advanced
1 vote
5561 views
White Chocolate Cherry Shortbread Cookies

White Chocolate Cherry Shortbread Cookies

This recipe made the rounds at Christmas on Fine Cooking and several food blogs. The original recipe comes from…

Foodiewife
Dec 2014
Advanced
1 vote
4897 views
Potluck Apricot Cobbler

Potluck Apricot Cobbler

An old-fashioned cobbler makes a hit with crowds and one of my favorite cobbler fruits is apricots. These perky golden first fruits of summer have…

Salad Foodie
Jun 2015
Professional
1 vote
3431 views
Brownie Whoopie Pies

Brownie Whoopie Pies

My family loves this dessert-so easy and so much fun!

"Cheffie Cooks"
Aug 2016
Advanced
1 vote
2219 views
Ginger Bars

Ginger Bars

Womans Day - September 2010

Jeannie Zastawny
Oct 2010
Advanced
1 vote
1806 views
Apple Cake made from Apple Skin and Core Pulp

Apple Cake made from Apple Skin and Core Pulp

I teach a cooking class to teens and last week we made apple pies. I didn't want to compost all the peels,…

Jeani Coleman
Mar 2010
Advanced
1 vote
3567 views