American thanksgiving desserts recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $1.0 per serving

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…

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…

Everything Goes Oatmeal Coookies

This is an original recipe. I was making them, years ago, because my children wanted a "loaded" oatmeal cookie…

Sage-Flecked Thanksgiving Sweet Potato-Apple Cake with Caramel-Bacon Crème

The down-home, yet elegant harvest tastes of sweet potatoes, apples, sage,…

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

My son made this with his second grade class last week. They had a great time and the muffins came out yummy!

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…

Blue Ribbon Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies

These beautiful and delicious cranberry-white chocolate cookies are great one a Thanksgiving dessert table or…

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…

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…

Cranberry Torte

An elegant dessert recipe that makes a showy finale to the holiday meal. It’s a make-ahead and freeze recipe, which will simplify matters on the day…

Praline Cream Puffs

Yield: 12 cream puffs

Pumpkin Custard Spice Bundt Cake

This easy cake will just blow you away. It uses a cake mix and canned pumpkin. You won't believe how great it…

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Orange Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting

For a Thanksgiving celebration at my daughter's school I made these pumpkin cupcakes. While they are…

Persimmon Pie

Granny Smith's Apple Pandowdy

Makes your eyes bug out & your stomach say "Howdy!" Fusion can be confusin', so let's get back to an ol' timey American dessert, not found on menus…