British desserts recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

Scottish Shortbread

This is the most famous cookie of Scotland. It’s a must to use pure butter. Traditionally, shortbread contains no other flavor. I’ve been making…

Vanilla Custard Sauce (British)

This sauce is served over steamed puddings, fruit crisps (crumbles), and any dessert that would be enhanced by a creamy vanilla sauce. It's the…

Mini Brioche Muffins

This recipe can create 48 mini muffins, or 24 cupcakes - or, as I did, 24 mini muffins and 12 cupcakes!) Leave the brioche out to dry overnight…

Butter and Sugar Free Ginger Cookies

Banocolate Pie Treats

These are a little fiddly to make but are cute little treats to dish out for a dinner party. The pie base is made out of almonds and dates, so…

Cranberry Orange Cookie Bites

These taste best fresh out of the oven but keep well for a few days, they just go a little chewier. But best of all, they're pretty healthy! Which…

Healthy Fruit and Nut bars

Homemade version of Nak'd bars. Easy to make, very versatile. If you love the taste of Nak’d bars, but you’re not so keen on the price, try…

Caramelised pineapple & banana with ice cream

Sweet and simple. Make it boozy – or not.

Banana muffins

The pieces of fudge melt and give banana muffins a lovely, moist texture. Cinnamon and allspice on the other hand enrich muffins with a great flavor…

Sticky Peanut Butter Banana Squares

These can be a bit messy to eat!! Experiment with either smooth or crunchy peanut butter depending on the…

Baked apples with amaretti crumble

The amaretti and ricotta combo turn an everyday dessert into a special treat.

Carrot Cupcake

This is a lovely moist cupcake can be doubled to make a larger cake

Berry Cottage Cheese Muffins

Sweet, butter-free muffins! http://hungryjenny.blogspot.com/2010/09/berry-cottage-cheese-muffins.html

Butter Free Banana and Poppy Seed Cake Bars

So easy and speedy to make, and nice to pack for lunch or a quick breakfast snack on the go.…

Chocolate Coconut Sandwich Hearts

Makes 12 'sandwich' hearts and 12 mini hearts…