Quick and easy desserts recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

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Sugar Donut Muffins

Sugar Donut Muffins

A soft and tender cake muffin with a crusty coating of sugar on the outside that will melt in your mouth like a little bite of heaven.

Reeni
Feb 2010
Intermediate
21 votes
16584 views
“Bear Sign” (Or… a more polite name: “Nut & Berry Shortbread Bars”)

“Bear Sign” (Or… a more polite name: “Nut & Berry Shortbread Bars”)

During the off-season, when salmon aren’t readily available up north,…

Kevin Olomon
Feb 2010
Professional
6 votes
12477 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
Good Stuff Dessert (a chocolate pudding trifle)

Good Stuff Dessert (a chocolate pudding trifle)

Years ago a friend gave me this recipe saying it is as the name says, truly “Good Stuff.” Layers start with a…

Salad Foodie
Jun 2012
Professional
5 votes
19721 views
Uncle Amos' Molasses Cookies

Uncle Amos' Molasses Cookies

This is an old stand-by, perfect for the holidays, for winter, for enjoying with a glass of milk, or hot coffee, tea or cocoa. The beautiful…

Amos Miller
Dec 2011
Professional
4 votes
8211 views
Apple Cobblers

Apple Cobblers

Baked apples with a delicious crumb topping.

Beth Roan
Nov 2012
Intermediate
4 votes
6252 views
Lemon Pudding Cake

Lemon Pudding Cake

Adapted from: Pillsbury Christmas 2009. This is a delightfully light and delicious dessert and so simple to make. Enjoy and Remember Cook…

Catherine Pappas
Feb 2010
Intermediate
4 votes
11746 views
Oatmeal Blondies

Oatmeal Blondies

I couldn't decide what to make one day. Did I want Blondies or Oatmeal Cookies. Why not both? The bars came out exactly as I wanted them to. Moist…

Farrell May Podgorsek
Jun 2010
Advanced
4 votes
14996 views
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

A dark chocolate cookie with peanut butter undertones swirled with chocolate chips. Delightfully fluffy and…

Katherine Martin
Feb 2010
Intermediate
3 votes
3342 views
Hazelnut mantecados

Hazelnut mantecados

Typical Christmas biscuits, crumbly and brimming with hazelnut flavor.

Guest of winter
Feb 2010
Intermediate
3 votes
3410 views
Tea-Time Orange Cake Recipe

Tea-Time Orange Cake Recipe

With some Kinnow Oranges in hand, the first and the obvious recipe choice was a Tea-Time Orange Cake. The tanginess of oranges, the subtle sweet…

Hina Gujral
Apr 2016
Advanced
3 votes
4963 views
Apple Crisp – Microwave Quick!

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…

Salad Foodie
Oct 2011
Professional
3 votes
22431 views
Italian Pepper Cookies

Italian Pepper Cookies

Sometime you may have had some Italian cookies and wondered about the piquant taste. They may have been pepper cookies which come from the far…

Evelyn Scott
Mar 2010
Advanced
3 votes
6419 views
Italian Red Wine Cookies

Italian Red Wine Cookies

These are so quick and easy you can bake them anytime, and people will think you spent all day just baking for them !!

Evelyn Scott
Jan 2011
Advanced
3 votes
8410 views
Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bar Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bar Cookies

Quick to make, these bar cookies are a sister version of drop cookies (the dough can actually be made into…

Salad Foodie
Apr 2013
Professional
3 votes
11342 views