American winter bake recipes with 300 or fewer calories added by professional chefs

Chocolate Butter Pecans

Chicken Pot Pie Skinny-fied!

Chicken pot pie is considered the ultimate comfort food. It’s a savory pie filled with a luxurious chicken stew. It’s been popular forever! When you…

Banana and Granola Muffins

You can have breakfast in a muffin with your choice of ingredients. Make these with walnuts, almonds or pecans; select raisins, dried cranberries or…

Chef Teddy Chocolate Swiss Roll

German Chocolate Cookies

This recipe from the BHG.com website was developed as a healthier alternative to outright decadent German chocolate cake. Rolled oats and flax meal…

Cinnamon-Raisin Graham Bread (for bread machine dough cycle or conventional yeast bread method)

This is baked whole grain bread at its best, and amply satisfies my yen…

Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie

How about a foot-wide chocolate chip cookie for a party or gift? This treat is quick and easily portable. Chocolate chip cookie recipes abound, but…

Peanutty Oatmeal Cookies

A different take on peanut butter cookies. The oatmeal adds chewiness, and the chopped peanuts add extra crunch. For an over-the-top serving, spread…

Honey Chicken Wings

This recipe from honey.com makes a simple tasty snack or appetizer for fall events.

Banana Bread with Streusel Nut Topping

My all-time favorite banana bread recipe was unseated when I came across this scrumptious streusel-topped…

Pumpkin Nut Bread with Streusel Topping

The comforting smell of fall and winter is in the air as you bake this crunchy and moist pumpkin spice bread.…

Pumpkin Honey Bran Muffins, Super Healthy and Flourless

That’s right, these super flavorful and very moist harvest muffins are loaded with bran and oats, no flour at…

Favorite Date Nut Bread

This recipe is chock full of nuts and dates, and never fails to deliver in flavor and moistness. It stores well for several days refrigerated, and…

Leftover Oatmeal Raisin Nut Muffins

Leftover cooked oatmeal joins basic quickbread ingredients to make a delicious batch of muffins. Rather than…

Favorite Gingerbread Cake

Gingerbread cake addicts, rejoice - this recipe makes the right size gingerbread cake for a crowd! Lightly moist and lightly sweet, this version I…