North american fruits recipes with 500 or fewer calories

Apple Cobblers

Baked apples with a delicious crumb topping.

Easy Berry Pie

I took the kids to a berry farm and we picked a few bags of olallie berries (similar to black berries) and I made this wonderful pie from them.…

Peaches & Cream Ice Cream

Homemade peach ice cream is one of the staples of summer.

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…

Mango Chipotle Sauce/Glaze

This is a good sauce/glaze for almost anything. It is easy to make and stores refrigerated well for several days or if air tight much longer. I…

Strawberry Sorbet

A delicious frozen strawberry dessert

Banana, pecans and chocolate chips muffins

The other day, I discovered a nice dessert: the banana cake in the restaurant Factory&Co. This is the first…

Cranberry-Orange Muffins

Host a country-style weekend breakfast with these sweet-tart muffins. A few years ago we had a harsh winter and I didn't want to run to the…

Chewy Oat Breakfast Cookies

These cookies are easy to make, chewy, healthy and ideal for breakfast. They contain no egg, no dairy, no flour and no added sugar. They are…

Strawberry Shortcakes with Whipped Cream

Orange Chipotle Vinaigrette

This recipe is adapted from one by Julie Campoy in her book Julienne. I made some changes to it. I added garlic, used more honey and reduced 50%…

Strawberry Tart

Adapted from: Reader’s Digest ~ Creative Cooking. This cookbook is a treasure of old time recipes that are too good to be left just to memory.…

Strawberry and Rhubarb Tapioca Pudding

A delightful tapioca pudding for a special occasion. So ruby-red pretty, and with a small scoop of vanilla ice…

Rhubarb Apple Cobbler

Oh, the ubiquitous rhubarb cobbler. Everyone has a recipe for it. Every time you bake it it's different, depending on the ripeness of the rhubarb,…

Creamed Bananas in Puffed Pastry Shells

An original dessert recipe I created for our guests at our Bed and Breakfast Lodge. It's a finalist in a recipe…