recipes for sweets guilt free desserts

This pudding delivers a velvety rich

custard, ripe banana flavor, vanilla

wafers so soft they melt in your

mouth, and an irresistible golden-

baked meringue topping. All this, and

it's lower in fat and calories than

traditional versions. These make

great individual party desserts, or

make it in an 8-inch square pan. We

love it with extra wafers.

For this healthier version of carrot

cake, we reduced the fat in the batter

by using less vegetable oil and sugar,

yet it is still as moist as traditional

cakes. We also reduced the butter and

used reduced-fat cream cheese for the

frosting, without losing the flavor!

These lemony bars are a great make-

ahead treat. Use fresh orange juice

and zest instead of lemon for a

different flavor profile.

Chocolate Fudge Pie

You won't believe this rich chocolate

pie is lightened. Better yet, it only

requires four ingredients. Garnish the

pie with fresh raspberries.

Cherry Bread Pudding

Cherry Bread Pudding puts a guilt-free

spin on a classic dessert. Tart cherries

can help boost melatonin in the brain to

regulate natural sleep patterns and

ease jet lag. Add some toasted slivered

almonds for a crunchy garnish, if you

wish.

Chocolate-Oatmeal Parfaits

A homemade chocolate pudding is even

more luscious (yet still light) when

layered with oatmeal granola and

whipped topping.

Peach-Rhubarb Crisp

Rhubarb adds fresh, tart flavor to the

crisp, and peaches yield healthy

antioxidants and other phytochemicals

as well as a sweet taste. Serve this dish

warm with low-fat vanilla ice cream,

vanilla yogurt, or low-fat whipped

topping.

Dark Chocolate-Bourbon Tarte

This torte is soufflé-like in texture and

abundant in heart-healthy antioxidants.

Best of all, it cures any chocolate

craving.

Vanilla Ice Milk

Ice milk has the same creamy vanilla

taste as ice cream, but using milk

instead of cream makes it light. This

simple 6-ingredient recipe is the

perfect treat to create in your ice cream

maker without worrying about your

waistline.

Berry Bread Pudding

Indulge in delicious, individually

baked bread pudding with all its

berry flavor—no extra calories

included.

Top the pudding with our Raspberry

Sauce, Whiskey Sauce, or Toasted

Pecan-Caramel Sauce. You can also

try Reduced-Sugar Bread Pudding

with Reduced-Sugar Raspberry

Sauce.

Blueberry-Almond Cobbler

Don’t skip dessert. This crispy

cobbler is chock-full of tasty

super foods—berries, nuts, and

oats. For a tangy treat, serve

with low-fat lemon frozen yogurt.

Blueberry-Almond Cobbler