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Vegan Apricot Creme Brulee
You can make this vegan apricot creme brulee dessert well ahead, but caramelize the sugar topping just before you serve...
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Dairy-Free Chocolate Birthday Cake
For this ever-so-satisfying chocolate birthday cake, use the best bittersweet chocolate you can find. To keep the cake dairy-free, read...
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Chocolate Banana Brownies
There is quite a lot of fruit in these easy chocolate brownies: bananas, prune puree and dried cherries. They combine...
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Wild Blueberry Pear Crumble
Ripe pears, wild blueberries and walnuts make this crumble a sweet treat on the healthier side. To make it even...
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Dried Fruit Compote
Dried fruit compote makes a delicious heart-healthy breakfast, snack or dessert rich in vitamins C and E.
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Cherry Clafouti
Use fresh or frozen sweet cherries in this quick-to-make cherry clafouti, and serve with ice cream, whipped cream or frozen...
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Bing Cherry-Walnut Oatmeal Crumble
This delicious Bing cherry-walnut oatmeal crumble dessert is topped with heart-healthy nuts and oats.
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Fragrant Mango Cream in Brandy-Snap Baskets
What could be more delicious than luscious fresh fruit blended with nonfat sour cream and lemon curd, and spooned into...
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Mango Brulee
Voluptuous mangoes soaked in rum and cinnamon snuggle beneath a golden, grilled sugar topping in this delicious mango brulee.
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Apple and Muesli Rock Cakes
A small amount of diced apple makes these cookies moist and fruity, and a perfect replacement for store-bought cookies. Easy...
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Ginger Nut Cookies
Here's a healthier, less-fatty version of a traditional favourite cookie. Bake simple round cookies, or use fancy cutters and encourage...
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Chocolate-Nut Meringue Cookies
Here's an astounding achievement: chocolate-nut cookies with less than one gram of fat each! The secret is meringue. These chocolate-nut...
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Fudgy Chocolate Brownies
Most people's ideal brownie is one that is moist in the centre, with a deep chocolate flavour. This recipe for...
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Sweet Whole-Wheat Cookies
These crunchy, golden cookies are full of nutty, slightly sweet flavours. They are sliced from a long piece of dough,...
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Oatmeal and Raisin Cookies
Both children and adults will love these crisp, melt-in-the-mouth oatmeal and raisin cookies. They are a wholesome treat, packed with...
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Chocolate Chunk and Nut Cookies
These chocolate chunk and nut cookies are simply irresistible eaten while still warm, when the chocolate chunks are soft and...
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Black Forest Mousse Cake
Here's one of those heavenly warm, dense chocolate cakes that is very light, surprisingly low in fat and much easier...
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Cappuccino Chiffon Cake
When chiffon cakes first appeared in the 1940s, the focus was on how easy they were to mix. Today, however,...
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Blueberry Cheesecake
Compared with most cheesecakes, this version of blueberry cheesecake isn't particularly high in fat, as it uses low-fat cottage cheese...
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Spanish Orange and Almond Cake
Made with whole oranges'simmered until very tender and then finely chopped'and ground almonds, this classic Spanish cake has a moist,...
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Carrot Cake with Light Cream Cheese Icing
Go ahead, take another bite. This carrot cake with light cream cheese icing is delicious, and really good for you!...
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Cherry and Almond Strudel
Strudel, Austria's famous melt-in-the-mouth pastry, looks very impressive but is surprisingly easy to make. In this cherry and almond strudel,...
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Fruit and Pistachio Baklava
Here is an updated version of the traditional Greek pastry, made with a filling of dates, dried mango and pistachio...
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Cinnamon Banana Caramels
Any fruit'fresh, canned or frozen'can be used to make this instant version of crème brûlée. In this recipe for cinnamon...
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Iced Fairy Cakes
Iced fairy cakes are easy to prepare and always popular with children. Using ricotta cheese in the topping makes a...
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Upside-Down Pear Pudding
This comforting pear pudding is perfect for a Sunday lunch on a chilly day. Pears and blackberries are topped with...
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Citrus Meringue Pie
A modern twist on lemon meringue, this citrus meringue pie recipe uses lime and orange as well as lemon in...
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Raspberry and Passion Fruit Sponge Roll
This light, almost fat-free sponge, rolled up around a raspberry and passion fruit filling, makes a very pretty dessert. It's...
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Mint and Orange Scented Melon Cup
This is a perfect light summertime treat'a combination of colourful ripe fruits and pieces of crisp cucumber, drizzled with orange-flavoured...