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Oatmeal and Peach Muffins
Oatmeal and peaches are a really delicious combination, and make excellent muffins. I keep the ingredients as natural as possible, so these are lightly ...
Chocolate Cheese Cake Recipe
A fabulous chocolate cheese cake -- that can also be made healthy if you use natural ingredients, low fat, naturally sweetened cookies, etc. And you've ...
Mini Cookie & Ice Cream Dessert Pizzas
These little dessert pizzas are very easy to make, and you can have lots of fun with variety and “decorating” them. I have to watch my sugar, so like to ...
Wanted - Genuine English Scone Recipe
I'd really like to get a real English scone recipe. I've been to England a couple times, and the scones they make there are fabulous. Not anything like ...
Date Nut Bread Recipe
I have a really good date nut bread recipe that's been in our family for years. My elderly grandma used to make it. It's sort of desserty too - you can ...
Pecan (or Walnut) Bars
These pecan or walnut bars taste like chewy praline brownies. You might eat the whole pan at one sitting and throw healthy right out the window. Oh well,...
Fresh Blueberry Pie
This is scrumptious, and best when fresh blueberries are in season.
3/4 c. sugar
3 Tblsp. corn starch
1/8 tsp. salt
1/4 c. water
4 cups fresh blueberries
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Microwave Cake
This extra rich, natural microwave cake is an easy 5 minute cake-for-one recipe, made in a mug...with options.
This is perfect for both elderly and ...
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Balls
This is a really easy no-bake cookie recipe with lots of good ingredients. They take just minutes to make and are practically a balanced meal all by themselves!...
Lemon Cream Pie
This lemon cream pie is so easy with a nice lemony flavor. It's chilled, so is also refreshing. All you need to bake is the pie crust.
Now that I'm ...
Peach Pie Recipe
This peach pie recipe is quite unique and surprising. It not only has a little crunch, but some creamy ingredients too. And it is a no-bake recipe (except ...
Ice Cream Sandwich
Here's an easy way to make an easy, flexible ice cream sandwich - as homemade as you want to get it. You can either make ice cream yourself (like I do)...
Cognac Fruit Dip
This is an excellent fruit dip made with cognac and Grand Marinier. It also does contain powdered sugar, so those on a no or low sugar diet would have ...
Fudge Recipe
This somewhat natural fudge recipe has several ingredients that can be switched around or added to, depending on a person's diet, especially the elderly....
Peanut Butter Chocolate Bites
These little bites of peanut butter and chocolate dessert make just the right amount for a treat. And you can make them as healthy as you'd like, depending ...
Jam-Sickles
These healthy popsickles are made of fruit juice - and jam! The combination is delicious and really fun to eat - they are frozen, yet kind of chewy.
It'...
Brandy Chocolate Custard
This is a really simple custard recipe from scratch. It is light and healthy, made with all-natural ingredients. And delicious. You can leave the brandy ...
Cranberry Orange Bread or Cake
This is a delicious bread using many healthy ingredients. It's both tart and sweet and is a bit like cake. In fact, you could add on a cream cheese frosting ...
Ice Cream and Brownie Pie
Ice cream pies seem to be very popular! This one is very easy to do, since you can use a packaged brownie mix (unless you like to make it from scratch!...
Orange Dessert
This orange dessert is made with fresh slices of orange, plus sugar-free orange slice candies, arranged in a circular flower. Very easy to make and delicious ...
Scandinavian Almond Cake
This delicious cake is similar to an almond-flavored pound cake. It's very moist and full of flavor. And really easy to make.
Spray small loaf pan ...
Scrumptious Apple Sauce Brownies - low fat
These apple sauce brownies are absolutely delicious and low in fat - you'd never be able to tell! No butter or oil involved! Plus, the apples make them ...
Ice Cream Fruit Pie,
& Cookie Crumb Crust
This yummy ice cream pie and fruit has a special lower-fat cookie crumb crust. You can make it healthier by choosing more natural ingredients too. For ...
Fruit "Pizza" Dessert
Easy to make! I brought to a party and it disappeared, even before the chocolate items!
I use low fat cream cheese and sour cream.
I use butter, but ...
Protein Ice Cream shake (or malt)
I try to eat in the "zone", balancing protein, carbs and fats all at once. So I made this up, since I was missing having ice cream shakes. Since there ...
Pineapple Dump Cake
Yes, I know this has an odd name, but it is a healthy dessert recipe! It gets its name from dumping some of the ingredients into the bowl. It's got a really ...
Chocolate Chip Cookie Sundae
Here's a very easy and excellent sundae for anyone who loves chocolate chips!
Start with one or two scoops of your favorite
vanilla ice cream. I suggest ...
Minnesota Applesauce Bread
This is a great dessert type bread that is delicious for brunch or breakfast too!
2 1/2 c. sifted flour, 3/4 c. sugar (or sweetener), 3 tsp. baking ...