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Enjoy these recipes for low fat cakes, cookies, muffins, and more.
Healthy Apricot and Date Cookies
These wholesome apricot and date cookies are kind of a cross between a cookie and a muffin, making them a satisfying fruity snack. These apricot date cookies are perfect to pop int to kids' lunch boxes, too.
Easter Sugar Cookies
Prepare some lower-fat sugar cookies, and use bunny, flower and egg-shaped cookie cutters plus plenty of colorful sprinkles and sugars to make delightful Easter and spring cookies.
St Patrick's Day Sugar Cookies
Indulge in a little sweet treat on St Patrick's Day with these lightened sugar cookies, containing a fraction of the fat of regular sugar cookies. The low fat sugar cookies are perfect with a nice cup of tea.
Mini Chocolate Cupcakes
Here's a neat way to get a your chocolate fix without compromising your low-fat way of eating. These mini chocolate cupcakes are both low fat and portion controlled. Pop one of these little cupcakes in your child's lunch box for a mini low-fat chocolatey treat
Fat Free Valentine Meringue Cookies
Don't blow your diet on Valentine's Day. Enjoy these light as air fat-free Valentine Meringue Cookies. Add a hint of red food coloring to make these cookies extra-special for your loved one.
Light Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies are just about everybody's favorite cookie, and the undoing of many a dieter or healthy eater. So why not adjust your recipes a little and enjoy a lighter chocolate chip cookie that's still worth savoring.
Healthier Banana Bread
Here's a healthier version of banana bread that reduces the amount of fat and sugar, and replaces half the flour content with with whole wheat flour. The end result is still a delicious banana bread fit for any tea table.
Mini Corn Muffins
These cute mini corn muffins are low in fat and easy to make. Pop on in your child's lunch box, or serve them when you're having a chili night. Mini muffins are the perfect way to exercise portion control!
Crispy Rice Cereal Holiday Treats
These crispy rice treats are loved by most kids (and adults). Add a holiday twist by using cookie cutters and some colored food gel and sprinkles.
Low-Fat Thumbprint Cookies
Cute little thumbprint cookies are irresistible, especially during the holidays. Most cookie recipes involve a lot of butter and eggs. This recipe calls for just a 1/4 cup of butter and only one egg. I like to fill these thumbprint cookies with raspberry preserves, but feel free to use your favorite kind.
Morning Glory Muffins
Enjoy these moist and delicious morning glory muffins at breakfast or as an afternoon teatime treat.
Low Fat Chocolate Chip-Raisin Cookies
A nice mix of semisweet chocolate chips, raisins and oats makes for a tasty cookie with a lot less fat than regular chocolate chip cookies.
Low Fat Banana Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
A sinful-tasting low-fat banana cake with a deliciously sweet cream-cheese frosting makes a sweet treat for any occasion.
Low Fat Baking
Low fat baking can change the texture of muffins quick breads and cakes. But there a few things you can do to ensure low fat baking success.
Low Fat Banana Muffins
There's nothing quite like a warm, fresh banana muffin. Enjoy these low-fat banana muffins for breakfast or a mid-morning snack.
Low Fat Gingerbread Cake
A moist and delicious gingerbread cake that's perfect for the holidays. Best of all, it's low fat.
Fruity Chocolate Chip Bars
This fruity chocolate chip bars are a guilty pleasure with a fraction of the fat of most cookies and bars. These bars make a delicious holiday treat or gift from your kitchen.
Low Fat Icebox Cookies
Christmas cookies: who can resist them? If you're trying to eat low fat, try these tasty little icebox cookies, which are sweet, buttery and low in fat.
Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins
Pumpkin and cranberries pair well together in these delicious low fat fall muffins. Enjoy these pumpkin cranberry muffins with a morning cup of coffee or as a tea time treat.
Pumpkin Bites
Neither a cookie nor a muffin, these delectable, low-fat pumpkin bites are perfect for lunch boxes or as after-school treats. Sweet yet nutritious, these low fat pumpkin bites are a real kid pleaser.
Low Fat Lemon Blueberry Loaf
A low fat lemon blueberry loaf that's perfect for a mid-morning snack or afternoon tea.
Low Fat Brownies
These low fat brownies make a wonderfully chocolately treat. Served warm with a glass of cold milk, they taste just heavenly.
Cherry-Oatmeal Muffins
Low fat cherry oatmeal muffins are perfect as a mid-morning snack or with afternoon tea.
How to use Phyllo Dough in Low Fat Cooking and Baking
Phyllo dough is a great low fat alternative to regular pastry and pie crusts. But using phyllo dough can be daunting. Here's how to use phyllo dough for your low fat baking needs.
Low Fat Cooking Quick Tip - Phyllo Dough for Low Fat Pies and Pastries
Why give up pies and pastries when there's a light, crisp and flaky alternative. Phyllo (or filo) dough is a great low fat substitute for regular pastry and pie crusts.
Low Fat Pumpkin-Banana Bread
A low fat pumpkin-banana bread using a small amount of heart-healthy canola oil instead of artery-clogging butter. A nice low fat treat for fall and Halloween.
Low Fat Pear Muffins
Low fat muffins featuring chunks of Bartlett pear, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
Low Fat Blueberry Muffins
Warm blueberry muffins fresh from the oven are hard to beat. Try these low fat blueberry muffins for breakfast or as part of a low fat brunch.
Low Fat Apricot-Ginger Muffins
Delicious, low fat Apricot-Ginger Muffins, pairing the sweetness of apricot preserves with the spiciness of ginger.
Low Fat Banana and Raspberry Bread
A moist, low fat banana bread with fresh raspberries.
Low Fat Zucchini Muffins
These low fat zucchini muffins are perfect for breakfast on the go or a mid-morning snack.
Low Fat Lemon Zucchini Bread
Moist zucchini bread makes a healthy and delicious snack. This low fat lemon zucchini bread has a little extra tang, thanks to the lemon zest and nutmeg.
Irish Soda Bread
If you're planning a low fat St Patrick's Day feast, try this traditional Irish Soda Bread recipe. It's easy to make and requires only a few basic ingredients.
Low Fat Raspberry Orange Muffins
Who can resist warm muffins fresh from the oven? These low fat raspberry orange muffins are a great way to start your day. Simple to make, these low fat muffins can be made in a jiffy.
Low Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies
These delicious low fat chocolate chip cookies have half the fat of regular chocolate chip cookies yet taste just as decadent. Using cocoa powder and miniature chocolate chips, the chocolate taste is just as intense.
Low Fat Lemon Bars
Sweet yet tart, these low fat lemon bars are a luscious treat. Next to chocolate, these make a perfect sweet indulgence, only with less fat and fewer calories.
Low Fat Fudge Brownies
These low fat brownies are dense and fudgy, making a wonderfully chocolatey treat. Enjoy these while they are still warm with a glass of cold, fat free milk.
Low Fat Cornbread
Serve some of this delicious low fat cornbread at your next picnic, potluck or Super Bowl party.
Carrot Cake
This moist low fat carrot cake, with its light cream cheese frosting, makes a great guilt-free dessert.
Apple Oatmeal Muffins
These moist apple oatmeal muffins make a great low fat snack or breakfast muffin.
Oatbran Muffins
These low fat oatbran muffins are perfect for a quick breakfast or as a mid-morning snack.
Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins
For a healthy morning snack, or if you're grabbing breakfast on the run, try these delicious low fat pumpkin oatmeal muffins.
Banana Bread
Indulge your sweet tooth with this delicious low fat banana bread recipe.
Cranberry Orange Bread
Ideal for Thanksgiving or Christmas, this low fat sweet treat makes a perfect holiday snack.
Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
Who can resist holiday cookies? If you like oatmeal raisin cookies, try these festive low fat cookies, which use cranberries instead of raisins.
Holiday Fruitcake
This deliciously moist and tangy fruitcake makes a great low fat Christmas cake. If you want to cut the fat completely, omit the walnuts and add a little more fruit to compensate.
Holiday Sugar Cookies
Sugar cookies, anyone? These low fat cookies are a tasty holiday treat. Reducing the amount of butter allows these holiday cookies to lose much of the fat without losing the flavor.
Low Fat Raspberry Squares
This sweet low fat dessert is a delightful treat. Enjoy these raspberry squares anytime or serve them at a holiday gathering. They won't last long.
Low Fat Gingerbread Men
Help yourself to one of these low fat gingerbread men. By reducing the amount of butter and replacing it with applesauce, these low fat holiday cookies are a perfect treat for kids and grown-ups alike.
Quick Tip: Mini Chocolate Chips
Use mini chocolate chips in your next low fat chocolate chip cookie recipe. You make a smaller measure of chocolate chips go further.
Fat Free Chocolate Peppermint Meringue Cookies
These fat free Chocolate Peppermint Meringue Cookies are one holiday cookie you don't have to feel guilty about. They're fat free and low carb.
Low Fat Cranberry Orange Muffins
Tender and light, these low fat Cranberry Orange Muffins make a delightful seasonal treat. Serve them as part of a holiday brunch or enjoy with a glass of orange or pomegranate juice for breakfast.
Low Fat Cranberry Macaroons
Light and airy, these low fat cranberry macaroons use just enough coconut to add a chewy sweetness, but not enough to overload these cookies with saturated fat. Crispy rice cereal adds a little crunch.
Can I Eat More Than One Low Fat Cookie?
Just because something is deemed low fat does not mean it is low calorie. Low fat treats are usually high in sugar, which can equally lead to weight gain.
Low Fat Key Lime Bars
These low fat key lime bars make a tangy and creamy treat.
Low Fat Cherry Turnovers
Phyllo dough is used to make these delicious low fat cherry turnovers, which are buttery-tasting and wonderfully flaky.
Low Fat Peach Tarts
Low fat peach tarts made with phyllo dough make for a sweet, crispy, flaky treat.
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