Fruit Desserts

A simple and delicious melon ball salad accented with mint, lime and honey.

Fresh fruit is fine all by itself, but on super hot days it's nice to indulge in some frozen treats. So instead of scooping high fat, high calorie ice cream, why not enjoy some frozen fruity delights?

When summer comes around, there's really no excuse for not eating your five-plus servings of fruit and vegetables. Here are some low fat ways to ensure you at least get your allotment of fruit.

A simple fruit salad of nectarines with fresh berries, drizzled with a honey citrus dressing and garnished with chopped mint.

Nothing beats a refreshing sorbet on a hot summer's day. This intensely colored blueberry sorbet makes the most of in-season blueberries, but you can substitute frozen blueberries when you want to make this fat-free treat any time of the year.

Chunks of fresh seasonal fruit on bamboo skewers with a fat-free vanilla yogurt dip makes an oh-so-simple yet delicious dessert.

Sorbet is virtually fat-free dessert, and a welcome treat on hot sunny days. This strawberry sorbet is made with fresh in-season strawberries, but when fresh strawberries are out of season, it's better to use frozen strawberries for maximum flavor.

Eton Mess is a classic English dessert featuring strawberries, whipped cream and meringue. This version replaces the cream with fat-free Greek yogurt, which is naturally thick and creamy. You could use fat-free whipped topping, but the yogurt is healthier.

A simple dessert of fresh, ripe strawberries in a no-cook lemon syrup, topped with a dollop of rich and creamy nonfat Greek yogurt.

A simple dessert of fresh strawberries tossed with lemon juice and sugar, and topped with fat-free Greek yogurt.

This low fat apple brown betty is healthier, low-fat version of an old favorite dessert.

Look no further than your fruit bowl for this simple yet delicious low-fat roasted peaches dessert.

These low fat orange creamsicles explode with orange-y goodness. I use calcium-fortified orange juice to give these citrus delights an extra nutritional boost.

These intensely purple popsicles are a fruit- and yogurt-filled delight. Best of all, they're practically fat-free.

Enjoy a healthy and delicious frozen treat with these low fat raspberry popsicles, made with fresh raspberries and low-fat buttermilk.

Enjoy a healthy and delicious frozen treat made from fresh strawberries and fat-free yogurt. These low fat strawberry popsicles make a wonderful post-barbecue treat.

Homemade applesauce is hard to beat. You can adjust the sweetness and texture, and decide if you want to add a little spice. Perfect as a topping for waffles and pancakes, or as an accompaniment to pork, there's always a reason to have applesauce on hand.

Syllabubs are usually made with cream, but this zesty low fat orange dessert retains all of the flavor with little of the fat.

How could a dessert this luscious be fat free? This Strawberry Pavlova is topped with fat-free whipped topping and fresh strawberries. Heavenly, indeed!

A creamy low-fat summer dessert made with raspberry gelatin, fat-free cream chese, low-fat cottage cheese, fat-free whipped topping, and canned peaches. Simple and delicious.

What could be simpler than buying some angel food cake, a pack of strawberries and some fat-free whipped topping? Yet together, they make an elegant-looking low fat dessert fit for any occasion.

A quick and easy summer dessert featuring vanilla pudding, fresh summer berries and fat-free whipped topping

Strawberries and rhubarb complement each other nicely in this sweet yet tart fruit sauce. Use in parfaits, over angel food cake, and with pancakes or waffles.

Baked pears with dried cranberries, walnuts and drizzled with pomegranate juice, making a warming, low fat seasonal dessert

A heavenly low fat dessert featuring fresh summer berries on a cloud of whipped topping and meringue.

This citrus-based winter fruit salad combines two different kinds of orange and two kinds of grapefruit together with star fruit and jewel-like pomegranate seeds.

A perfect low fat fall and winter dessert, using tart apples, dried cranberries or raisins and chopped heart-healthy walnuts.

A simple low fat dessert of roasted red plums sprinkled with sugar, spices and drizzled with orange juice.

These low-fat blueberry yogurt popsicles are a great way to use fresh blueberries. Combine them with nonfat milk and low-fat yogurt to make a fun yet nutritious summertime treat. They're perfect for the kids who say they hate fruit or who won't drink milk.

A simple low-fat vanilla fruit pudding that takes only minutes to put together.

A simple and delicious summer dessert of broiled nectarines sprinkled with brown sugar and drizzled with balsamic vinegar, with sweetened fat-free sour cream on top.

Make the most of plump summer berries with this refreshing berry sorbet, which makes a perfect, virtually fat-free summer dessert.

A perfect summer treat: fresh, ripe strawberries, a little sugar and aged balsamic vinegar,

Use fresh or frozen dark, sweet cherries for this easy, naturally low-fat cherry pie filling.

A refreshing tropical fruit salad featuring fresh pineapple, mango, canteloupe, kiwifruit and orange.

A very low fat dessert using slices of angel food cake, strawberry-rhubarb compote and fat-free whipped topping.

A very low fat dessert featuring a fresh strawberry-rhubarb compote, vanilla pudding and fat-free whipped topping.

A super-easy dessert featuring lemon pudding, fresh blacberries and fat-free whipped topping.

This low fat berry delight is an almost fat-free fruity dessert that's unbelievably creamy.

Individual meringues topped with fat-free or lite whipped topping and sliced strawberries. Perfect for Valentine's Day or as a summertime treat.

A simple, colorful fruit salad featuring canteloupe melon, raspberries and blueberries.

A colorful and delicious mix of strawberries, mangoes, nectarines, blueberries, kiwifruit, with a little orange and lemon juice drizzled over.

Whether you serve this for Valentine's Day or as a sweet summertime treat, this low fat strawberry shortcake is sure to please.

Enjoy these chocolate-dipped strawberries on Valentine's Day or as a summertime treat. Either way, they make a delicious low fat dessert.

A classic fall dessert that's naturally low fat.