Recipes with sugar

Cappuccino cupcakes blend espresso into a moist chocolate batter lightened with prune puree as a butter substitute. Topped with whipped cream and cocoa for that cafe-style finish.

What's for dessert at Christmas day? How about some homemade candy cane ice cream? It's made of low-fat milk, egg yolks and crushed candy cane. It's creamy and silky, crushed candy cane adds some crunch and minty sweetness. Don't have to pay high price for hagen daz, this is as good as hagen daz, and it's lower fat.

Several kinds of cheeses are topped on the dough that has been brushed with garlic olive oil. After baking in the oven, topped with fresh arugula and olive oil. Enjoy this refreshing white pizza with arugula!

Norwegian heart-shaped waffles (vafler): cardamom-spiced buttermilk waffles served Scandinavian-style as dessert with berry jam, whipped cream, and fresh strawberries.

Healthy blueberry muffins sweetened with pure maple syrup instead of refined sugar, built on whole-wheat flour, ground flax, and buttermilk. Tender, high-fiber muffins brightened with fresh orange zest.

Store-bought ice cream can never beat homemade ice cream, such as this chocolate fresh mint ice cream. It tastes minty-chocolaty, silky and rich. You won't believe it's actually made with 1% milk.

A delicious bread pudding recipe, hope you like it!

Easy chocolate mousse made with semi-sweet and unsweetened chocolate, brandy, and whipped cream beaten right into the eggs and sugar. Two methods: bowl for light, blender for dense.

Low-calorie banana brownies made fat-free with mashed banana, cocoa powder, egg whites, and buttermilk. A guilt-free chocolate fix that skips butter and yolks entirely.

Chocolate white treasure brownies hide creamy white chocolate chunks inside a fudgy semi-sweet brownie base. Boiled-sugar method gives a glossy, papery top and a dense, brownie-shop chew.

Fudge filled cupcakes with a dense brownie-style chocolate batter wrapped around a sweet cream cheese center studded with chocolate chips. Two desserts in one cupcake wrapper.

Fudge filled cupcakes with a dense brownie-style chocolate batter wrapped around a sweet cream cheese center studded with chocolate chips. Two desserts in one cupcake wrapper.

Cranberries and pears are a great pair. They make this deliciously fruity filling, and it tastes great with the buttery and flakey pastry. It's as delicious as an apple pie.

Cranberries and pears are a great pair. They make this deliciously fruity filling, and it tastes great with the buttery and flakey pastry. It's as delicious as an apple pie.

Slow cooker Texas-style chili with ground beef, kidney and pinto beans, plum tomatoes, and a touch of warming whole allspice. A 4-hour low-and-slow chili built from pantry staples.

Award winner brownies bake into rich, fudgy chocolate squares with a buttery crumb and optional toasted walnuts. Adjust pan size for chewy or cakey: 8-inch for chewy, 9-inch for cake-like. One-bowl ease.