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Low-Calorie Dessert Ideas Under 500 Calories
Lighter dessert that still satisfies: recipes like Silky Vegan Roasted Pumpkin Mousse with Maple-Coconut Cream, Candied Pecans & Ginger-Almond Crumble and Rustic French Vanilla Sugar Custard Cake (Clafoutis-style) land under 500 calories without leaving you hungry.
24 recipes in this collection
Silky Vegan Roasted Pumpkin Mousse with Maple-Coconut Cream, Candied Pecans & Ginger-Almond Crumble
180 min497 cal
Caramelized Halloumi with Spiced Brown Butter (Sweet-Salty Mediterranean Dessert)
20 min307 cal
Apple-Cinnamon Oat Coffee Cake with Orange-Marmalade Glaze
65 min485 cal
Olive Oil Genoise-Style Sponge Cake
40 min229 cal
Silken Olive-Oil Cake with Vanilla & Lemon (Simple Restaurant-Style Cake)
55 min423 cal
Creamy Penuche-Style Butter & Milk Fudge (Vanilla Fudge)
155 min236 cal
Silky Milk Fudge (Indian-style Milk Burfi)
70 min201 cal
Browned Butter & Oil Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
70 min254 cal
Buttery-Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies (Tender, Chewy, Restaurant-Quality)
32 min486 cal
Brown-Butter Sea-Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies
60 min235 cal
Classic French Clafoutis (Vanilla Custard Bake)
55 min287 cal
Cloud-Soft Vanilla Dutch Baby (Oven Pancake)
30 min268 cal
Rustic French Vanilla Sugar Custard Cake (Clafoutis-style)
55 min307 cal
Simple French-Style Butter Sugar Cake (Gâteau au Sucre)
50 min314 cal
One‑Pot Tomato‑Braised White Fish with Olives, Capers & Herbed Polenta Cakes
35 min375 cal
Green Pea & Mint Savory Chickpea Pancakes with Poached Egg & Lemon Yogurt
30 min332 cal
Lemon–Strawberry Quinoa Yogurt Parfait with Toasted Almonds
20 min390 cal
Savory Chickpea-Flour Pancakes with Poached Spring Egg, Arugula & Dill
22 min292 cal
Buckwheat Pancakes with Warm Apple‑Cardamom Compote & Greek Yogurt
18 min428 cal
Savory Buckwheat Pancake with Smoked Salmon, Dill & Lemon
10 min220 cal
Brown-Butter Sugar Cookies (Restaurant-Quality)
48 min151 cal
Buttermilk Fluffy Pancakes (Whipped-White Method)
30 min430 cal
Silky Cardamom Rice Pudding (Kheer-style)
50 min468 cal
Savory Egg & Flour Pancake Stack with Caramelized Onions and Herbed Brown Butter
60 min437 cal