From Better Homes and Gardens

New Orleans satisfies its sweet tooth with pralines, a candy made from sugar, cream, butter, and nuts.

Pralines

From Better Homes and Gardens

With only 1/4 cup of flour, the dough of these easy saucepan cookies will have a thinner, more batterlike consistency than regular cookie dough--it is the secret to these tender, rich chocolate delights.

Fudge Ecstasies

From Better Homes and Gardens

Like eating chocolate cheesecake in a bowl, this low-calorie dessert makes s decadent but light ending to any meal.

Chocolate-Cheese Dessert

From Better Homes and Gardens

This cake roll can be made up to 24 hours before serving.

Apricot Hazelnut Cake Roll

From Better Homes and Gardens

A roll of refrigerated sugar cookie dough grows into a garden of fanciful spring blossoms. Kids will have fun making these for May baskets.

May Flower Cookies

From Better Homes and Gardens

Granita, (grah-nee-TAH),Italian for ice, perfectly describes this refreshingly fruity drink. Make and freeze the well-chilled scoopable beverage, with or without the alcohol, to serve to a group.

Sweet Zinfandel Granita

From Better Homes and Gardens

Italian gelato is made with milk rather than cream, making this dessert lower in fat than most ice creams.

Strawberry Gelato

From Better Homes and Gardens

Refrigerated crescent rolls and a simple filling make these a fast dessert or appetizer.

Banana-Chocolate Bites

From Better Homes and Gardens

These easy orange-glazed pears are low in calories and fat. Make them as much as 8 hours ahead of serving.

Marmalade-Glazed Pears

From Better Homes and Gardens

Let your kids help form the dough balls and roll them in colored sugar for these festive Christmas cookies.

Sugar Balls

From Midwest Living

In this dessert recipe, oven-roasted nectarines create their own vanilla syrup as they're baked in delicious vanilla-flavored sugar.

Vanilla Roasted Fruit

From Fitness

Fresh pears simmered in a wine sauce make this dessert low in calories and fat.

Spiced Red Wine-Poached Pears

From Fitness

Blend frozen mango with honey and fresh lime juice for a simple low-calorie, fat-free dessert.

Homemade Mango Lime Sorbet

From Better Homes and Gardens

Dried apricots brighten this oatmeal cookie. Bake a batch for lunch box treats or after-school snacks.

Oatmeal-Apricot Cookies

From Midwest Living

Sour cream and cinnamon make the simple fruit topper in this dessert.

Blueberry Cream Treats

From Better Homes and Gardens

Buttery and elegant, this filled cookie sandwich is a wonderful Christmas treat.

French Pistachio Buttercreams

From Kellogg's

Kellogg's® All-Bran® cereal gives a fiber boost to this classic family-pleasing dessert.

Apple Crumble

From Kellogg's

This recipe offers a double dose of lemon--lemon yogurt and lemon peel. If you like, add a dollop of whipped topping and a sprinkling of fresh berries to every piece.

Lemon Poppy Seed Snack Cake

From Betty Crocker

Making sweet bunnies and chicks is child's play. Devouring the cookies is a tasty pleasure for all.

Bunny & Chick Cookies

From Better Homes and Gardens

Topped with drop biscuits, this fruit cobbler recipe is lightly spiced. Serve it with scoops of vanilla ice cream.

Pear Cobbler

From Midwest Living

Why buy chocolate sauce from a can when it's so easy to make from scratch? Mix up this dessert recipe in less than 30 minutes.

Dark Chocolate Fudge Sauce

From Better Homes and Gardens

Swirl nonfat sour cream and raspberry preserves on this low-calorie, fat-free cheesecake.

Low-Fat Berry Marble Cheesecake

From Family Circle

Purchased bite-size phyllo dough shells make assembling these fruit and lime tarts a breeze. Make the lime curd early in the day, then fill and garnish them just before serving.

Lime Tarts

From Better Homes and Gardens

Homemade stirred custard and fresh fruit makes a fitting dessert to end just about any type of meal. To ensure velvety smooth custard, stir the egg mixture constantly with a figure-eight motion to ensure even cooking and to prevent sticking and burning.

Stirred Custard

From Family Circle

To give this impressive chocolate dessert the best flavor, be sure to use Dutch-processed cocoa. It's richer in flavor and darker in color than other cocoa powders.

Chocolate Souffle