Desserts Tips & Advice

Spoon up a tangy-sweet mouthful of our custardy berry blend and discover how sublime a heart-friendly dessert can be. We use low-fat milk, dry milk, sour cream and gelatin to keep it healthy!

Healthy desserts don't have to be tasteless to be good for you. Here are two delicious fruit dishes that will dazzle your taste buds without ruining your diet:

Devil's food cake has a beguiling, bitter chocolate flavour that's moister and more distinctive in homemade versions. With this recipe in your cook book, you'll never want to buy it pre-made or in packets again!

This highly original recipe for cupcakes uses crystallized flower petals. By following the recipe, you'll be able to crystallize the petals yourself! Impressive, right?

Italian cannoli pastries, with their fried exteriors and ricotta cheese filling, are full of fat and cholesterol. Save your heart by skipping the fried dough and dipping fresh fruit into chocolate-flecked cannoli "cream" made in a light way.

During Passover, followers of the Jewish faith abstain from eating flour or leavened bread— but that doesn't stop them from eating sweets. Here are four delicious, easy-to-make flourless dessert recipes.

You have to try this mis of perfection if you are looking for a "healthy dessert."

3 yummy, easy-make puddings have a bunch of healthy benefits from their ingredients. You can top off dinner with these creamy treats. Or any time you're just feeling in the mood for something light and sweet!

This fruit cobbler is perfect year-round, using whatever fruits are in season. With a tasty and nutritious dessert on your table, you'll enjoy eating seconds guilt-free.

This yummy tart is an excellent choice for your health-conscious lifestyle. Packed with antioxidants and zingy flavours, it's sure to please dessert lovers!

Rich in taste yet light in texture, fruit mousses taste best made with height-of-the-season berries. Plus, this particular recipe can actually be good for your blood sugar levels.

These scrumptious tartlets, with their crisp, cookie-like crust, are topped with prune butter and sliced fresh plums. It's a treat as delicious as it is heart-healthy.

Not many people would claim that their trifle is good for blood pressure. But this superfood version is loaded with flavour and potassium, which means this trifle packs a nutritious punch.

In this unique compote, fresh peaches are tossed with preserves, wine, and aromatic spices, then roasted until the juices thicken. A scoop of low-fat ice cream or yogurt makes the perfect accompaniment.

Looking for a simple dessert that will please a crowd? Check out these two tasty recipes that can be made in a pinch.

Between the heart-healthy cinnamon, potassium-packed raisins and antioxidant-filled cocoa powder, this old-fashioned favourite, well, takes the cake. We also include chopped fresh apples for texture and sweetness. Here's how to do it.

Nuts add healthy fats and rich flavour to a crust in which most of the butter has been replaced by canola oil. This tasty pie takes only 20 minutes to prepare and just over an hour to cook. Here's what you need and how to make it:

For a healthy treat, a slow cooker works magic on hearty fall and winter fruits. Try this recipe for apple and pear compote for a nutritious and delicious alternative to fatty desserts.

Tasty and easy to make, this carrot-pineapple cake is one of the sweetest ways to get your quota of vitamin A.

Sweet berries are the superstars in both of these easy-to-make desserts