Recipes with sugar

Chewy spice cookies are low-fat molasses cookies sweetened with applesauce, scented with ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and allspice, then drizzled with lemon icing. Holiday spice cookies without butter or eggs.

Fudgy peanut butter chip muffins blend cocoa, oats, and applesauce for a tender chocolate crumb loaded with peanut butter chips. A bake-sale favorite that doubles as breakfast.

This appetizer is quick and easy to make. Beautiful.

Low-fat mocha chip muffins with cocoa, instant coffee, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Applesauce replaces most of the oil for a tender, fudgy crumb under 100 calories per muffin.

Lower-fat fudgy brownies built on applesauce instead of butter, with cocoa, eggs, and a handful of chocolate chips. Dense, moist, and properly fudgy without any added oil.

Snack pumpkin muffins with pumpkin puree, cinnamon, and an optional sliced almond topping. Small-batch (4 muffins), ready in 35 minutes, perfect for a single serving or two cookies and tea.

Everyone loves tomatoes! These buns are delicious and healthy. Try my recipe.

Classic large-batch banana bread with up to six mashed bananas, butter, eggs, and chopped nuts. A double-loaf recipe that bakes one big bread or two smaller loaves with extra batter for muffins.

Smoky baba ghanoush gets its deep, fire-kissed flavor from whole eggplants charred over medium-hot coals. Blended with tahini, garlic, lemon, and a touch of sugar for balance. A creamy Middle Eastern dip that puts hummus on notice.

Triple layer brownies stack a fudgy pecan brownie base, a vanilla buttercream middle, and a glossy chocolate drizzle on top. Bake-bar territory, made at home.

Peanut butter snack muffins with a tender crumb and mild nutty sweetness, ready in 35 minutes from pantry staples. Lunchbox-friendly snack that pairs with jam, banana, or a cold glass of milk.

Soft, buttery biscuits enriched with eggs and a touch of sugar for a tender, slightly sweet crumb. Baked side by side so the edges stay pillowy, then split and served warm with jam, butter or whipped cream.

Individual blueberry tarts with a flaky vinegar-butter crust and cinnamon-spiced fresh berry filling. Dusted with powdered sugar and topped with whipped cream for a rustic summer dessert.

Classic fluffy and light Angel Food Cake topped with juicy raspberries.

Classic fluffy and light Angel Food Cake topped with juicy raspberries.

Almond Brownies: deeply fudgy brownies built on melted chocolate chips with almonds for crunch. Two chocolate hits (melted in batter, folded in whole) for fudgy depth and nutty contrast.