550 egg white recipes

Oatmeal, dried cranberries, and chocolate chips are all my favorites. I always use low-fat yogurt to replace sour cream if possible. These cookies are so yummy.

These corn blinis are topped with roasted bell peppers, marinated artichoke hearts, olives and arugula leaves. They are so cute, easy to pick up and pop into your mouth. A great appetizer when you have company to come over or host a party.

Whole wheat chocolate chip cookies made lighter with canola oil, egg whites and whole wheat pastry flour. Chewy, lower-fat cookies with all the chocolate and none of the heaviness.

Frosted rich brownies: low-fat brownies built on evaporated and powdered skim milk instead of butter, then crowned with a coffee-spiked cocoa frosting. Deeply chocolate without the heaviness.

Low-fat oatmeal raisin cookies built on applesauce instead of butter, with cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and orange zest. Soft, chewy, and warmly spiced.

Banana ginger bran muffins with ground and crystallized ginger, oat bran, ripe banana, and a tart lemon glaze. A double-ginger muffin with whole wheat flour and high fiber.

Serving Size: 1 (very large!) crab cake Calories: 117 Fat: 2g Sodium: 799mg Carbs: 11.5g Fiber: 2.25g Sugars: 2.5g Protein: 14g

Fat-free cheesecake with nonfat cream cheese, egg whites, sugar, and vanilla on a graham cracker crust. Just 5 ingredients and 30 minutes of baking for a guilt-free dessert.

Japanese cookies made with whipped egg whites, rice flour, and melted shortening, spread thin and baked until crisp. A delicate, naturally gluten-free wafer-style cookie.

Low-fat cornbread made with applesauce instead of butter and egg whites in place of whole eggs. The preheated pan trick delivers a golden, crispy bottom crust every time.

Kartoffelklosse are traditional German potato dumplings stuffed with buttery croutons, seasoned with nutmeg and white pepper. Boiled until they float, these pillowy dumplings are the classic side for roasts and gravy.

Batter Fried Sage Leaves (Salbey Zu Backen) recipe

Light Pennsylvania Dutch cheesecake with low-fat cottage cheese and beaten egg whites for cloudlike texture. Sinks in the middle to cradle fresh berries or peaches.

Four-ingredient maple syrup souffle made with beaten egg whites, powdered sugar, and baking powder. Light as air with pure maple flavor in every spoonful.

Chewy almond paste macaroons with crackled tops and tender centers, baked from a homemade four-day-aged paste of blanched almonds and egg whites. The classic Italian-style cookie before the French sandwich version took over.

Almond orange macaroons made with blanched almonds, sugar, egg whites, and orange flower water. The naturally gluten-free Mediterranean cookie with a chewy interior and crisp golden top.