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Desserts

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2,030 recipes

Lemon Cake

A lemon loaf made with lemon pudding mix, sour cream and lemon juice and zest, finished with a lemon icing.

AmericanDessert2 hr10 slices543 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-9938 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Cake Roll

A thin lemon sponge rolled around a lemon whipped topping filling, chilled and dusted with powdered sugar.

AmericanDessert1 hr 3 minServes 12149 kcalVegetarianDairy-freeLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-4452 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Chiffon Cake

An airy lemon chiffon cake made with oil, separated eggs and cream of tartar, baked in an ungreased tube pan, cooled upside down and dusted with powdered sugar.

Dessert1 hr 35 minServes 12305 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: flour

HB-7468 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Cobbler

A self-saucing lemon dessert where a milk and lemon zest batter bakes beneath a hot lemon juice and cornstarch layer that settles into custard. Fresh lemon slices bake on top and powdered sugar dusts the golden surface.

AmericanDessert55 minServes 6318 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeRenal

Main ingredient: all-purpose flour

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-9061 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Crinkle Cookies

Thick, soft lemon cookies are rolled in a granulated and powdered sugar coating after chilling, so they bake up with a crackled, snowy surface.

AmericanDessert2 hr 28 minServes 24142 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-7469 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Cupcakes

Lemon cupcakes made by rubbing lemon zest into the sugar before mixing the batter with sour cream, lemon juice and oil, baked until springy. A lemon cream cheese and butter frosting goes on once they are completely cool.

AmericanDessert1 hrServes 12354 kcalVegetarianDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-17812 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Drizzle Cake

A buttery lemon loaf is drenched in lemon syrup while warm, rested so the syrup absorbs, then turned out and poured with a thick lemon glaze.

Dessert1 hr 10 min10–12 servings338 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: knife

HB-7470 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Lush

A buttery pecan crust supports three chilled layers: sweetened lemon cream cheese, tangy lemon pudding and softly whipped cream. The dessert slices cleanly after a short chill and stays cool and creamy.

AmericanDessert2 hr 25 minServes 24324 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: flour

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-14334 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Meltaway Cookies

Short, tender cookies made with butter, powdered sugar, lemon zest and juice, rolled into balls, baked until the edges turn lightly golden and dusted with more powdered sugar.

AmericanDessert30 min24 cookies120 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: unsalted butter

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-9063 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Meringue Pie

A graham cracker crust holds a tart, glossy lemon filling made with yolks, lemon zest and juice, chilled until firmly set. Swiss-style meringue is piled into peaks over the top and torched to a toasted finish.

AmericanDessert1 hrServes 10291 kcalGluten-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-18162 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Olive Oil Cake

A dairy-free Italian-style cake in which beaten egg yolks, olive oil and lemon are lightened with whipped whites and baked in a springform pan.

Dessert30 min8 servings101 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-7472 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Pie

A creamy lemon and cream cheese filling baked in a par-baked crust until just set with a slight jiggle, chilled firm and topped with whipped cream and lemon zest.

AmericanDessert5 hr 5 minServes 12251 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: baked

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-17887 · Hand-built original

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Lemon posset with lemon shortbread

Set lemon possets of boiled cream, sugar and lemon juice, served in glasses with crisp almond shortbread thumbprint biscuits filled with lemon curd.

BritishDessert2 hr 30 minServes 64 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cream

HB-7476 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Pound Cake

A loaf-pan pound cake flavored with lemon zest and lemon juice, soaked with lemon syrup after baking and finished with a lemon icing.

AmericanDessert2 hr 5 minVegetarian

Main ingredient: lemon

Pairs well with: whipped cream, blueberries, tea, coffee

HB-5511 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Pound Cake

A big lemon Bundt pound cake made with lemon-lime soda and plenty of zest, finished with a powdered sugar glaze sharpened with dried lemon zest.

AmericanDessert2 hr16 serving(s)25 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: lemon

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-7478 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Pound Cake

A tall sour cream pound cake flavoured with lemon zest and juice, baked in a tube pan and finished with a simple dusting of powdered sugar.

Dessert2 hr12–16 servings510 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: spray

HB-7479 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Pound Cake

A dense American pound cake made with four sticks of butter creamed with sugar and lemon zest, six eggs, and self-rising flour, baked in a Bundt or tube pan.

AmericanDessert1 hr 45 minServes 8722 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-9234 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Raspberry Cake

Two lemon layers, made with whipped egg whites and raspberries folded through the batter, are filled with raspberry jam and frosted with a lemon buttercream. The cake is kept deliberately light so the berries stay vivid.

AmericanDessert1 hr 50 minServes 10741 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-14347 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Tart

This lemon tart recipe has a luscious lemon curd filling and buttery shortbread crust. Make it for a spring dessert topped with whipped cream and berries!

FrenchDessert7 hr 15 min8 - 10 serving(s)504 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-1357 · Hand-built original

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Levain Cookie

Very large, rough-textured cookies are mixed from cake flour and all-purpose flour with dark brown sugar, then loaded with chocolate chips and walnut pieces. Chilling the dough and baking the mounds hot keeps the centres thick and soft.

AmericanDessert52 minServes 12977 kcalVegetarianHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: butter

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-14368 · Hand-built original

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Lilikoʻi Butter Mochi

The classic chewy butter mochi brightened with lilikoʻi (passion fruit): the puree stands in for the evaporated milk, and a glossy lilikoʻi glaze brushed over the warm squares cuts the rich coconut and butter.

HawaiianDessert1 hrVegetarian

Main ingredient: Sweet rice flour (mochiko)

HB-8822 · Hand-built original

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Lime Pie

A crisp buttery biscuit base carries a silky filling of sharp lime juice and sweetened condensed milk, and the result tastes exactly like a Caribbean afternoon. It comes together with very little fuss, which makes it as suitable for a celebration table as for a lazy Sunday with friends and family.

Saint LucianDessert1–2 servings1499 kcalVegetarianGluten-free

Main ingredient: limes

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-1368 · Hand-built original

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Linzer Cookies

Almond and lemon cookie rounds chilled and cut into shapes, half of them windowed, baked until pale gold and sandwiched with jam under a dusting of powdered sugar.

Dessert1 hr 45 minMakes about 24 cookies135 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-7503 · Hand-built original

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Loaf de Noël

A chocolate loaf cake layered with white chocolate buttercream, coated in dark chocolate buttercream dragged into bark lines, and decorated with sugared cranberries and rosemary.

Dessert2 hr8–10 servings858 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: divided

HB-7508 · Hand-built original

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Lofthouse Sugar Cookies

Soft, thick sugar cookies are made with sour cream, cornstarch and both vanilla and almond extract, then baked only until their edges barely colour. A fluffy butter and powdered sugar frosting, tinted if liked and scattered with sprinkles, tops each cooled cookie.

AmericanDessert35 minServes 36169 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cream

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-14381 · Hand-built original

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Louisiana Crunch Cake

A coconut pound-style cake baked in a sugar and toasted coconut crusted pan, glazed and scattered with more coconut for its signature crunch.

Dessert2 hr 20 min16 servings478 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: flakes

HB-7515 · Hand-built original

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Lugaimat – Mini Crispy Donuts

Small yeast dough balls piped into hot oil and fried until crisp and golden, made from a milk dough enriched with cornstarch for lightness. The warm mini donuts are finished with cookie butter, crushed cookies, pistachio sauce and chopped pistachios.

AmericanDessertServes 8247 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: instant yeast

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-9944 · Hand-built original

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