Healthy Mardi Gras Dessert Recipes

Classic beignets are deep-fried, but not these! The air fryer gives these beignets a healthier twist by using less oil to achieve the crispy exterior and soft chewy inside that makes this South Louisiana specialty so mouthwatering.

This inverted caramel custard dessert is often found on Mexican dessert menus. This recipe is low in calories and fat.

This famous New Orleans banana dessert recipe gets a kick from rum (we like dark). Impress your friends with this healthy fruit dessert tonight!

French for “tiles,” these delicate tuiles are so-named because their curved shape resembles the clay roof tiles of houses in southern France.

This easy cake recipe by Cajun food authority Marcelle Bienvenu is studded with pecans and is typical of Cajun cooking--it's rustic, humble and made with ingredients that are always on hand. Serve this easy cake recipe for breakfast with cafe au lait or as a simple dessert accompanied by whipped cream or ice cream. Cane syrup comes from cane juice that has been cooked until it's golden and toasty-flavored. You can use molasses or honey in its place.

Maple syrup gives new inspiration to this Louisiana classic.

Bake this Southern-inspired, moist and fruity cake when peaches are plentiful--from late June through July.

Toasted pecans and bourbon flavor this New Orleans-inspired brown sugar sauce.

Nothing is wasted in a Cajun kitchen where stale bread becomes a luscious dessert.

Here we add peaches flavored with bourbon and brown sugar to vanilla frozen yogurt for a quick and delicious dessert.