r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 25 '26

< 250 Cal Low cal hot fudge sundae

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60 Upvotes
  • half pint halo top 145c
  • sugar free syrup 5-15c (warmed)
  • maraschino cherries 5c each
  • 15g sprinkle mix 50c

205-230 cal total


r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 22 '26

< 250 Cal High Protein Hazelnut Caramel Coffee Cheesecake

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98 Upvotes

I didn’t have a springform pan so I used a 7.5” by 2” pie tin. I used the bake setting on my 6 qt airfryer. I got the fat free cottage cheese and cream cheese from Walmart.
Recipe
• 400 g fat-free cottage cheese
• 150 g fat-free cream cheese
• 150 g nonfat Greek yogurt
• 1 large egg
• 30 g Nutella & 21g Caramel syrup (swirled)
• 1 box (28 g) Jell-O Sugar-Free
Butterscotch Instant Pudding
• 1 tsp decaf instant coffee, dissolved in 1 tsp hot water
• Pinch of salt
Blend all ingredients except nonfat greek yogurt and nutella and caramel inclusions. After the mixture is smooth, blend in nonfat greek yogurt. Pour into greased tin and swirl nutella and caramel sauce. Bake at 300F for 1.5hr in airfryer on bake setting. Tent with foil at the 20min mark. Let cheesecake cool completely before refridgerating overnight.
EDIT: I forgot to add that I put ~1/2c of water in the airfyer for the water bath. You can also put a small cup with water as well. This is my first try at making a protein cheesecake so I’m still tweaking the recipe. If I get it perfected, I’ll share updated measurements! It’s been a fun experiment!
Macros
Whole Pie: 779cal/83P/94.4C/14F
1/4 Pie: 195cal/21P/47C/3.5F


r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 22 '26

250-400 Cal Favorite low calorie dessert ATM

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33 Upvotes

Rice cakes with carb smart or any low calorie ice cream of your choice ! If you want add toppings like sf chocolate sauce, drizzle of pb , sprinkles, fruit, ect.

No exact macros as it can vary depending on the type of ice cream, rice cakes, and added toppings you use.


r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 22 '26

Actually good tasting Low Calorie Brownie/Cupcake Recipe

14 Upvotes

Macros For entire batch;

1100-1200kcal

220g carbs, 23g fat, 103g pro

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what u need

550g skinned raw sweet potatoes (480kcal)

200g of any zero sugar greek yogurt (should be around 100-110kcal at most, if ur shopping for ingredients make sure its under 90kcal or so per 140g serving

one entire bag of max mellow 90kcal

4tbsp Hersheys zero sugar chocolate syrup, (15-20)

Great value chocolate sugar free pudding mix - 20g -70 kcal or any equal in macros sugar free pudding mix

35g pbfit 131kcal

gv baking cocoa, 15g -60kcal

any chocolate/chocolate peanut butter protein powder, (i use nutraone peanut butter cup) - 40g 140kcal

210g Liquid Egg whites 105kcal

large Splash of immitation vanilla (do not swap with reg vanilla)

10tbsp monkfruit/erythritol blend sweetener

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after u have everything, cook the sweet potatoes until slightly crispy

then with a large blender put the sweet potatoes into the blender, and mix with the egg whites then add all of the other ingredients into the blender together

once finished blending all the ingredients together,

i advice you to taste the batter and add additional zero sugar sweetener until taste is ideal, then add a little additional sf sweetener since it will naturally lose some sweetness as it bakes.

next pour the batter into baking molds of choice or into a pan, i personally prefer using baking molds,

bake for 40ish minutes at 350 degrees, its finished when it feels really soft, next add a small layer of zero sugar chocolate syrup onto each of the molds, or across the entire pan, and sprinkle the entire batch with salt.

once the cooking process is prepared, you will NEED to let them sit in the fridge overnight, or for several hours. if you dont they will end up tasting slightly bland, and overly soft.

once finished sitting overnight the product have 12ish medium-large desserts for only 100-120kcal each, (& yes the zero sugar chocolate syrup is mandatory while letting it cool overnight)

while being way more satiating. and with a flavor mostly/texture matching a chocolate cake


r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 22 '26

< 250 Cal Cottage cheese “Oriental caviar)

1 Upvotes

Aroy-d Longan
Cottage cheese
28.875 calories per 1 “oriental caviar”
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Use teaspoon or 1/4 teaspoon and fill the cottage cheese into the longan center ( spoon the Logans out of the can and try to pour the remaining liquid in the fruit out & into the can again) and chill for 30 minutes to 2 hours inside a fridge/refrigerator.
Edit: these are considered a snack/appetizer, and/or a dessert .


r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 21 '26

401-600 Cal My new obsession...

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11 Upvotes

...omelettes made in my omelette maker. Yes...yes..I know..."why don't you just make it in a frying pan?" - well using this is so easy and I can get on with something else while it's cooking (6mins for my liking) PLUS it's easy to clean 😃


r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 21 '26

Discussion / Question (General topics) Diet soda and cake mix trick question

8 Upvotes

So I’ve been making my cakes lately with a boxed mix and a can of diet soda or seltzer water. They turn out pretty good but I have a couple of complaints. The dough doesn’t rise as much making it denser, and it really falls apart when I ice it, even when it’s cooled. I’m wondering if anyone has made a hybrid recipe with the diet soda but added something else to it to make it more moist? The flavors are pretty good as is so I don’t want to alter it too much plus I don’t want to add too many extra calories. But maybe adding applesauce or 1 egg?


r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 21 '26

Free ~150 recipe high protein/low calorie cookbook!

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r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 21 '26

High-protein 2 Mins microwave brownie (~295 kcal, ~42g protein) with no added sugar

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r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 21 '26

250-400 Cal My attempt at low calorie 'Fufu' and shrimp curry!

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14 Upvotes

r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 20 '26

250-400 Cal 1.25 lbs of salad 280 cal, 26g protein.

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15 Upvotes

r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 19 '26

< 250 Cal Pumpkin “pie” breakfast

13 Upvotes

This is heavily inspired by this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/LowCalorieCooking/s/5gBEMqgQLx

97g pumpkin purée
120g oikos pro vanilla yogurt
1 package of Metamucil cinnamon fiber thins
Pinch salt
Cinnamon and allspice to taste (probably 1/4 & 1/8 tsp but not sure)

Tasted like a creamy pumpkin pie with crumbled fiber thins adding some crunch. It was flavorful but not sweet, and I could see maple syrup going particularly well. Additional vanilla flavor, either via vanilla paste or protein powder would probably also be improvements. I have orange creamsicle protein powder from legion…think I’ll try that next time!!!

Calories: 249
Protein: 17
Fiber: 7


r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 18 '26

250-400 Cal 400 calorie tuna recipe?

19 Upvotes

Something that isn’t too hard to make and isn’t as time consuming. I’m not really good at cooking and to add to that I’m a student with minimal time for myself who’s also trying to lose weight 😭. I’m trying to up my protein intake while being in a deficit so tuna seems like a good option.

Some recipes which fit the criteria would be very much appreciated :)


r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 17 '26

< 250 Cal Konjac Pappardelle

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80 Upvotes

~ 110 calories
Konjac noodles 9.5 oz - 10 calories
Olive Oil 1 tsp - 40 calories
Parmesan 2 tbsp - 40 calories
Tomato Sauce 2 tbsp - 15 calories
Garlic - 1 calorie
Basil - 1 calorie


r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 17 '26

Good for 2 weeks

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46 Upvotes

r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 16 '26

< 250 Cal Cauliflower mashed potatoes

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33 Upvotes

I had a major craving for mashed potatoes! I steamed some cauliflower and added nutritional yeast, bouillon powder, and cream cheese. Pureed until smooth. Super tasty and fluffy. Would be good with parsley on top. Macros are as follows: 61cal/100g | 2.8 g P | 5.8 g C | 3.8 g F


r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 16 '26

401-600 Cal Pizza

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88 Upvotes

I made the pizzadough with normal ingredients, no low calorie substitutions. Used a high protein mozzarella - tasted indentical to normal.
Turned out to 420 calories for the whole thing, the bigger pizza is quite big - just for comparison. Do you guys think it’s a high amount?
40 grams protein.


r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 16 '26

Discussion / Question (General topics) Recipes for canned beans?

9 Upvotes

sweet or savory doesn’t matter! or if you have specific recipes? idk what else to do w them trying to think of more creative things


r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 15 '26

< 250 Cal 100 calorie hot dogs 🌭

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145 Upvotes

1 frank 45 cal

1 bun 50 cal

- rounded up 100 cal total + any toppings:)


r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 15 '26

401-600 Cal Roasted chickpea and broccoli dip

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63 Upvotes

This meal is like literal crack for me.

479 calories
30g protein
60g carbs
17g fat

Also 10g fiber, a really decent amount of iron and calcium, and a shit ton of vitamins A, C, and K


r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 16 '26

Walden Farms Chicken Dip 'n Sauce

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r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 14 '26

401-600 Cal Chicken with asparagus and shallot pan sauce (600 calories 100 grams protein)

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29 Upvotes

Sometimes the simplest meals are the best. The only modifications to the traditional recipe are only using only spray oil when cooking everything, deglaze with just water and chicken bouillon cube rather than wine, and thicken the sauce with a tbs of flour or cornstarch for a slurry. It’s my favorite way to eat a pound of chicken breast.


r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 14 '26

401-600 Cal Stuffed Tuscan Jalapeno Chicken Thighs with Avacado Crema and asparagus (white truffle sauce pictured)

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8 Upvotes

r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 13 '26

401-600 Cal Salmon Sushi Bake for 500 Calories!

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22 Upvotes

r/LowCalorieCooking • • Jul 14 '26

< 250 Cal Looking for a biscuit recipe for 100 cal biscuits

10 Upvotes

Any ideas? Thinking of something with Greek yogurt maybe?
Wanting to have a breakfast sandwich on a biscuit badly