Light Desserts serves up nearly 150 recipes

for elegant, mouth-watering desserts that are

low in calories, salt, fat, and cholesterol.

Deborah Kidushim-Allen, co-author of the

popular Light Style: The New American

Cuisine, shares a world of flavorful desserts

that will gratify your sweet tooth and help

keep you slim and healthy.

These kitchen-tested, foolproof, diet-

minded recipes offer an easy, step-by-step

guide to preparing such delectable goodies

as creamy Lemon Cheesecake, luscious Choco-

late Mousse for fewer than 150 calories per

serving, Bourma for half the calories and one-

fourth the salt, souffles without cholesterol,

Oranges in Grand Marnier, Strawberries

Romanoff Supreme, Poached Pears in Choco-

late Sauce, ice cream bombes, and old-fash-

ioned sorbet-all minus the extra calories,

salt, fat, and cholesterol.

Feast your eyes and tempt your palate with

Profiteroles in Chocolate Sauce (small cream

puffs filled with low-calorie vanilla ice cream

from a simple Light Desserts recipe, topped

with a rich chocolate sauce and almonds),

Glazed Summer- or Winter-Fruit Tartlets,

Chocolate-Glazed Strawberry Meringues,

Bavarian Mocha Cream, Cr~pes Suzette, and

Peach Mousse and, in every case, one serving

is low enough to fit comfortably into a weight-

reducing plan of 1200 calories a day.

Deborah Kidushim-Allen, a dietitian and

nutrition consultant, provides calorie, salt,

cholesterol, protein, fat, and carbohydrate

content for each recipe, as well as a nutrient

counter for all foods used. She also offers

advice on equipment, cooking, and finishing

touches; the secrets of sweetening with little

or no sugar; and tips to help you "decalorize"

your favorite dessert recipes and eliminate

extra pounds.