Many restaurants offer a single serving of dessert for $5 or more, but recipes from 100 Desserts for $5 or Less will serve the entire family! These incredibly tasty and made-from-scratch cookies, bars, cakes, pies, candies, and frozen desserts are ideal for every occasion or everyday.

Plus, calorie counts per serving and tips on how to navigate the grocery aisles, make healthier choices, and pinch those pennies a little tighter will help people weather the storm of rising food costs and improve their mealtime enjoyment.

Try these luscious recipes:

• Crustless Fudge Pie

• Easy English Toffee

• Apple Nut Bars

• Chocolate Chip Meringues

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Angel Shannon has been cooking up delicious dishes and sharing culinary tips and fun entertaining ideas on radio and television for more than 30 years. She recently started her own company, Cooking with Angel, Inc., and is the author of Stick of Butter Cookbook. She lives in northern Utah.