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Under 300 Calories Per Serving Recipes

Recipes whose calculated nutrition comes in under 300 calories per serving. The numbers come from the actual ingredient amounts in each recipe, not a rough guess, and they are shown in the nutrition panel on each page.

Calories are only one part of eating well, so check protein, sugar, and fat on each page as well. You can also run your own recipes through our free nutrition calculator.

Overhead shot of chewy lemon bars dusted with powdered sugar, stacked on parchment paper next to fresh lemon slices45 min
Sweet & Bakeddessert

Chewy Lemon Bars That'll Make Your Aunt Jealous

A tall, pale golden angel food cake on a cake stand with a light lemon glaze drizzled over the top, a slice cut to show the airy, spongy interior90 min
Sweet & Bakeddessert

Lemon Angel Food Cake

A stack of golden lemon blondie bars showing a dense, chewy interior, cut into squares on parchment paper35 min
Sweet & Bakeddessert

Lemon Blondies

A pile of lemon crinkle cookies with cracked, snow-white powdered sugar coating revealing pale yellow cookie beneath62 min
Sweet & Bakeddessert

Lemon Crinkle Cookies

Small lemon curd tartlets with glossy yellow filling in mini pastry shells, dusted with powdered sugar and a fresh mint leaf40 min
Sweet & Bakeddessert

Lemon Curd Tartlets

Lemon poppy seed muffins in a tin with golden tops, one broken open showing the tender crumb studded with poppy seeds35 min
Sweet & Bakedbreakfast

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

A stack of pale yellow lemon rice krispie treat squares on parchment paper, with visible lemon zest flecks throughout20 min
Sweet & Bakeddessert

Lemon Rice Krispie Treats

A stack of four fluffy lemon ricotta pancakes topped with butter and drizzles of lemon syrup, steam rising slightly25 min
Sweet & Bakedbreakfast

Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

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Questions about under 300 calories per serving recipes

How are the calories calculated?

From the ingredient quantities in each recipe, using per-ingredient data, divided by the number of servings listed.

What counts as one serving?

Each recipe lists its yield and serving size. If you eat a larger portion, the calories scale up with it.

Can I check nutrition for my own recipe?

Yes. The free nutrition calculator on this site takes a pasted ingredient list and works out per-serving values.