Little in the way of dessert (5)
I believe the answer is:
sweet
'dessert' is the definition.
(I know that dessert can be written as sweet)
'little in the way' is the wordplay.
'little' becomes 'wee' (similar in meaning).
'in the' is an insertion indicator.
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'wee' going into 'st' is 'SWEET'.
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for sweet that I've seen before include "Cute" , "Toffee, e.g." , "Tart, perhaps - or not tart" , "Afters" , "Amiable" .)