Sugar Free Candy Recipes for Diabetics

Diabetes patients have a lot of restrictions imposed by doctors on their eating habits. Due to disturbances of hormone levels inside body, they are more prone to suffer from high blood sugar. Thus, elevation in blood glucose levels prevents them from gorging on tempting sweet dishes. Consuming sugar in any form aggravates their health condition. Apart from sugars, consumption of starch and carbohydrates are also limited to a very low amount. Thus, the need to make some sugar free recipes at home arises in order to control the sweet cravings. So let's check out some healthy candies for diabetics.

Recipes for Sugar Free Candies

Sugar free candy recipes for diabetics are prepared from sugar replacement agents or products that have been recommended by your doctor. You can also add honey or a little brown sugar if your blood sugar level is not so above the normal. If you are adding ingredients like chocolate, creams and puddings, then make sure that they are absolutely sugar free. Prepare the candies at home from the recipes mentioned below to give yourself a tasty treat.

Sugar Free Cereal Candy
Ingredients

• Evaporated milk,13 oz
• Artificial sweetener, 1 tsp
• Vanilla extract, 1 tsp
• Nuts, ¼ cup
• Butter, ¼ cup
• Cocoa, 3 tsps
• Unsweetened cereal crumbs, 2 ½ cup

Preparation

• Heat the saucepan on low heat and mix cocoa and milk together. Beat the cocoa till it dissolves completely.
• Now add artificial sweetener, butter and nuts to the milk-cocoa mixture.
• Boil the solution and cook for 2-3 minutes, till it changes to hard paste.
• Turn off the heat and add cereal crumbs.
• Thicken the mixture and roll them to make the candies and then bake for 30 minutes.
• Refrigerate the candies overnight if you want to eat them chilled.

Sugar Free Peanut Butter Candy
Ingredients

• Peanut butter, ¼ cup
• Cocoa, 1 tsp
• Wheat germ, 1 tsp
• Bread slices, 6-8
• Nuts, chopped, 2 tsps
• Cocoa, 1 tsp

Preparation

• Remove the edges of the bread and let them dry overnight. Take it out and then bake in oven for half an hour at 350°F.
• Crumble the slices and mix it with peanut butter, wheat germ and nuts.
• Drop a little peanut oil from the top. Form round candies with the mixture and then grill them for 2 minutes. The candies are ready to be eaten.

Sugar Free Butter Candy
Ingredients

• Skimmed milk, evaporated, unsweetened, 3tsps
• Margarine or butter, 1/3 cup
• Artificial sweetener, 1 cup
• Vanilla, 1tsp
• Salt, 1/8 tsp
• Sugar free chocolate, coating, 1 lb
• Cocoa powder, ¼ cup
• Cornstarch, 1 tsp

Preparation

• Blend artificial sweetener and cornstarch in a mixer and grind to form powder.
• Mix butter/margarine, salt, vanilla and cream to form a paste.
• Combine cornstarch mix, cocoa powder and mix once again in a food processor.
• Chill in refrigerator for an hour. In the meantime melt the sugar free chocolate to coat the candies.
• Take scoops of same amount for the candy paste and dip the balls in chocolate coating.
• Place them on baking tray and bake for 30 minutes at 350°F.

Sugar Free Soda Cracker Candy
Ingredients

• Sugar replacement, 1 cup
• Honey, 2 tsps
• Nuts, chopped, 1 cup
• Butter, 1 cup
• Soda crackers, salt free, 1 packet
• Unsweetened chocolate chips, ½ cup

Preparation

• Spread an aluminum foil on a cookie sheet and grease with a little vegetable oil.
• Sprinkle a little flour on the top and then place the crackers on it.
• Boil sugar replacement and honey for two minutes and then pour it over soda crackers.
• Sprinkle finely chopped nuts from the top and bake at 350°F for 5 minutes.
• Take the cracker candies out from oven and add chocolate chips from top. The chips will melt due to the heat.

Sugar Free Cinnamon Peanut Candy
Ingredients

• Roasted peanuts, 2 cups
• Cinnamon, 1 tsp
• Maple syrup, sugar free or fresh, ¼ cup
• Egg white, 1
• Salt, ¼ tsp
• Artificial sweetener, ½ cup (optional)

Preparation

• First heat the oven at 350°F.
• Beat egg white and add salt and cinnamon to it. You can also add artificial sweetener for a sweet taste.
• Now dip the roasted peanuts and coat with egg white and cinnamon mixture.
• Spread them on baking sheet, that has been greased with vegetable oil and bake for 25 minutes.
• You can top the peanut candies with cherries and enjoy the flavor.

You derive the sweet pleasure in a healthy way from the sugar replacements added to the candies. Just a little effort from your side keeps your sugar levels at the bay and you enjoy the delightful candies!