Sugar-free Desserts for Diabetics

Diabetes is a lifestyle disease that most of us are aware with. Unlike a healthy individual, the blood sugar of a diabetic patient is much higher the normal levels. Hence, after being diagnosed with diabetes, the first self-care tip recommended by doctor is proper planning of the diet with no sugary items. This is not always the case and you can devour your favorite homemade desserts, provided you take certain care while choosing the ingredients. Learn easy-to-make sugar-free desserts for diabetics, so that you can have them whenever you crave for sweet goodies.

Sugar-Free Dessert Recipes for Diabetics

Making lifestyle modifications, in terms of consuming diabetic diet, changing eating habits and performing exercises, is the thumb rule to control glucose levels. Fortunately, there are many diabetic recipes and desserts, which are prepared with sugar-free ingredients. Since they are made with sugar substitutes, consuming them does not elevate the blood sugar levels, which is so with sugar loaded sweet goodies. Following are some sugar-free desserts that are perfect for diabetics, which you can try to satisfy your sweet cravings.

Sugar-free Fudge

Ingredients

• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 unsweetened chocolate cubes, melted and cooled
• ½ cup sugar substitute
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions for Preparation

Less time-consuming and easy to make, this is one of the classic sugar-free desserts for diabetics that you can make with easily available ingredients. First, line a baking pan with non-sticky foil and keep aside. In a mixing bowl, whisk together cream cheese, chocolate cubes, sugar substitute and vanilla extract, till the mixture turns a smooth concoction. Add pecans and stir again. Pour this fudge base over the baking pan, put lid and refrigerate overnight. With this, you are done with your sugar-free dessert recipe. Next day, cut the chilled fudge into serving sized pieces and serve.

Sugar-free Peanut Butter Cookie

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup plain flour
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 egg, beaten
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar substitute
• A pinch of salt

Directions for Preparation

For this sugar-free recipe, take a mixing bowl and combine together the dry ingredients - flour, baking soda, baking powder, sugar substitute and salt. To this mixture, stir in shortening, egg and peanut butter. Mix well, until you get a consistently thick mixture. Grease a cookie sheet and use a large teaspoon to drop cookie base over it. Bake in the oven at 350° F for 10 - 12 minutes, or until cookies turn golden and crispy.

Sugar-free Apple Pie

Ingredients

• 1 ready to bake pie crust (7½ ounces), refrigerated
• 3 granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon reduced fat margarine
• ⅓ cup brown sugar substitute
• 1 tablespoon skim milk
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• A pinch of ground nutmeg
• A pinch of ground mace

Directions for Preparation

This is one of the easiest, yet tasty apple dessert recipes for diabetes. To start with, preheat oven to 350° F. Take a shallow round casserole (about 6-inch size) and place the pie crust properly. Top the pie crust with apple slices, making sure that you spread them evenly. Sprinkle brown sugar substitute and cinnamon, and then, add margarine. Following this, sprinkle nutmeg and mace, and fold the edges of the pie crust so that they cover the apple slices. Lightly brush the apple pie with skim milk and dot with granulated sugar (optional). Bake it for 40 - 45 minutes, or until pie crust turns light brown. Allow apple pie crust to cool down and serve.

These were some sugar-free desserts for diabetics, with which you do not have to sacrifice sweet taste. If you are allergic to wheat protein, gluten, you can select diabetic gluten-free dessert recipes. Remember that you are not supposed to use sugar and wheat flour in the recipe ingredients.