Diabetic? Here Are Some Favorite Diabetic Desserts
There are plenty of diabetic desserts and other delicious desserts that are fine for diabetics to eat. If you’re cooking for a diabetic or you yourself have been diagnosed with the disease, don’t despair. You’ve come to the right place if you want to learn about diabetic desserts.
If you’re diabetic, the first thing to realize is you can have sweet foods in moderation. Management and controlling the levels of glucose in the blood is what living with diabetes is all about. For a type 1 diabetic, having more sugar and high carb foods usually means using more insulin to balance it out. For a type 2 diabetic, it may be better to cut down on the hugely high calorie desserts but you can still have a little, especially if you spread your meals through the day.
The main risk for diabetics who love sweet things would be eating too much dessert at one time. Limit the number of servings to avoid this and only make enough dessert for the number of people at the table.
Based around whole fruit are the best diabetic desserts. Besides slowing down the rate of absorption of glucose from the food, the fiber in whole fruit also keeps the blood glucose levels more stable. You can use Splenda or other sweetener and yogurt or even fresh cream to top blueberries and other delicious fruit.
Many low carb dessert recipes are suitable for diabetics with a little adaptation. Sugar free cheesecake can be made by using unsweetened crackers like graham cracker crumbs and use sweetener instead of sugar. If you’re baking a cheesecake, choose Splenda since this sweetener can keep its taste after cooking. Then follow your favorite cheesecake recipe.
Desserts that are based around whole fruit, like apple pie and pumpkin pie, can be excellent diabetic desserts. Try using sweeteners, low calorie ingredients, and less pastry. Better if you use pastry that’s made with whole grain flour otherwise the diabetic may not eat the pastry so much. If your dessert has crumb topping, you can use graham crackers or mix nuts with it.
Frozen fruit yogurt is one of the most popular diabetic desserts. Frozen fruit like raspberries, peaches, cherries, etc. are what you can use. It would be perfect to use a mixed pack of frozen berries. You can add sweetener and low calorie yogurt and put it into an ice cream maker. You can use a blender and serve it immediately if you don’t have an ice cream maker.
Buying expensive diabetic chocolate bars is not important for diabetics who love chocolate. With cocoa powder, you can make wonderful diabetic desserts which is powdered chocolate without fat or sugar. A couple of bananas blended with one tablespoon of cocoa powder makes a very simple and delicious chocolate mousse.
The possibilities seem limitless. Give your imagination a free rein and with a little creativity you will be able to adapt almost any recipe to produce delicious diabetic desserts of your own.
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February 13, 2011 at 2:15 pm
