Sugar Free Diabetic Dessert Ideas for New Years Eve PLEASE!!

[chrismiss56]

Hi to all and Happy Holidays!!

DH and I just got invited to our friends house for New Year's Eve. I normally make appetizers but this year have been asked for a dessert .

The group consists of chocolate lovers and NON chocolate lovers. One of our friends has recently been diagnosed with diabetes and would like to make him something sugar free. BUT there will also a group who doesn't like the taste of Splenda or Sweet and Low......

So I guess I am looking for dessert recipes that are easy to make and can travel. Sugar free and sugar ladened

Any ideas??

Thanks!!

Have a Magical Disney Day!!

 

[SpecialK]

My diabetic MIL is able to eat homemade angel food cake with no problem; she just watches the portion size. You could serve that with a variety of toppers (chocolate sauce, strawberries, etc)

 

[lovingthemouse]

My dh is diabetic - here are a few suggestions:
1. for Thanksgiving, we made chocolate cream pie with Splenda- none of the 32 relatives there even recognized the taste of Splenda- try adding a little almond extract.
2. try an apple pie- make your own crust with Spenda or Sweet n Low brown sugar - add cinnamon too.
3. many dairy companies now make sugar free products - we have Friendly Ice Cream here in the northeast - and they have sugar free vanilla and a sherbet type. A warm piece of pie and sugar free ice cream taste awesome.

You have unlimited product directions to turn to - it is much easier to eat as a diabetic than ever before. How thoughtful you are to think on a grander scale and include everyone in your dessert choice.

 

[chrismiss56]

Thanks for the ideas!! Recipes please!!

 

[nordkin]

I am diabetic and the desert I always take is fresh berries. I also have whip cream available for the others and I eat mine plain. The problem I have is that I am allergic to the sugar substitutes so I have to go natural.

 

[mum4jenn]

Go to the Splenda website. There are usually lots of recipes there.


I alos can find you a WONDERFUL cheesecake recipe if you are interested. I still use it but I mainly used it when I was doing low carb. It is the best cheesecake I have ever tasted but it does take a while to make.

 

[Pooh Crew]

Check out the childrenwithdiabetes.com website for recipes. If your friend is on insulin, he can probably have almost anything (including real sugar) as long as he knows how many carbs are in it and can cover it with insulin...that's what we do occassionally with my youngest who has been insulin dependent for a couple years.

 

[Pin Wizard]

I give you credit for actually making something! I'd be running to the store for a sugar-free apple pie or something. Otherwise I'd have fresh fruit topped with skim milk and sweet 'n low that's made into "whipped cream." Tastes great!

 

[chrismiss56]

bumping for the day group!!

Have a Magical Disney Day!!

Thanks!!

 

[ahutton]

There are GREAT recipes on the Eating Healthy board (under WISH). I have made this cheesecake often and it gets rave reviews:

For a "plain" cheesecake I used Torani vanilla syrup. You can use any flavor you like to add some variety.

32 ounces cream cheese
1 cup splenda (may substitute 1 cup of Davinci or Torani Syrup)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon juice
4 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
3 tablespoons sour cream


With an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese and splenda or syrup at slow to medium speed, scraping sides often. Add all other ingredients except eggs. When completely mixed (with no lumps), add the eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating very slowly until smooth.

Pour the mixture into the springform pan. Place the pan on a very large piece of aluminum foil, and fold the foil up around the pan to create a watertight barrier around the cheesecake. Then place the barrier pan in an even larger pan and fill the larger pan halfway with water. This is called a water bath. It is a gentler way to cook the cheesecake.

Place the entire water bath containing the cheesecake in a 300-degree preheated oven. Cook for 1 hour and reduce heat to 200 degrees for 1 more hour. If your center is still runny turn the oven back up to 300 for 25 minutes longer.

Allow cheesecake to cool slowly, once it is at room temperature then it can go into the refrigerator for storage.

It may be beneficial to run a knife around the edge of the cheesecake, separating it from the sides of the pan. If you want to serve the cheesecake on a different dish without the bottom of the spring form pan, then the pan can be lined with parchment paper before the batter is poured in. Make sure to grease both sides of the paper. This will make for easy removal of the cheesecake later. It works best if the cheesecake has been refrigerated fully before trying to remove it from the bottom pan.