Diabetic desserts?

Alfietinker

My MIL is diabetic - not insulin dependent, the other kind.

I'd like to make a nice pudding that we all could eat, without her feeling she's spoiling it for everyone else. I can't ask her what she can and can't have as she would feel she's being a burden and would rather not have anything than cause a fuss.

Any ideas? I know she has to be careful with sugar and things, but I'm not really sure what else.

Come on OSers, you can do it

cheekymole

have you tried

http://www.diabetic-recipes.com/

Alfietinker

No I hadn't but I'm off to look now! There's loads on there! :T

cheekymole

there's also this one

http://www.healthy-diabetic-recipes.co.uk/

Happy searching

gooismeid

non insulin-dependent diabetics need to watch their sugar intake (and also fat) - so a low-fat recipe which contains no sugar will be fine. You can use fruit sugar in moderation, also a neat idea I got from my days in the Netherlands is fruit spread - a lovely black treacly thing which you can get in tubs from Holland&Barrett, it comes in apple/pear and apple/apricot varieties. It's really sweet, entirely made of fruit, and gives a lovely dark colour to fruit puddings or cakes. This is dead useful for Christmas because if you replace brown sugar with fruit sugar you lose that lovely dark colour. You can even use it to make diabetic mincemeat! Cut down on the suet (or cut it out entirely) and replace the sugar in your favourite recipe with a couple of tablespoons of fruit spread. Yum. I made some last weekend by using the Delia Smith recipe as a basis and making up the quantities of sugar and fat by adding extra fruit and fruit spread plus a good dash of honey.

Alfietinker

Thanks - I didn't know about watching their fat too. :T

Sarahsaver

just have the same as everyone else but a bit less.
My mum's a bit naughty, she just whacks up her dose of insulin so she can have a little indulgence at xmas! This was under medical advice, although i am not condoning it whatsoever.

thriftlady_2

My Dad's got late-onset diabetes and he always appreciates a big fruit salad- sorry if this is obvious-For a special Christmas fruit salad I use fresh pineapple, mango and grapes plus a tin of peaches in juice.You don't need to make a sugar syrup or anything I never do.I realise this is quite an expensive option but for a special occasion?

He can also have a bit of Christmas pud if he goes easy on other sugary things.

Melon is good too.HTH :xmastree:

thriftlady_2

Another thought - real fruit jelly made with fruit juice and no sugar.You need a pint of liquid to one sachet of powdered gelatine, just follow the instructions on the packet.Leaf gelatine works really well but is horrendously expensive.

Don't use fresh pineapple or kiwi because it will not set(something to do with enzymes)

anguk

I make my insulin dependant hubby a trifle for a treat. I put some sugar free jelly in the bottom of a dish (either Asda or Rowntrees) and put some tinned fruit in the jelly before it's set (make sure the fruit is in fruit juice not syrup).

I normally make my own custard using Birds powder, skimmed milk and granulated sweetner but you can get sugar-free custard powder from Tesco, I stick that on top of the set jelly. I finally top it all off with some lower fat cream or low fat fromage fraise sweetened with a little granulated sweetner, for a special treat you can add a little alcohol to the cream topping. Decorate the top with some tinned or fresh fruit and you've got a lovely dessert that anyone could eat but it's also diabetic friendly, it's also good for slimmers!

Hermia

My friend makes a lovely apple pie/crumble and just uses sweetener instead of sugar. She only makes it as an occasional treat because her consultant said it's not a good idea to give up sugar just to get yourself addicted to sweeteners! If I were you I'd just choose some deserts that are reasonably low in sugar and fat and make one of those. If you choose a dish where everyone can serve themselves than she could choose the size of her own portion too.