Diabetic desserts?

Alfietinker

Thanks for all your help guys! :T

I thought I'd do a couple of puddings so people can choose their own. Think I'll do a big fruit salad and serve with some sugar free jelly (helpful for my diet too).

There's also an idea on the Christmas dessert ideas with fruit, topped with fromage frais, topped with a little sugar and browned under the grill. If she doesn't want sugar/sweetner (her choice) I can just omit that.

I'm going to do a prawn cocktail starter too, so we'll be full by pudding time and won't want a great deal.

Then Christmas pudding pancakes for OH and I on Christmas Eve! Yummy!

judi24

I'm not sure if there is already a thread on this. If so can someone direct me. If not has anyone got any recipes for foods such as cakes, sweets , biscuits etc that I could make as a gift for a diabetic. I usually buy thorntons chocolates for diabetics but I would really like to make something to save a bit of money.

Thanks;)

thriftmonster

I used to make savoury biscuits as a pressie for my FIL - cheesy type ones.

My best recipe is:

2x 25g packs of plain crisps crushed
2 1/2 oz plain flour
3 1/2 oz grated cheese
1 tsp mustard powder

Mix together and add 2 1/2 oz marg, melted. Squidge into walnut sized balls and flatten with your hands. Place on baking sheet and bake for about 10-15 mins at 180 - 190C

These are also great as before dinner nibbles. I know they're not low GI for a diabetic but I used to make them as a treat instead of choccy etc

newleaf

With my nursie hat on ...The British Diabetic Association recommend that Diabetics do not have 'special' foods. They say that Diabetics should stick to low fat, sugar free foods with lots of vegetables, but they can have a very occasional 'treat' in the form of a small bar of chocolate or piece of cake. Boots and Thorntons actually stopped making Diabetic chocolate for a while, but re-launched it in response to 'customer demand'.
With my OS hat on....Splenda is a granular sweetener that is heat stable and can be used as a sugar substitute in baking. The only thing you have to remember is to measure it by volume instead of weight, as it weighs a lot less than sugar. (So use a measuring jug with oz markers for sugar). I think you can find recipes on their website, you'll find it easily on google.

Pink.

Hi Judi,

I agree with newleaf that it's better to have a diet low in fat, low in sugar and enjoy an occasional treat.....but there are a couple of older threads that might give you some ideas:

Treats for Diabetics

Newly Diabetic any ideas?

Diabetic Christmas desserts?

Pink

janeawej

Hi does anyone have any tried and tested cake and pudding recipes for diabetics? a frie:beer: nd of mine wants to cook a special one for her diabetic friend and asked me for a recipe, I only have a couple of very ordinary ones but im sure someone out there has a great one!

squeaky

There are a few threads listed under "healthy eating" here:-

COOKING and RECIPES

Lots of threads which contain recipes for food and drinks that are not as yet indexed in the Old Style Recipe Collection and including other assorted tips to do with cooking. (You might also want to check out the Food section below which, while primarily about growing your own etc, does have a few recipes in there)

But to see the recipes:-

RacyRed

Hi

Here are some suggestions from the Diabetes UK website. Yes, some do contain sugar, which is fine as long as we don't go nuts with it.

This is a direct quote from that website about how to approach sugar when diagnosed with diabetes

Diabetes.UK wrote:

7. Limit sugar and sugary foods. This does not mean you need to eat a sugar-free diet. Sugar can be used in foods and in baking as part of a healthy diet. However, use sugar-free, no added sugar or diet squashes and fizzy drinks, as sugary drinks cause blood glucose levels to rise quickly.

Another alternative is to make your normal cake recipe but replace half the sugar with a granulated sweetner. Usually the best way to do this is to weigh out half the required sugar, transfer it into a measuring jug and note the level, then measure out sweetner to the same level.

Please do not be tempted to buy the special diabetic chocolate type stuff. When I tried them I was really, really sick :mad: They sell them in Laxatives-R-Us I believe :rolleyes:

debbie26pet

im afte rsome recipes for my daughter who is newly diagnosied diabetic aged 2 or who has cooked with splenda etc in cakes biscuits etc

twink

my grandson, eight, was diagnosed when he was two and think he just sticks to healthy eating, will ask my daughter for sites, forums etc for you but she isnt online yet