A common prejudice for patients with diabetes is that they cannot enjoy a delicious dessert. And as the holiday parties are ongoing, you may want to prove others wrong: there are plenty of diabetes-friendly desserts that everybody will love. These recipes are just as enjoyable as any other decadent dessert.
Below we have some amazing recipes you can cook and delight your guests this holiday season.
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Swirl Brownies
Perfectly balanced, with a low-calorie count and completely diabetes-friendly, these decadent pieces of brownies will certainly impress all your guests. More than this, these small pieces of heaven only have 150 kcal per serving, which will allow you to maintain your weight in healthy parameters without giving up the pleasurable courses during this holiday season.
You will need:
- non-stick cooking spray
- ¼ cup of butter
- ¼ cup of creamy peanut butter
- ¾ three quarters of a type of sugar substitute which you prefer
- 1 cup and a quarter of all purpose flour
- ¼ cup of canola oil
- ⅓ a cup of cold water
- three eggs, lightly beaten
- dash of vanilla extract
- dash of baking powder
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ cup of semi-sweetened chocolate chips.
In order to get the perfect consistency for this amazing recipe, you will need to start by preheating the oven at 350 °F. Continue by lining a baking tray with baking foil, including the edges. The butter must be melted, and then softly blended with the water and sugar substitute. Then, incorporate the rest of your ingredients, except for the peanut butter. Half of your ingredient mixture will be whisked with the peanut butter. In the other half of your batter, incorporate the cocoa powder.
Nutrition information, per serving: Servings Per Recipe: 20 – Per Serving: 151 cal., 8 g total fat (3 g sat. fat), 6 mg chol., 61 mg sodium, 17 g carb. (10 g sugars).
Cherry and Almond Cheesecake Bars
By simply replacing the sugar in this recipe you eliminate one of your enemies, and also cut down the carb count to 9 grams. And the best thing about it is that it will still be filled with cheesecake flavor.
You will need:
- ¾ cups of all purpose flour,
- ⅔ a cup of fast cook oatmeal flakes,
- 1 tablespoon of sugar substitute,
- 2 tablespoons of finely chopped almonds, a quarter cup of butter,
- 28-ounce pack of fat-reduced cheese cream
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla
- ½ tablespoon of almond extract
- some finely chopped dried berries and some sliced almonds for décor.
You will once again have to preheat your oven to 350 °F, grease a baking pan, including the edges. In a bowl, mix your flour, oats almonds and your go-to brown sugar substitute. Blend in some butter, until the mixture is thick and crumbly. Press your crumbs in the cooking tray and cook it for 12 minutes. In a mixer, beat your cream cheese, vanilla extract, an egg, and stir until a cream forms. Fold in your finely chopped berries, and put the cream over your cooled-down oatmeal mixture.
