Diabetic Peanutty Pops

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Ingredients:

  • 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter (reduced-fat)
  • 1 cup chocolate milk (2%)
  • 10 disposable plastic cups (3 ounces each)
  • 10 Popsicle sticks

Directions:

  1. In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Stir in sugar. Cook and stir over medium heat until gelatin and sugar are dissolved. Transfer to a large bowl; beat in peanut butter and milk until smooth. Pour into cups.
  2. Cover each cup with heavy-duty foil; insert sticks through foil. Place in a 9-in. square pan. Freeze until firm. Remove foil and cups before serving. Yield: 10 ice pops.

Nutritional Facts:

Calories: 187, Fat: 9 g, Saturated Fat: 2 g, Cholesterol: 1 mg, Sodium: 159 mg, Carbohydrates: 21 g, Fiber: 8 g, Protein: 8 g. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Milk, 1/2 Starch


Diabetic Friendly Instant Fruit Ice Cream

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Even though it’s still cold outside, we can’t wait to try this frozen treat!

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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups frozen berries
  • 1/4 cup Splenda granular
  • 1/2 cup milk or 1/2 cup cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

  1. With processor pulse frozen berries until chopped fine.
  2. Add sugar or Splenda while the fruits are processing.
  3. Add milk or cream and vanilla.
  4. Process until mixture is of ice cream consistency.
  5. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Facts:

Serving Size: 1

Servings per recipe: 4

Calories: 21, Calories from Fat: 10, Total Fat: 1.1 g, Saturated Fat: .6 g, Cholesterol: 4.2 mg, Sodium: 14.9 mg, Total Carbohydrate: 1.4 g, Sugars: 0 g, Protein: 1 g. (Berries and Splenda are not included in in measurements)

 

 


Diabetic Friendly Hot Vanilla

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A delicious, simple alternative to hot chocolate!

Ingredients: 

  • 3/4 cup skim milk
  • 2 teaspoons Splenda sugar substitute
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • fat-free whipped topping (to taste)
  • cinnamon (to taste)

Directions:

  1. Heat milk to just below boiling point, approximately 1 1/2 minutes in microwave safe measuring cup.
  2. Stir in Splenda and Vanilla.
  3. Garnish with fat free whipped topping and cinnamon if desired.
  4. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Facts:

Serving size: 1. Servings per recipe: 1.

Calories: 86, Calories from fat: 4, Total Fat: .4 g, Saturated Fat: .3 g, Cholesterol: 4 mg, Sodium: 108 mg, Total Carbohydrate: 12 g, Sugars: 2 g, Protein: 7.6 g.


Diabetic Vanilla-Caramel Cheesecake

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Creamy Vanilla-Caramel Cheesecake

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Perfect to take along to your holiday celebration!

Ingredients:

  • 15 reduced-fat chocolate or vanilla wafer cookies, crushed (1/2 cup)
  • 2 packages (8 ounces each) reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 3 egg whites or 1/2 cup fat-free cholesterol-free egg product
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups low-fat yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup fat-free caramel topping
  • Pecan halves, if desired

Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 300 degrees F. Spray springform pan, 9×3 inches, with cooking spray. Sprinkle cookie crumbs over bottom of pan.
  2. Beat cream ceese in a medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add sugar, egg whites and vanilla. Beat on medium speed about 2 minutes or until smooth. Add yogurt and flour. Beat on low speed until smooth.
  3. Carefully spread batter over cookie crumbs in pan. Bake 1 hour. Turn off oven; cool in oven 30 minutes with door closed. Remove from oven; cool 15 minutes. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
  4. Drizzle caramel topping over cheesecake. Garnish with pecan halves. Store covered in the refrigerator.

TIP: 

Place the springform pan on a cookie sheet before putting in the oven to keep pesky drips in check.

If you’re an almond or walnut lover, use them in place of the pecans.

Nutritional Information:

Per 1 Serving

Calories: 175, Calories from fat: 65, Total Fat: 7 g, Saturated Fat: 5 g, Cholesterol: 25 mg, Sodium: 180 mg, Total Carbohydrate: 23 g, Dietary Fiber: 0 g, Protein: 5 g

Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1/2 Milk, 1 Fat


Diabetic Friendly Peanut Butter Cookies

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This irresistible peanut butter cookie recipe contains no flour. For Christmas or special occasions, imprint them with cookie cutters to fit the season instead of the star-shaped cutter.

Ingredients:

  • 1cup sugar
  • 1cup peanut butter
  • 1 egg

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease cookiesheets and set aside. In a medium bowl, stir together the 1 cup sugar, the peanut butter, and egg until well mixed. Using your hands, roll peanut butter mixture into 1-inch balls; place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Flatten each ball slightly with a drinking glass that has been lightly greased and dipped in sugar. Lightly grease a small star-shaped cookie cutter; dip in sugar. Press into the center of each cookie.

2. Bake about 9 minutes or until edges are set and bottoms are lightly browned. Makes 36 cookies.

Nutritional Facts: 

Servings per recipe: 36

Calories: 66, Fat: 4 g, Cholesterol: 6 mg, Fat: 1 g, Monosaturated Fat: 2 g, Carbohydrates: 7 g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g, Sugar: 6 g, Protein: 2 g, Sodium: 35 mg

Diabetic Exchanges: Carbohydrate: 1, Fat: 1


Low Sugar Strawberry Cheesecake

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Low Sugar Strawberry Cheesecake

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Ingredients:

  • 2 packages of 3 oz. sugar free strawberry gelatin
  • 2 packages of 8 oz. fat free cream cheese
  • 1/2 container of fat free Cool Whip
  • 1 Reduced fat graham cracker crust

Directions:

  1. Mix Strawberry gelatin in 1 cup boiling water until completely dissolved.
  2. Allow to cool til thickened but not set.
  3. In a separated bowl combine cream cheese, Cool Whip, and thickened gelatin until smooth.
  4. Pour into graham crust and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Nutritional Information:

Servings per recipe: 8

Amounts per serving:

Calories: 187.5, Total Fat: 3.5g, Cholesterol: 8.0 mg, Sodium: 507.5 mg, Total Carbs: 25.5 g, Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g, Protein: 10.0 g