SUGARLESS CAKE
1 c. dates, chopped
1 c. prunes, chopped
1 c. raisins
1 c. cold water
1 stick margarine, melted
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. plain flour
1 c. nuts, chopped
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. vanilla
Boil dates and prunes in the one cup of water for 3 minutes; add
margarine and raisins and let cool. Mix flour, soda, salt, eggs, nuts,
spices and vanilla. Add to fruit mixture. Stir to blend. Pour into
baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
BANANA SPLIT PIE
1 graham cracker crust
1 (4 oz.) pkg. sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
2 c. low-fat milk
2 bananas, sliced
1 (15 oz.) can crushed pineapple
1 c. Cool Whip
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. pecans, chopped
Mix pudding with milk and beat until thick, pour into crust. Put
bananas over pudding. Squeeze pineapple to remove all juice.
Sprinkle on top of bananas. Cover with Cool Whip, sprinkle pecans on
top. Chill well.
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FRUIT DIP
1 c. plain yogurt
8 oz. light cream
8 packets Equal sugar
1 tsp. vanilla.
Mix all ingredients together.
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BROWNIE TORTE
1 1/2 c. chilled whipping cream
3 tbsp. Fruit Sweet or to taste
1 tsp. vanilla
Prepare Fudge Sweet Brownies (see recipe below). Whip cream, Fruit
Sweet and vanilla and use as filling and topping for layers of
brownies.
Low-Fat Substitute: About 3 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed.
Substitute your favorite flavoring for the vanilla, such as 1
tablespoon
instant coffee or 1 tablespoon concentrated orange juice.
FUDGE SWEET BROWNIES
2/3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs, beaten well
1/2 c. melted butter or oil
1/2 c. Fudge Sweet, softened
1/2 c. Fruit Sweet
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. walnuts, chopped
Sift flour and baking powder; set aside. Blend the eggs, butter or
oil,
Fudge Sweet, Fruit Sweet and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and blend
thoroughly. Add walnuts. Pour mixture into greased and floured
8"x8" baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes, until
cake springs back at a light touch. Doubled recipe will fit into
double
size cookie pan.
<recipes snipped>
Why would we be interested in these things? They have so many carbs, we
might as well eat the real thing!
She actually argued with a doctor who kindly explained to her that all the
"oses" as in succrose and fructose and lactose and the like are STILL
sugars.
She also swore using honey or mayple syrup was ok too.
Sigh..
KROM
"Julie Bove" <juli...@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:UDIcj.13344$_o6.3175@trndny06...
>Here are some great diabetic dessert recipes for anyone who is
>interested.
>
>SUGARLESS CAKE
>1 c. dates, chopped
>1 c. prunes, chopped
>1 c. raisins
>1 c. plain flour
Yeah, right. Great.
Nicky.
T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid
D&E, 100ug thyroxine
Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25
>On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:32:45 -0800 (PST), copywr...@gmail.com
>wrote:
>
>>Here are some great diabetic dessert recipes for anyone who is
>>interested.
>>
>>SUGARLESS CAKE
>>1 c. dates, chopped
>>1 c. prunes, chopped
>>1 c. raisins
>>1 c. plain flour
>
>Yeah, right. Great.
Now, now, now! You never know! There might be something special
about *this* combination! ;-)
--
BlueBrooke
T2/D&E/June 2005
May 2007 A1c 5.5
Oct 2007 Yellow Belt! Yeah!
And people wonder why we say most *diabetic* cookbooks are completely
worthless. :-)
Cheri
>On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:48:08 +0000, Nicky <ukc802...@btconnect.com>
>wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:32:45 -0800 (PST), copywr...@gmail.com
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Here are some great diabetic dessert recipes for anyone who is
>>>interested.
>>>
>>>SUGARLESS CAKE
>>>1 c. dates, chopped
>>>1 c. prunes, chopped
>>>1 c. raisins
>>>1 c. plain flour
>>
>>Yeah, right. Great.
>
>Now, now, now! You never know! There might be something special
>about *this* combination! ;-)
Yeah, right :P
>On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:34:49 -0600, BlueBrooke <.@.> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:48:08 +0000, Nicky <ukc802...@btconnect.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:32:45 -0800 (PST), copywr...@gmail.com
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>Here are some great diabetic dessert recipes for anyone who is
>>>>interested.
>>>>
>>>>SUGARLESS CAKE
>>>>1 c. dates, chopped
>>>>1 c. prunes, chopped
>>>>1 c. raisins
>>>>1 c. plain flour
>>>
>>>Yeah, right. Great.
>>
>>Now, now, now! You never know! There might be something special
>>about *this* combination! ;-)
>
>Yeah, right :P
I'm trying to keep an open mind. :P
I guess we can't count on you to do the experiment and report back. Me
-- I can't. I'm on vacation . . . er -- have the flu . . . er -- out
of strips. ;-)
I wanna know where one gets sugarless dates, sugarless prunes and
sugarless raisins...
We only have defective fruit with sugar around here.