Diabetic desserts on Christmas and Thanksgiving
It’s a season to be jolly and, for diabetics, being at the table and enjoying the festivities without worrying about the food can be a way to enjoy life and set aside the stress that diabetes brings. For these two occasions preparing a mouth watering dessert made especially for diabetics can cap the night off. The ingredients are centered on minimizing a lot of calories, sugar and fat thus even people on a diet can enjoy this delicious dessert. Maintaining the health benefits without sacrificing that appetizing taste is the number one priority in order to make any Thanksgiving, or Christmas get-together, a more memorable event. A healthy lifestyle for any diabetic constitutes a strict diet plan but it doesn’t mean that they can’t enjoy what they eat. In order to do that it is possible to take any culinary creation and make the necessary substitute focused on giving a diabetic a wonderful treat. Information such as this can make life for a diabetic much easier because in general people love to eat, and being limited on that enjoyment can sometimes take a toll on our emotional state. Occasions are meant to be shared with all, particularly for people with diabetes. This is one of our Diabetic Desserts that you could try:
Christmas and Thanksgiving Strawberry Cheesecake
Ingredients:
- Cubed and softened fat cream cheese (8 oz)
- Crushed graham crackers (9 tbsp)
- Thawed low fat or fat free whipped topping preferably sugar free for diabetics
- Strawberry flavored jello sugar free (1 small box)
- Boiling water (2/3 C)
- Small curd cottage cheese low fat (1 C)
- Sliced or whole strawberries as garnishing (optional)
- Non stick spray
Directions:
Prepare an 8–inch pie plate by spraying the bottom with the non stick spray.
Once it is done sprinkle the crumbs of graham crackers on the bottom of the pie plate making sure that is evenly distributed.
Dissolve the strawberry jello by placing it on a bowl while stirring it on boiling water.
Let it cool for 5 minutes
Pour into blender.
Get a large bowl and pour it all in
Place the whipped topping and pour the whole mixture into the pie plate
With a spatula spread it evenly
Place it on a refrigerator for 4 hours until it is ready
Place strawberries as garnishing
June 06 2010 09:17 am | diabetic desserts