Desserts for Diabetics

Desserts for Diabetics

Diabetics who are fond of sweets can try the following desserts to satisfy their taste buds. However, keep in mind your daily calorie intake and substitute something from your diet for the dessert. This should be done in consultation with your nutritionist so that right substitute for the desserts can be given to prevent wide fluctuation in blood sugar levels.

Recipe 1 - China grass pudding – Serves 3

Picture credit: selim ileri

Ingredients
2tbsp of china grass
1½ cup water
1 cup skimmed milk
2tsp skimmed milk powder
3tsp sucralose
½ cup finely chopped pineapple
½ cup finely chopped cherries
Few drops of vanilla essence / raspberry essence
1tbsp crushed almonds

Method
Cut the china grass into small pieces. Soak it in water for 5 minutes. Heat the mixture of water and china grass; cook it till it melts without any grains, sieve it. Remove and keep the mixture aside. In the same pan heat milk, once lukewarm add skimmed milk powder and mix it well. Add this mixture to the china grass mixture; add few drops of vanilla essence, sucralose, pineapple and cherry pieces. Pour into a mould and cool the preparation in the refrigerator. Garnish with crushed almonds and serve chilled.

Nutritive Value per serving
Energy: 83 kcal    
Carbohydrates: 8.3gms 
Protein: 4gms        
Fat: 0.6gms 

Recipe 2 - Strawberry Orange Sandesh – 6 pieces  

Ingredients
1 cup freshly made low fat paneer
2tsp finely chopped strawberry
2tsp finely chopped orange
3tsp sugar substitute

Method
Stew the strawberry in 1tsp sugar substitute. Combine paneer and 2 tsp sugar substitute in a bowl. Mash it and mix it well. Add stewed strawberry and oranges and mix well. Divide into 6 equal portions and shape each portion in a ball. Place a leaf of mint over each sandesh. Refrigerate for at least 45 minutes and serve chilled.
Nutritive value per sandesh
Energy: 50 kcal     
Carbohydrate: 15gms
Protein: 7.5gms   
Fat: 0.3gm

Recipe 3 - Apple Modak – Serves 4

Ingredients
For chapatti: ½ cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp oil
A pinch of salt
1tsp roasted till seeds
2tsp khus khus

Method
Combine the flour, oil, salt, roasted till seeds and khus khus in a bowl and knead into a soft dough adding enough water. Cover and keep it aside. Knead the dough till it is smooth. Divide into 4 equal sized portions and make 4cms round circles. Cover these wheat circles with muslin cloth.

For apple stuffing: Grate ¾ apple. Combine apple, sugar substitute and ¼ cup water in a pan and cook it on a medium flame till soft - stew them. Keep aside to cool. Add 1tsp cinnamon powder and 4-5 raisins to the mixture and mix well. Divide into 4 equal portions.
Final step: Place chapatti circles on a clean surface and place apple mixture in the circle and close them in a form of modaks. Repeat for the remaining chapatti circles. Arrange these modaks in greased baking tray, apply ½ tsp butter over them and bake in a preheated oven at 200 degree Celsius for 10 minutes. Serve Hot.

Nutritive value per serving
Energy: 100 kcal       
Carbohydrate: 19gms
Protein: 1gm             
Fat: 3gms