Bran with Fruit Sweet

Ingredients:

1 1/2 c. apple juice
1 c. butter, melted
4 well beaten eggs
4 c. buttermilk
5 tsp. baking soda
2 c. processed Bran Buds
1 c. Fruit Sweet
4 c. ready-to-eat bran cereal
5 c. flour
1 tsp. salt

Pour the juice into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Remove, pour in the Bran Buds and stir well. Let the mixture stand for several minutes. Combine the butter, Fruit Sweet and eggs and beat well. Then stir in the bran cereal. Pour in the buttermilk and stir well, then add the flour, baking soda and salt. Beat the batter until it is thoroughly blended.

Add the juice and Bran Buds and stir the batter until well blended. Drop several teaspoonfuls of batter into each greased muffin cup. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until the center of each muffin is done. The batter can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 6 weeks and used as needed. Fruit and nuts, such as raisins, cranberries, bananas and walnuts, can be finely chopped, tossed with a little flour can also be used to add a little variety.

Pineapple Cake

APRICOT PINEAPPLE CAKE

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3/4 c. Apricot Apple Butter
• 1/2 c. dried apricots, chopped fine
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 c. butter, melted
• 1/2 c. drained, crushed pineapple
• 2 c. flour
• 1/2 c. Fruit Sweet

Combine the eggs, butter, Apricot Apple Butter, pineapple and dried apricots until thoroughly blended. Mix the flour and baking soda together, then combine with the egg mixture alternately with the Fruit Sweet. Mix until the batter is smooth. Bake in a 9"x12" greased and floured pan at 340 degrees for 40 minutes or until cake springs back when pressed lightly. Remove the cake from the oven. Cool, turn out and cool completely. Flavor is usually better the next day.

Low Calories Cake

Ingredients:

• 12 oz. low fat Ricotta cheese
• 4 eggs, separated
• 3/4 c. Fruit Sweet
• Grated peel of 1 lemon
• 3 graham crackers, finely crushed
• 12 oz. low fat cottage cheese
• 2/3 c. non-instant milk powder
• 5 tbsp. lemon juice or to taste
• 2 tsp. pure vanilla
• Butter or oleo for pan

Put cheese in process with egg yolks and Fruit Sweet and blend. Add milk, powder and process until smooth. Add vanilla, lemon juice and peel to cheese mixture. Blend until smooth. Beat egg whites until frothy, then add to the processor and blend for about 2 seconds, until mixed. Butter the bottom and 1/2 way up the sides of a 9" spring form pan.

Pour the graham cracker crumbs into the pan and shake until buttered area is coated. Leave any extra on the bottom. Pour cheesecake mixture into pan and bake at 350 degrees with a pan of water in the oven to prevent drying. Bake for 45 minutes or until inserted knife emerges clean. Cool. May serve with Wax Orchards All-Fruit Fanciful preserve of your choice.

Variations:
All cottages or all ricotta cheese may be used. For standard cream cheese cake, substitute 24 ounces cream cheese, 3 eggs, 1/2 cup powdered milk and 2/3 cup Fruit Sweet. Adjust lemon.

Deviled Eggs

Ingredient:

• 4 hard cooked eggs
• 1/2 tsp. dry mustard
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• Dash of onion powder
• Dash of pepper
• 2 tsp. reduced calorie mayonnaise
• 1 tsp. vinegar
• Paprika

Halve eggs; remove yolks and mash. Add other ingredients except paprika to mashed yolks; beat well. Refill egg whites with yolk mixture. Sprinkle with paprika. Refrigerate until served. Yields 4 servings. Amount 2 egg halves. Exchange: 1 medium-fat meat.

Diabetics Cookies 1

Ingredients:
1 egg
1/2 c. margarine, melted
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. flour
1 c. quick-rolled oats
1 c. applesauce
1 c. raisins
1 tsp. soda
3 pkgs. sugar substitute

Place all ingredients in bowl and mix well. Drop by teaspoons on cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 375 degrees. Could be makes about 3 dozen.

Chears with Cheese

What happened between Macaroni and Cheese, yup... their combination would make delicious taste even this cake has no Sugar.

Easy Followed Recipes:

• 1 1/2 c. skim milk
• 1 1/2 tbsp. all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tbsp. reduce calorie margarine
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 c. grated low-fat American cheese
• 2 c. macaroni, cooked and drained
• 1/4 c. bread crumbs

Combine milk, flour, margarine, and salt to make a white sauce. Return sauce to low heat. Add grated cheese, stirring constantly. Cook until cheese has melted and sauce boils. Remove from heat. Alternate layers of macaroni and cheese sauce in non-stick baking dish; cover with bread crumbs. Bake at 375 degrees until mixture bubble and crumbs brown. 6 servings. Amount 1/2 cup. Exchange: 1 bread, 1 medium-fat meat.

Chocolate Diabetcs Friendly

This easy dessert is one that diabetics sufferer may enjoy, easy followed below:

• Line 13"x9"x2" pan with a layer of graham cracker squares.
• Prepare 1 large (6 oz.) package of instant sugar-free chocolate pudding as directed on the package.
  
• Spread over graham cracker layer.
  
• Place in refrigerator to let set a little.

Layer another layer of graham cracker squares over the pudding. Prepare a second package of chocolate pudding as above and spread over graham crackers. Refrigerate. Torte may be topped with whipped cream or Dream Whip when served.

Banana Fanciful Freeze

Yummy Frozen Banana

Banana has a sweet taste as sugar changes, besides this fruit has good function for helping food processed on intestines.

Ingredients:

• 4 ripe bananas, peeled
• 1/2 c. Raspberry Fanciful

Wrap bananas in plastic wrap and freeze overnight. Remove from freezer, break into 4 or 5 pieces and let stand at room temperature for about 10 minutes to slightly soften for the processor. Blend the bananas in a processor or blender until creamy. Add the Raspberry (or other flavor) Fanciful and blend briefly. This can be served immediately, or stored in the freezer. Serves 4.

More calories with applesauce cake

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 c. Apple Butter
• 1 1/2 c. flour
• 1/2 c. raisins
• 1/2 c. butter, melted
• 1/2 c. Fruit Sweet
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Combine the eggs, butter and apple butter. Sift the flour and bake soda and add the walnuts and raisins to the flour mixture and blend. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture alternately with the Fruit Sweet. Pour the batter into a greased tube pan and bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Turn out and cool before serving. Serve with whipped cream.

Deep Dish Apple

Ingredients:
Sugar substitute to equal 1/3 c. sugar
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind
2 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
4 sm. apples, sliced
1 c. all purpose flour, sifted
1 tsp. salt
1/4 c. reduced calorie margarine
3 tbsp. cold water

Combine sugar substitute, cornstarch, lemon rind, lemon juice, nutmeg, cinnamon, and apple slices. Place in 9 inch deep dish pie plate on baking dish; set aside. Combine flour and salt; cut in margarine until mixture resembles cornmeal. Blend in water with fork until all dry ingredients are moistened. Shape dough into a ball. Roll out dough on floured surface, and place on top of apple filling. Bake at 425 degrees for 35 minutes or until brown. Cut in 8 equal slices and serve. Yields 8 servings. Amount 1/8 of pie. Exchange: 1 1/2 bread, 1/2 fat.

Cookies for Meal Changes

As you know the meal is the diabetic’s enemy besides sugar. There is an alternative way to change meal with these cookies, whatever the human body needs an energy that was got from meal.

Just try this recipes:

• 1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 c. reg. oatmeal, uncooked
• Sugar substitute to equal 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3/4 c. reduced calories margarine, softened
• 3 tbsp. cold water

Combine all ingredients except margarine and water. Cut margarine into dry mixture with pastry blender or knife; blend until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle cold water over surface; stir with fork until moistened. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness on waxed paper. Cut into 24 round or squares. Place cookies on non-stick cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, can yields for 24 cookies.

Amount 1 cookie exchange 1 bread.

Berry Pudding

Almost all of the people said that Berry is the favorite fruit, and it does. Just imagine to mixed that yummy berry and pudding. With fresh or frozen unsweetened berries, the diabetics sufferer could be not too worry to taste several dishes

Ingredient:

• 3 c. fresh or frozen unsweetened berries
• 3 tbsp. cornstarch
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 c. water
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla or almond extract
• Sugar substitute to equal 1 c. sugar

Combine 1 cup berries, cornstarch, salt, cinnamon, and water in saucepan. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens, stirring constantly. Add vanilla or almond extract, remaining 2 cups berries, and sugar substitute; mix well. Cool and serve. 6 servings. Amount 1/2 cup.
Exchange: 1 fruit.

Biscuit diabetics friendly

Diabetics sufferer would be avoid the biscuit before knew it this one

Ingredients:

• 1 pkg. dry yeast
• 2 tbsp. warm water (105-115 degrees)
• 2 c. buttermilk
• 5 c. all purpose flour
• Sugar substitute to equal 1/4 c. sugar
• 1 tbsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 c. shortening

Combine yeast and water;
Let stand 5 minutes or until bubbly. Add buttermilk to yeast mixture and set aside. Combine dry ingredients in large bowl; cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add buttermilk mixture to dry mixture, stirring with fork until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out on floured surface and knead lightly about 3-4 times. Roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness; cut into 36 rounds with a 2 inch cutter and place on non- stick baking sheets. Bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

This recipe could be making for 36 biscuits. Serving 1 biscuit. Exchange: 1 bread and 1 fat.

The Carrot with the Golden Pie

GOLDEN CARROT PIE

Ingredient:

• 2 eggs
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• Pinch salt
• 1/2 c. Fruit Sweet
• 9" pie shell
• Dash ground nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp. ground ginger
• 1 c. cooked carrots, riced or mashed
• 1/2 c. heavy cream

Beat the eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger and salt until thoroughly blended. Add the carrots and stir well. Pour in the Fruit Sweet and cream and stir until completely blended. Pour the filling into the pie shell and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes clean. Serve with whipped topping.

Berry on Cream

RASPBERRY MOUSSE

Ingredient:
2/3 c. Strawberry Fanciful
1/8 tsp. cream of tartar
2 egg whites
1/2 c. whipping cream

Add cream of tartar to egg whites, beat until stiff, but not dry. Fold into Strawberry Fanciful. Fold the whipped cream into the fruit mixture. Chill before serving or freeze for frozen mousse. For flavor variation try: Strawberry, blueberry, orange pineapple, pineapple berry or peach.

Fruit recipes for diabetics

Fruit Leader

Place a sheet of plastic wrap in the bottom of a cookie sheet. Smooth a thin layer of fruit butter with the edge of a pancake turner. Place in the oven to dry at the lowest heat, about 120, for about 2 hours, or until dry, then remove and cool. Peel off and roll in plastic wrap. For variety, sprinkle with finely chopped walnuts before drying.

Fruit Salad Topping
Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 c. milk (skim or 1%)
• 1 (3 oz.) sugar free vanilla pudding

Add: 2 tbsp. frozen orange juice concentrate
1 tsp. grated orange peel (opt.)

Can be served as a side dish with mixed fruit (fresh) or mix fruit and topping in bowl.

Roll Fudge

Ingredients;

• 1 14 1/2 oz. evaporated milk
• 3 tbsp. cocoa
• 1/4 c. oleo
• Liquid Sweetener to equal 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 c. nuts

Combine milk and cocoa in saucepan. Beat well. Add oleo, sweetener, salt. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining ingredients except 1/4 cup graham crackers. Cool about 15 minutes. Divide mixture into 32 balls. Roll in remaining cracker crumbs and chill.

Diabetic Peanut Butter Cookies

Cookies with peanut recipes for diabetics sufferer

Ingredients:

• 1 c. flour
• 1/2 c. creamy peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 c. water
• 1 tbsp. liquid sweetener
• 1/2 c. salad oil

Mix all together in a large bowl then shape into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. You may add a little more flour if desired.

Cookies with Oatmeal Peanut for Diabetics

Recipes of Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies for diabetics sufferer

Ingredients:

• 2/3 c. oatmeal
• 2 c. flour
• 1 tsp. lite salt
• 1/4 tsp. soda
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/3 c. corn oil
• 2/3 c. salt free peanut butter
• 1/4 c. Eggbeaters and 1 egg
• 3 tbsp. skim milk
• 4 tbsp. liquid sweetener
• 2 tbsp. sugar substitute

Sift flour, salt, soda, and baking powder. Cream next 6 ingredients together add oatmeal, beat. Add flour mixture, stir until it forms a ball; roll into 1 inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press down with glass. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.