1. Chocolate-Hazelnut Whoopie Pies
You won’t believe that each whoopie pie has just 10 grams of carb. Enjoy this easy low-carb dessert the next time you offer to bring treats – each recipe yields 25 whoopie pies.
Ingredients:
– 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
– 1 tablespoon baking powder
– 1 1/4 cups refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed, or 5 eggs
– 2/3 cup sugar
– 2 1/4 cups hazelnuts, toasted
– 1/2 cup light tub-style cream cheese, softened
– 4 teaspoons fat-free, sugar-free instant chocolate pudding mix
– 1/2 cup fat-free milk
2. Peanut Cluster Butterscotch Bites
There is so much to love about these low-carb dessert bites. The short ingredients list makes them easy to whip up, the sweet and salty flavors are a delicious combination, and each bite has just 8 grams of carb.
Ingredients:
– 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate pieces
– 1/2 cup butterscotch-flavored pieces
– 1/3 cup fat-free half-and-half
– 1 cup unsalted peanuts
– 45 baked miniature frozen phyllo shells
– 1/4 cup unsalted peanuts, finely chopped
– Flaked sea salt (optional)
3. Blueberry-Lemon Ice Cream Cake
This diabetes-friendly ice cream cake takes just a few easy steps. The secret to this decadent cake: sugar-free cake mix and no-sugar-added ice cream.
Ingredients:
– Nonstick cooking spray
– 1 16 – ounce box sugar-free yellow cake mix
– 1 cup water
– 3 eggs
– 1/4 cup canola oil
– 1 tablespoon lemon zest
– 1/2 10 – ounce jar lemon curd
– 4 cups no-sugar-added vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
– 1 cup assorted fresh berries
4. Vanilla Trifle with Champagne-Soaked Fruit
If you love desserts that impress without the stress, don’t miss this gorgeous diabetic trifle recipe that you can make the day before. Enjoy a 3/4-cup serving, which boasts just 22 grams of carb.
Ingredients:
– 1 cup chilled champagne or sparkling white grape juice
– 2 tablespoons honey
– 4 cups sliced assorted fruit (such as any berries, grapes, oranges, pineapple, kiwifruit, etc.)
– 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel)
– 1/2 cup light ricotta cheese
– 1 cup vanilla-flavor fat-free Greek yogurt
– 1/2 Recipe Vanilla Cake, cut into cubes
5. Frozen Chocolate Pretzel Sandwiches
Make homemade frozen ice cream treats in just a few simple steps. You’ll love the assortment of flavors in every bite: a sweet and salty combination with a burst of strawberry. Plus these chocolaty treats have just 26 grams of carb and 156 calories per serving.
Ingredients:
– 1/4 cup salted pretzels, coarsely chopped
– 4 sugar free toffee candies, crushed
– 3 ounces semisweet chocolate pieces or white chocolate pieces
– 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
– 1 cup light strawberry ice cream or frozen yogurt, slightly softened
– 16 2 – inch square chocolate graham crackers
6. Salted Caramel Pretzel-Oat Bars
Sweet and salty flavors come together in a bar that features dried apricots, tiny marshmallows, pretzels, and rolled oats. The creamy caramel topping brings a hint of sweet stickiness to these diabetic dessert bars that also make a healthy snack to curb cravings.
Ingredients:
– Nonstick cooking spray
– 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
– 1 10 – ounce package tiny marshmallows
– 4 1/2 cups mini pretzel twists, such as Snyders of Hanover brand, coarsely broken
– 1 cup salted pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
– 3/4 cup snipped dried apricots
– 1/2 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
– 2 tablespoons sugar-free caramel-flavor ice cream topping
– 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
7. Tropical Coconut Custard
These pretty custards are a creamy and delicious diabetic dessert that brings together the best of the tropics – coconut, ginger, and a hint of vanilla topped with a slice of star fruit.
Ingredients
– 6 egg yolks
– 1/2 cup sugar
– 1 teaspoon vanilla
– 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
– 1/8 teaspoon salt
– 1 1/4 cups canned unsweetened light coconut milk
– 3/4 cup refrigerated unsweetened coconut milk
– 1/2 small starfruit, cut into 6 thin slices (about 1 1/2 oz.)