Healthy Sugar-Free Desserts For Diabetes

Whole Wheat Fruit Cobbler

Whole wheat fruit cobbler provides a healthy dose of fiber, a type of carbohydrate that improves blood glucose levels. Making a cobbler with low-fructose fruits such as peaches, blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries can keep the total sugar content of this recipe as low as possible. To make a whole wheat fruit cobbler, combine a quarter cup of whole wheat flour with one and a quarter cups of stevia or xylitol and a teaspoon of lemon juice. After stirring these together, add eight cups of thawed frozen berries, and stir everything until it is combined. Using a mixture of half raspberries and half blackberries is a popular choice, and some individuals also like to use a mixture of strawberries and raspberries. Place all of the above ingredients in a greased 9 x 13 baking dish, and let it stand for ten minutes. In a separate bowl, combine half a cup of all-purpose flour with half a cup of whole-wheat flour. Then, add a quarter of a cup of a sugar substitute to the bowl along with one teaspoon of baking powder, a quarter teaspoon of baking soda, and a quarter teaspoon of salt. After stirring all of these together, slowly add six tablespoons of chilled butter (or a non-dairy alternative) until the mixture becomes coarse. Next, add two-thirds of a cup of low-fat buttermilk (or light coconut milk) and a half teaspoon of orange or lemon zest. Stir everything together until the mixture becomes moist. Drop the mixture over the fruit in the baking dish so it forms around twelve mounds. If desired, sprinkle the top with two teaspoons of coconut sugar. Finally, bake the cobbler at four hundred degrees Fahrenheit until it bubbles (around thirty-five minutes).

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