Diabetic Desserts Recipes

Even if you're on a diabetic diet, you don't have to skip dessert. These healthy recipes make smart use of sugar substitutes and the natural sweetness of fruit, so you can create healthy, delicious desserts if you have diabetic restrictions or not.

 
 
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Sunshine Cake

From Diabetic Living

This light, low-calorie cake is frosted with lemon-flavored whipped topping. It's a sweet yet refreshing dessert for any meal.

Sunshine Cake

Almond-Apple Trifles

From Diabetic Living

Pomegranate juice, low-fat yogurt, and light dessert topping help keep this nutty home-style dessert recipe diabetic friendly.

Almond-Apple Trifles

Soft Snickerdoodles

From Diabetic Living

Adding dried currants, dried cranberries, and peanuts to these cookies adds a new twist to the classic recipe.

Soft Snickerdoodles

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

From Diabetic Living

Soft and satisfying, this chocolate chip cookie recipe features whole grain oats and yogurt.

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Black Forest Trifle

From Diabetic Living

Sugar-free cake and pudding mixes are the secrets to making this cherry-studded dessert recipe low in calories, fat, and carbs.

Black Forest Trifle

Apple Crisp

From Diabetic Living

There's nothing like this old-fashioned apple dessert recipe to top off a good dinner. It's low in calories and can be made even lower if prepared with sugar substitute.

Apple Crisp

Pick-Me-Up Bars

From Diabetic Living

Whole wheat flour and dates provide fiber and nutrients to create these healthy snack bars, which would also be great for breakfast or dessert.

Pick-Me-Up Bars

Sweet Potato Pie

From Diabetic Living

Join the ranks of many southern families who make this nicely spiced pie--instead of pumpkin--their holiday dessert.

Sweet Potato Pie

Chai-Spiced Cream

From Diabetic Living

This creamy beverage topper boasts six spices that commonly season chai, a popular Indian tea drink.

Chai-Spiced Cream

Gingered Mango-Pineapple Crisp in Crunchy Wonton Cups

From Better Homes and Gardens

Wonton wrappers make a low-fat tart shell for these Hawaiian-inspired fruit cups. This dessert is ideal for the diabetic diet.

Gingered Mango-Pineapple Crisp in Crunchy Wonton Cups

Strawberry Cream Cheese Filling

From Diabetic Living

Enjoy this fruit and cream cheese filling with cake, or try it with a mini whole grain bagel.

Strawberry Cream Cheese Filling

Raspberry-Lemonade Sauce

From Diabetic Living

This tart and tangy sauce is a perfect compliment to pancakes. Or use it to top your favorite white cake or citrus cake.

Raspberry-Lemonade Sauce

Maple Apples

From Better Homes and Gardens

Sweet and delicious, baked apples satisfy your family's sweet tooth and supply nutritional benefits, too.

Maple Apples

Chocolate-Amaretto Pots de Creme

From Diabetic Living

Light soymilk, light dessert topping, sugar-free dark chocolate, and unsweetened cocoa powder make this decadent dessert recipe fit into your diet.

Chocolate-Amaretto Pots de Creme

Fresh Figs with Yogurt and Honey

From Diabetic Living

Summer through early fall is the time to find fresh figs for this simple low- calorie dessert recipe.

Fresh Figs with Yogurt and Honey

Spicy Roasted Plums

From Diabetic Living

Roasting the plums concentrates their flavor and allows the spices to penetrate the fruit. If you prefer, omit the sour cream topper and serve with vanilla frozen yogurt.

Spicy Roasted Plums

Pecan-Apple Custards

From Diabetic Living

Unsweetened applesauce, fat-free milk, egg product, and oatmeal transform traditional custard into a yummy good-for-you treat.

Pecan-Apple Custards

Low-Fat Berry Marble Cheesecake

From Better Homes and Gardens

Swirl nonfat sour cream and raspberry preserves on this low-calorie, fat-free cheesecake.

Low-Fat Berry Marble Cheesecake

Mascarpone-Stuffed Figs with Valencia Orange Glaze

From Diabetic Living

Mascarpone cheese is a rich, buttery cheese with double or triple the cream. Just a little goes a long way to boost the flavor of these elegant figs.

Mascarpone-Stuffed Figs with Valencia Orange Glaze

Tiny Jelly Cakes

From Diabetic Living

Mini cakes are topped with spreadable fruit and an almond to make little desserts that are great for a party or the buffet table at a brunch.

Tiny Jelly Cakes

Chocolate Caramel-Peanut Crunch Pie

From Diabetic Living

The classic combo of chocolate and peanut butter gets an extra flavor boost from caramel ice cream topping.

Chocolate Caramel-Peanut Crunch Pie

Vanilla Bean Biscotti

From Diabetic Living

Using vanilla bean is worth the extra expense in these twice-baked tender cookies. Easier to make than you think, they're a great accompaniment to a dish of fresh fruit or a steaming cup of coffee.

Vanilla Bean Biscotti

Ginger-Spiced Chocolate Cake

From Diabetic Living

No ordinary chocolate cake, this family pleaser gets its exquisite flavor from buttermilk and two kinds of ginger.

Ginger-Spiced Chocolate Cake

Sorbet-Melon Parfaits

From Better Homes and Gardens

This so-easy summer cooler is the ideal addition to a collection of low-calorie dessert recipes. Top melon balls with sorbet and a splash of sparkling wine.

Sorbet-Melon Parfaits

Two-Tone Biscotti

From Diabetic Living

The flavors of decadent rich chocolate and delicate orange meet in this cookie. Enjoy this sweet treat for a snack or dessert.

Two-Tone Biscotti

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