KimmieH

DH has type 2 diabetes.....
for years i have baked from scratch..and have collected lots of favorite recipes, but i now need some that are
sugar free.
I attempted some brownies today--not sure yet if they are good as he isnt home yet and i didnt think it would be nice to cut into them as i made them for his valentine!!
Anyhow..
If anyone has any really good tried & tested recipes for brownies, cookies, quick breads etc..i would appreciate them!
Thanks so much
KimmieH

Grama Lehr

There are some really good ones on the baking size bag of Splenda. We have tried several and they are really good. Also try the Splenda website.

raptureready

I had a friend that was diabetic and she used Splenda in her baking but be careful. Just because a product says that it's sugar free doesn't mean that it won't make a diabetic's sugar spike. Another friend can't use Splenda at all, nor can he eat sugar free candy--his sugar levels go through the roof. He just stays away from all sweets rather than to risk it.

MOMBASIL53

If you go on Splenda.com they have recipes......Judy

Tropical

When I called the Splenda 800# to ask a few questions, the representative send me several recipes. You might want to try calling so you can talk in person.

Tropical

There are several sites that have all types of diabetic recipes. Search diabetic recipes. My DH has Type I and he doesn't care for Splenda. He does use Equal which is aspertame.

sik1010

My cousin was diagnosed a couple years ago and we contacted, through her Doctors Office, a Diabetic educator that gave us a book of recipes. The local Hospitals also push for Diabetic education, so they have classes here too. If you can't find any; let me know and I'll see if I can get some for you.

gaigai

When baking, you can't use 100% Splenda, you need to use about 60/40 Splenda/Sugar, or your baked goods won't have the right texture.

lindagor

I'm diabetic and was told by a registered dietician that a carb is a carb, regardless if it is from sugar or not, so just be aware that even substituting artificial sweetener for the sugar doesn't necessarily mean that your Hubby's blood sugar won't go up. Keeping that in mind, I try to use bulk Splenda and substitute whole grains as much as possible in my baking. Try the Libby's pumpkin bread recipe and use whole wheat flour for half the regular flour. Banana nut bread is great made this way too. Hope this helps.

gaigai

If DH is a newly- diagnosed diabetic, chances are he is overweight. It's the number 1 cause of adt diabetes. So if you want to really help him, he needs to lose a significant amount of weight, which means NO sweets. Plus, artificial sweeteners are known to increase insulin resistance, and have recently been implicated in heart attacks. Exercise helps decrease insulin resistance and, of course, weight. Good luck to you both.