Are you planning a fancy dinner with a few selected friends and some of them are on a diet while others are diabetic? Let’s assume that the appetizers and the main course have already been planned. But what about the dessert? Instead of the usual fancy desserts, why don’t you make it delicious but at the same time, keeping all the ingredients healthy? There are a lot of fancy dessert recipes that you can follow to make delicious sugar free desserts. Your friends will definitely be grateful for this!
Here are some fancy dessert recipes:
Apricot Bars:
Ingredients:
- ¾ cup dried apricots (divided)
- 1/3 cup water
- ¾ cup all-pupose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 1 egg
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp canola oil
- 1 tbsp grated lemon zest
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp powdered sugar
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray an 8×8-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Get a small saucepan and simmer the ½ cup of apricots in the water. Cover it for 2 minutes, then cool. Don’t drain it yet. Dice the remaining apricots on a small bowl.
- Get yourself a medium bowl and mix the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and baking soda together. Mix well and stir in the diced apricots.
- Ready your blender and add the egg, granulated sugar, oil, zest and vanilla. Mix them for 30 seconds.
- The concoction should be poured in the middle of the flour mixture. Stir until everything’s combined.
- Spread it in the prepared pan and bake until it’s golden brown and the edges begin to crust. It usually takes about 18-20 minutes.
- Sprinkle powdered sugar over the warm bars. Make sure that you allow it cool before cutting it.
Who doesn’t love cupcakes? This recipe is one of the best among the long list of fancy dessert recipes. It is also one of the best diabetic desserts and most sought-after diabetic dessert recipe.
Angel Pecan Cupcakes
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs, separated
- ¼ cup hot tap water
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup fructose
- 1/8 tsp salt
- ½ cup cake flour
- ¾ tsp low-salt baking powder
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F.
- Get a medium bowl and an electric mixer. Beat the egg yolks, hot water and vanilla together until they are thick and pale.
- Slowly beat in one half cup of fructose and set it aside.
- In a small bowl, beat egg whites until they are foamy. Add salt and continue beating until whites hold soft peaks.
- Add the remaining ¼ cup fructose to the egg whites and beat until stiff but not dry.
- Stir one third of whites into yolks and sift flour and baking powder over egg mixture.
- Add pecans and remaining whites, and gently fold until blended.
- Place 12 paper liners in a 12-cup muffin pan. Spoon batter evenly into cups and bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean.
There you have it! You might be drooling for those delicious fancy dessert recipes, and you just can’t wait to do them in your own kitchen. Don’t worry because these recipes are perfect desserts for diabetics. Your friends who have diabetes will definitely be grateful for the effort!