Diabetic Cooking: Chocolate Dessert

Are you thinking you have to give up all sweets and even chocolate because you have diabetes? Well, luckily you don't have to. Of course, you must follow a diabetic diet and avoid sugar but thanks to today's artificial sweeteners you can still have a sweet treat now and then. In fact, you can find many diabetic dessert recipes for treats that not only taste good but are actually good for you because they are not made with excess fats and sugars. Therefore they are healthy even for non-diabetics to choose over the normal sugar laden desserts. One such dessert is the yummy chocolate banana mousse and the recipe for it is below.

Chocolate Banana Mouse Diabetic Dessert Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup evaporated skimmed milk
3 tablespoons granulated artificial sweetener
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
2 sliced bananas
2 egg yolks

Directions

In the top pan of a double boiler mix together 1/4 cup milk with the artificial sweetener and chocolate. Put the remaining 3/4 cup of milk into the freezer to start chilling. Stir the chocolate until it is melted. Place the two eggs yolks in a bowl and pour part of the chocolate mixture on the eggs and beat. Transfer this egg-chocolate mixture into the remaining chocolate in the double boiler and stir until thickened. Let cool completely. Now retrieve the milk from the freezer and whisk it until it becomes stiff. Add the cooled chocolate mixture, vanilla, and sliced bananas. Spoon this mixture into cups or a mold and place back in the freezer until firm.

For more delicious diabetic recipes like this one, pick up a copy of The Joslin Diabetes Quick and Easy Cookbook: 200 Recipes for 1 to 4 People. In addition to great recipes, this book also lists the nutritional content of various foods and lists cholesterol, fat, sodium, and calorie amounts. There is also a FAQ which answers often asked questions about diabetic cooking.

There are many diabetic recipes out there for desserts, chocolates, as well as main dishes which are easy to make and good to eat. There is no reason to deny your taste buds just because you have diabetes. Sure, you may have to give up candy bars, but those are laden with sugar and other things that are not good for you whether you have diabetes or not. You can substitute yummy and healthy sweets instead and help yourself stay healthy and live longer too. Follow your doctor's or dietician's guidelines, grab some good diabetic cookbooks and enjoy your meals again. Diabetic cooking doesn't have to be difficult at all; there are many quick and easy menu ideas you can implement to keep your meals lively so you will be more inclined to stick to your diet which as you know is very important for the health of someone who has diabetes.

Chef advocates 'eating right' on cooking show - Hometownlife.com

Chef advocates 'eating right' on cooking show Hometownlife.com “It shows people healthy foods can be delicious,” Rapitis said. “They learn about portions, and how to cook for your heart and for those with diabetes.” Rapitis, a Livonia native and a 1988 graduate of Franklin, once worked at Garden City Hospital's ... and more »

Paula Deen's Diabetes Reveal Sparks a None-Too-Sweet Reaction - Reuters

Us Magazine

Paula Deen's Diabetes Reveal Sparks a None-Too-Sweet Reaction Reuters Deen's revelation that she suffers from diabetes -- a condition she's had for three years, by her own admission -- on Tuesday's "Today" show likely didn't surprise many people. The Georgia-born Food Network personality's recipes typically consist of ... What we can learn from Paula Deen's type 2 diabetesFox News Diabetic Paula Deen: I'll Still Continue to Make Butter-Rich RecipesUs Magazine Paula Deen spreads word about diabetesTucson Citizen Huffington Post -San Francisco Chronicle (press release) all 1,655 news articles »

Sam Talbot, Chef Of The Week, Whips Up Healthy Food With A Latino Twist (RECIPE) - Huffington Post

Sam Talbot, Chef Of The Week, Whips Up Healthy Food With A Latino Twist (RECIPE) Huffington Post "I think diabetes is running very rampant amongst Latinos in the US, and I think once we are able to provide education in school systems, that will begin to change," he said. For Talbot, it's important to reach as many people as possible when it comes ...

Diabetics call Paula Deen a hypocrite for hiding disease while promoting sugar ... - Fox News

Fox News

Diabetics call Paula Deen a hypocrite for hiding disease while promoting sugar ... Fox News ... people like me who are in the diabetes education community,” said Carl Moore, a longtime fan of Deen's who has her cookbooks in his home (though he has always modified the recipes to include less sugar and less butter). Moore, a type 2 diabetic and ... Deep-fried butter lathers debate over Paula Deen's diabetesVentura County Star Celeb chef Paula Deen the newest face of diabetesAtlanta Journal Constitution Chef Paula Deen not alone in her struggle with diabetesEvansville Courier & Press Toronto Star -Indianapolis Star -Access Hollywood all 356 news articles »

A new recipe for Deen's cuisine - San Francisco Chronicle

Kansas City Star

A new recipe for Deen's cuisine San Francisco Chronicle So reads celebrity chef and out-of-the-closet diabetic Paula Deen's "six word memoir" in O, the Oprah magazine. Given the recent furor over the announcement of Deen's 3-year-old diagnosis, it is startling to read those six words, not to mention hearing ... The butter was Paula Deen's shtickFox News Should Paula Deen have kept her diabetes secret for three years?Florida Times-Union (blog) Paula Deen Caught Eating a CheeseburgerABC News (blog) Atlanta Journal Constitution -Huffington Post all 456 news articles »