Holidays are about spending time with loved ones, friends, and, of course, indulging in sweets. However, consuming too many carbohydrates during diabetes can eventually result in elevated blood sugar levels. You can still indulge in the delectable foods you cherish and eagerly anticipate each holiday season.
You can experiment with multiple low-carb baked goods without worrying about your blood sugar rising and your carb intake increasing.
You’ll find it hard to choose which recipe to attempt first because there are so many varieties to try. You can even bring some of your own low-carb snacks to enjoy with everyone else if you are visiting relatives or friends. We hope you will try these delicious low-carb holiday baking recipes this holiday season:
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Although this dish seems difficult, it’s actually very easy and tasty!
Components
- Three containers of 24 ounces of cream cheese
- Four eggs
- One yolk from an egg
- One teaspoon vanilla extract
- One can of pumpkin
- Three tablespoons of sour cream
- 1 ¼ cups sucralose or an other sweetener
- two cups of ground almonds
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 tablespoon spiced pumpkin pie
Directions for Baking:
Set oven temperature to 350 degrees. Combine almonds, melted butter, and ¼ cup sucrose. After pressing into the pan, bake for twenty minutes. Reduce the oven’s temperature to 300°F. Bring every one of the chilled components to room temperature.
Cream cheese and one cup of sugar should be combined with an electric mixer set on low to medium speed. Except for the pumpkin and the eggs, add all the other ingredients. Once everything has been thoroughly combined, add the egg yolk and eggs one at a time, beating each one gently.
Make sure to gently stir the pumpkin mixture into the batter. Pour the pumpkin batter into the pan after greasing it. To create a waterproof barrier, place the pan on a wide piece of foil and wrap it around the pan. After that, put the pan inside a much bigger pan and add water to halfway fill it. This is known as a “water bath,” and it’s a simpler method of cooking cheesecake.
Place the cheesecake and the entire water bath in the oven. Bake for one hour, and then for a further hour, lower the heat to 200 degrees. After turning off the oven, leave the cheesecake inside until it has cooled. The cheesecake can break if you move quickly during the process. It will help if you let it sit in the refrigerator for a few hours or even overnight.
Cranberry Ricotta Cream Pie
This sweet treat is minimal in carbohydrates without sacrificing flavor, and it will surely satisfy your cravings.
- One and a half cups of ricotta
- One teaspoon of baking powder
- One cup of thickened cream
- Four eggs
- Cranberries, one cup
- One-half cup of sucrose
- Two tsp of extractive vanilla
- Half a teaspoon of cinnamon
Directions for Baking
Set the oven’s temperature to 325. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients listed above; stir gently and add the baking powder last. Into a 12-inch pie dish, evenly distribute the mixture. Bake for one and a half hours. Before serving, take out of the oven and put in the refrigerator to chill.
Apple Walnut Bread Pudding
This apple walnut bread pudding still has flavor; you may reduce the carbohydrates without sacrificing it.
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Components
- Three tablespoons of butter
- a half-cup of cream
- Eight pieces of bread low in carbohydrates
- two eggs
- Half a cup of sugar
- One teaspoon of cinnamon
- One-half cup sugar-free syrup
- A pinch of salt
- one cup finely chopped walnuts
- One medium apple, cut into slices
Directions for Baking
Set oven temperature to 350 degrees. The bread should be cut into ¾-inch cubes. Combine the syrup, butter, sweetener, eggs, and salt and cream them together. Transfer mixture to baking dish coated with oil. Pour heated water into a large roasting pan until halfway full, then set the baking dish within. Bake for a total of fifty minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Nice.
Directions for Topping
Peel and cut the apple into quarters. Place the apple slices and maple syrup in a small saucepan and heat until it starts to boil. Simmer the topping for 4 minutes, or until the apples are tender and the syrup has reduced. Spread the mixture over the pudding after incorporating the nuts. You can serve your meal cold with whipped cream or heated.
Muffins with blueberries
The taste of these reduced-carb blueberry muffins is on par with, if not better than, the higher-carb kind. Even better, they are simpler to produce.
Components
- One cup of soy flour
- One-half cup of sucrose
- two eggs
- Half a cup of thick cream
- One teaspoon of baking powder
- Two tablespoons of oat bran
- Stir in 1 tablespoon soy flour and bran.
- One-half cup of club soda
- Half a cup of blueberries
Directions for Baking
Set oven temperature to 375 degrees. Apply some cooking spray to your muffin tins. Make sure the entire pan, including the sides, is coated with the wheat bran and flour mixture by evenly scattering it over it. Using a wire whisk, combine the remaining ingredients in a bowl; do not include the blueberries.
After all ingredients are combined, mix in the blueberries and fill muffin pans. Bake the muffin tray for 25 minutes with the center rack in place.
Before refrigerating, remove from the oven and let cool. These muffins can be served either warm or cold.
Enjoy, Don’t Miss Out!
You don’t have to lose out on anything because you have diabetes over the Christmas season. As you can see, there are a variety of delicious low-carb goodies that you can make. To satisfy your sweet tooth, try one or all of them. Enjoy the experience.
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DiabetesCouncils Article | Reviewed by Dr. Christine Traxler MD on June 01, 2020
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