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Diabetic snack recipes

For diabetics, a key essential in them feeling like that they still lead a normal life is to keep their diet as close to the same as they did before they first found out that they were diabetic. With diabetic snack recipes a diabetic can still feel like they are normal and still be able to eat yummy, delicious foods all at the same time.

Some of the diabetic snack recipes that we love the most are…

No Bake Truffles

ingredients

1/2 cup flaked coconut
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
8 ounces pitted dates
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup flaked coconut
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

directions

Place the 1/2 cup coconut and powdered sugar in food processor bowl. Cover and process until coconut is finely chopped. Transfer mixture to shallow dish; set aside.
For truffles, place walnuts, dates, raisins, cranberries, the 1/3 cup coconut, the cocoa powder, and cinnamon in the food processor bowl. Cover and process or blend until finely chopped, stopping to scrape down sides as necessary.
Add peanut butter. Cover and process until mixture is moist enough to form a ball.
Using hands, shape the mixture into 1-inch balls. Dredge or roll the balls in coconut mixture, gently patting the mixture onto sides of balls. Transfer to storage container. Cover; store at room temperature up to 7 days. Makes 30 truffles.

With diabetic snack recipes you can still have yummy, delicious and tasty treats all while watching your health and diet at the same time. With diabetic snack recipes you can treat yourself and others too while still feeling like you can feed that urge of sweets all without the sugar.

Diabetic banana bread recipe

When people first learn that they are diabetic most find it so devastating that they feel it is the end of the world because they feel that because they have to manage their sugar properly then that means not being able to eat tasty, yummy, scrumptious foods and desserts when they want them but this is far from the truth. There are many diabetic recipes to choose from and one of the most popular ones is that of a diabetic banana bread recipe and this one is easy to follow as well as tasty!
Ingredients
• 2-1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup honey-crunch wheat germ
• 1/4 teaspoon baking Soda
• 1/2 cup rolled oats, uncooked
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup egg substitute, thawed
• 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1-1/2 sticks margarine
• 1-1/2 cup mashed bananas
• 6 ounce can frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease 9″x5″ loaf pan.
3. In large bowl, mix first 7 ingredients.
4. With pastry blender, cut in magarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
5. Stir in bananas, undiluted apple-juice concentrate, egg substitute, walnuts, and vanilla just until flour is moistened.
6. Spoon batter into pan.
7. Bake 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of bread comes out clean.
8. Cool bread in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool slightly.
9. Serve warm, or cool completely to serve later.

This recipe is easy to follow and easy to share with all of your family, friends and loved ones so that you can fool them and show them that being a diabetic does not mean the end of the world but that you can still have tasty treats as long as they are low in sugar and carbohydrates as the diabetic banana bread recipe.