Diabetic candy recipes are not for the faint of heart; candy making is an art form that can frustrate even the most diligent of us. If you’d like to try making your own candy, try the easy recipes below if you want hand a couple of easy examples of how to make diabetic candy. Even a novice candy crafter should find these recipes to be a walk in the park!
Diabetic Candy Recipe
Fudge Bites
(Makes 60 Balls)
Exchanges: 1 Ball = 1/3 Starch, 1/2 Fat
1/3 cup margarine (soft)
3 tablespoon evaporated skimmed milk
dash salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup cocoa
1 cup Powdered Sugar Replacement
1 recipe Semisweet Dipping Chocolate (provided below)
1. Cream together margarine, milk, salt and vanilla until fluffy. Stir in cocoa and sugar replacement.
2. Knead or work with hands until dough is smooth, and form dough into 60 small balls.
3. Prepare dipping chocolate according to recipe below
4. Dip balls in chocolate, cool completely on wax paper; dip again and cool.
Semi-sweet Dipping Chocolate
1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1/3 cup cocoa
2 tbsp paraffin wax
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp liquid shortening
1 tbsp liquid sugar replacement
Instructions:
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1. Combine milk powder, cocoa and wax in food processor or blender; Blend to soft powder.
2. Pour into top of double boiler and add water, stirring to blend. Add liquid shortening.
3. Place over hot (not boiling) water, and cook and stir until wax pieces are completely dissolved and mixture is thick, smooth and creamy.
4. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar replacement and let cool slightly.
Candied Apple Slices
(Makes 8 Pieces)
Exchanges: Entire Recipe = 1 1/2 Fruit
1 granny smith apple peeled & cored
1/4 teaspoon sugar-free cherry flavored gelatin
2 tablespoons diet cherry cola
2 tablespoons thawed frozen reduced-fat nondairy whipped topping
1. Slice apple into 8 wedges; remove remaining seeds. Place wedges of apple in small microwaveable bowl;
2. Sprinkle with gelatin. Pour cola over rings.
3. Cover loosely with waxed paper. Microwave at HIGH 2 minutes or until liquid is boiling.
4. Allow standing, covered, for 5 minutes. Arrange wedges on dessert plate. Serve warm with whipped topping.
Make your own diabetic candy recipes
These are just a few diabetic candy recipes to try. Delicious, healthy, and diabetic approved, diabetic candy recipes are a treat for all! Come up with your own recipes (make sure to avoid sugar), and help make the world a healthier, more diabetic friendly place!
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