Update on me and a recipe!

Long time I haven't been baking.....a lot does have to do with my in-laws visiting and the kitchen being taken over, but now i am back.

To update some exciting news. I have started a new chapter in my career as a diabetes baker! I have started a degree in nutrition so that I can not only understand how food and diet can affect the body, but also how to manipulate food to provide delicious sugar free treats!

I will keep you posted and I hope to impart much of my gaining knowledge towards all of you.

In addition, one benefit of my mother-in-law coming, was that we were able to improve and perfect the Brazilian Brigadeiro frozen custard!  I will be posting the new recipe now on my recipe website!!

Glad I am back and I hope to get at least 1 recipe a week to you all!

XOXO

Ms. Sugar Free Bee!

Sugar Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies

A fun and easy recipe to attempt. Blondies, which I will describe as a fusion of a cookie and a brownie. That probably isn't the correct description but I will attest that the texture is quite like a cookie --> brownie in that it isn't as crunchy as a cookie, but not as mushy as a brownie.

I am happy to say that my adaptation of a Two Peas and Their Pod recipe into a sugar free way was successful on the first try. I realized that when you replace sugar with Splenda, you also need to replace a bit of the moisture and so that was what I did and I think it worked.

Try the recipe found on the website www.thesugarfreebee.com

Peanut Butter Sugar Mix!

Mmmm....such a big cookie!!!!! NOPE!

Blondies!

Low-Sugar "Sugar" Cookies

So simple, so delicious, but MURDEROUS in the amount of sugar within an individual cookie!!

Sugar cookies are common "canvas" cookies for holiday decorations. No matter which holiday, a good cookie cut shape and coloured frosting make a cheery and yummy treat!

How to make sugar-free??

Just before baking

Well, I am ashamed to say that I still haven't made a great sugar-free "sugar" cookie. It is hard because the single ingredient that makes this cookie famous is omitted.  So here is the best, yummiest, and closest low sugar alternative to the famous Sugar Cookie.

9 minutes later...cooling off!

I will post the recipe on my website as a "Low-Sugar" option, and I do stand by the fact that I believe it is a really good diabetic alternative to the common sugar cookie because it has 1/7 of the sugar in the original recipe. However watch how many you eat and adjust with insulin.

As always, because these are desserts I typically bake, these are NOT considered "Snacks" or daily enjoyments. These really are for special occasions like birthdays or a weekend treat.

Cooled and iced!

Take a look. I made this batch for a birthday party!

(Frosting unfortunately not 100% diabetic friendly.....but since this was for a non-diabetic crowd, I felt safe making it for them).


So as a comparison:

Pineapple Cake

While on my trip to Colombia, I also bought a Diabetic Dessert book called: "Postres para Diabéticos" by Ana Pedraza. Unfortunately it was THE ONLY Diabetic cookbook I found at the bookstore.

One recipe that I simplified from this book is: "Pastel de Piña" or Pineapple Cake.  The original came with carrots and nuts. I will make it again with their recipe, but for now I wanted to make a delicious and tart Pineapple Cake.

Take a look and full recipe is (as always) found on my website.

Filo vs Puff Pastry

JUST realized what my problem was with the mille feuille. I used filo dough instead of puff pastry!  That was why the layers were so flaky!

Will reattempt recipe soon!

Product Review: Sugar Free Oreos

Delicious! All that needs to be said about these sugar free oreos. As a non-diabetic, I have tried regular oreos and these sugar free version and they are identical! The cookies don't have any taste of sweetner and they have the exact same crunchy cookie and creamy center of the originals!

The only problem about these cookies.....they can only be bought in the USA. For some reason "Christies", the Canadian supplier for Oreo, doesn't sell the sugar free version that is sold in the US from Nabisco.  How unfair!  I think we should make a petition to Christies to start producing the sugar free version in Canada!

For now, we must resort to buying them across the border in bulk!

Product Review: Bocadillo Light (Guava Paste)

Unfortunately this product is probably only found in South America or in specialized South American stores but it is worth buying! If you like fruit sweets this is a great one to try.

It comes in blocks and can be sliced and prepared for a simple yet popular South American treat known as a "Romeo and Juliet". The perfect pairing of guava paste and soft white cheese.

Delicious!

I recently used it as a syrup for a mille feuille dessert.  To make the block into a syrup, you just need to add a bit of water (about 1/2 tsp per cube) and microwave it in 20 second intervals. I managed to dissolve the block in 40 seconds.

This can be added for crepes or on top of ice cream. Delicious!