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6 diabetes-friendly holiday desserts

Have your dessert and eat it too—sans blood sugar spikes.

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Concern over a spike in blood sugar levels shouldn’t prevent you from enjoying your favorite desserts this holiday season. The key to prepping diabetes-friendly desserts is simple: swap refined sugars for better-for-you ingredients. Simply stock up on cinnamon, clove, canned pumpkin and stevia, and get baking!

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Perfect Pumpkin Pie

You don’t have to skip the pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving, the orange stuff is actually good for you! Pumpkin is loaded with fiber and vitamin K, and promotes bone, muscle and tissue health. It’s the other ingredients typically found in pumpkin pie, like sweetened condensed milk, that can be aShow More

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Grilled Apple Pecan Cups

Nothing says ‘holiday’ quite like freshly baked apple pie and vanilla ice cream. This year, you don’t have to miss out. Apples, ripe during the fall and winter months, are naturally sweet and with just a few other ingredients, combine to create a crust-less dessert without added carbs and sugar.

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Impossible Berry Pie

It’s easier than it sounds. Ditch traditional pie crust and prepare a shell that won’t send your glucose levels for a loop. Sans white sugar and loaded with a mix of fresh berries, this colorful dessert contains antioxidants, like vitamins C and E, that help promote healthy cell function.

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Sugar-Free Cheesecake

Dessert doesn’t get much more decadent than cheesecake, a treat typically loaded with sugar. We have a low-carb (just eight grams per slice!) and sugarless way to indulge this season: our diabetes-friendly cheesecake recipe.

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Pumpkin Spice Custard

A pumpkin dessert that’s diabetes-friendly and pre-portioned for you—what could be better? This sweet puree is also packed with vitamin A, important for the function of your heart, lungs, kidneys and more.

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Chocolate Cherry Pudding

The combination of indulgent chocolate and tart cherries will have you forgetting that this dessert is actually pretty good you. Per serving, it contains just about 100 calories, and with 18 grams of carbs and 13 grams of sugar, it won’t spike your glucose levels.

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