Foodies come in- dessert help

jillianmb

Will probably ask on the What's Cooking board too, but thought I'd ask here first.

My ILs are coming over for Mother's Day and I need dessert help.  My MIL is always dieting and my FIL is overweight and has diabetes.  FIL eats normal desserts when we go over there, but I don't think he is supposed to (health issues are a gauche topic in DHs family so it is never addressed- I'm not even supposed to know about the dibetes).

So with that said, I am looking for a low in added sugar dessert that isn't fruit salad.  Know of any? 

Kasa

What a coincidence, I've been trying to think of the same sort of dessert options for my inlaws visit this weekend too! 

I think I'm going to go with sugar-free ice cream with some sort of fruit topping.  Nothing fancy, but I think it will do.

Suze04

What about strawberry shortcake?  You could probably use splenda in place of sugar. 

Tigers

As you know, my coworkers are very health conscious and think chocolate is the devil.  Two of the things they brought in I did like (but not the smug "My way is right" looks I got from them).   Anyways, one was a fruit salad but it was mixed in with pudding so you could get a sugarless pudding or something.  They also did a tarte with what I think to be a cool whip/cream cheese mixture on top of a crust and then fruit on top of the mixture.  Again, you could substitute with the sugarless pudding or maybe there is a light coolwhip you could use? 

jillianmb

Kasa that is a coincidence!  Two birds with one.... thread? 

 You are all leaning in the fruit direction which I think is right.   Usually I love strawberry shortcake but strawberries out-of-season are always so bland.    

To make it more difficult,  I am lactose intolerant.   Usually I can make lactose free versions of dairy filled desserts w/ a few substitutions, but there are limits. 

I wonder if I could make a sorbet or sherbert with splenda... do you have to have an ice cream machine for those? Anyone familiar w/ splenda?  I've never used it before.

Suze04

We are approaching strawberry season.  I have picked up a couple of pints of strawberries recently that have been quite tasty.

I think you can buy sorbet and sherbet at the grocery store and probably even made with splenda.  I have no idea how to make it from scratch. 

I have used splenda and think it tastes okay.  I think it would be especially good in a fruit based dish because you have the natural fruit sweetness going on.  You could also try a natural sweetener like agave nectar or stevia. 

jillianmb

Suze04:

 

I have used splenda and think it tastes okay.  I think it would be especially good in a fruit based dish because you have the natural fruit sweetness going on.  You could also try a natural sweetener like agave nectar or stevia. 

 

Oh yea I forgot I have agave nectar in my pantry!  Thanks. 

laurainMI

My dad's a diabetic, and he likes the sugar free banana cream pie.  I haven't done it for a while, but you use a graham cracker crust, sliced bananas, and sugar fee banana pudding. I think you can put sugar-free/light coolwhip on top.  I usually make my own with whipping cream, and flavor it with vanilla, and a little splenda.

Brown88

I've made this before for my dad who is diabetic.

Sugar Free Angel Food Cake- cut into cubes

1 lg or 2 small pkg of Sugar Free Vanilla Pudding made with Skim Milk

1 tub of Sugar Free Cool Whip

2 cans of Peachis in light syrup- diced.

Mix the Cool whip and pudding together.

Layer cubes of cake, pudding mixture and then peaches in a pretty glass bowl, repeat ending with peaches.  This is a light and refreshing low sugar/low cal dessert that still tastes good!

 

MissyNa

I suggest making a sugar-free chocolate cake served with strawberries. There are some great recipes out there.