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Sautéing apples caramelizes their natural sugars creating a rich, sweet flavor. These apples are tossed in a low sugar syrup made from apple cider and sugar-free maple syrup for a delicious, diabetes-friendly dessert. Or, serve over plain Greek yogurt for a sweet but filling breakfast.

This no-cook dessert is a great substitute for pumpkin pie—and it’s only 100 calories! For a quick, healthy, delicious, pumpkin dessert, look no further—this pudding parfait is amazing and ready in minutes. Find this recipe and more in The Diabetes Cookbook . To order dierctly from the American Diabetes Association, click here .

Toast, poach, and simmer—everything you need to do to make this tasty dessert you can do in the Instant Pot! Sugar-free candies are used to create a rich toffee sauce to top these cinnamon poached pears. It may look fancy, but this dessert comes together in under 20 minutes. Find this recipe and more in The Instant Pot Diabetes Cookbook Find more diabetes-friendly Instant Pot recipes here.

This pudding is decadent enough to be a fancy dessert for two, or light enough for breakfast or a midday snack. Chia seeds are a diabetes superfood. They are high in fiber and omega-3 fatty acids—great for blood sugar management and heart health. When combined with liquid, they form a gel creating a pudding-like texture. To make this vegan, use a non-dairy milk like almond or soy.

This dessert has layers and layers of guilt-free flavor, creamy texture, and juicy berries. Make this a day ahead to let the flavors melt into one another. Use a clear straight-sided glass bowl for the best visual presentation. Feel free to make a tropical version using layers of papaya, mango, pineapple, and banana. Sprinkle with a bit of coconut as well.

If you love peanut butter cups, you’ll love these diabetes-friendly peanut butter blondies with cacao nibs! These cakey bars use natural sweeteners to pump up the flavor and nutrients for this dessert. The blondie bars are rich with peanut butter flavor and are great for when you are craving a sweet treat that won’t disrupt your diabetes management plan.

Get all the benefits of a healthy trail mix in the form of a cookie with these cherry chocolate chip trail mix cookies! They not only serve as a dessert; they can be a hearty, nutritious snack for post-workout, camping, or traveling. These cookies contain three types of fruit to boost your potassium and vitamin C intake, and they are sweetened with 100% natural Splenda ® Monk Fruit Sweetener, so they contain no added sugars!

Grilling concentrates the flavor of the peaches and caramelizes its natural sugars. Anti-oxidant rich blueberries are lightly cooked to make a quick compote. The combination creates a light and refreshing dessert that highlights fresh summer fruit. If you don't want to fire up the grill, you cook the peaches on a grill pan indoors, or on a hot cast-iron skillet. The recipe calls for fresh blueberries, but you could easily sub in frozen blueberries.

If you’ve ever been tempted to eat raw cookie dough, then try satisfying that craving with this cookie dough hummus! It has all the flavor of cookie dough but without the excess calories and sugar. Like any dessert hummus, the base of cookie dough hummus is garbanzo beans (also called chickpeas), which are a good source of protein. The sweetness comes from Splenda® Brown Sugar Blend, which contains half the calories and sugar of regular brown sugar.

Mascarpone is a soft Italian cream cheese. It is so creamy and smooth that only a small bit of it is needed to add depth and character to an otherwise ordinary recipe. These parfaits are healthy enough to be served with breakfast, or decadent enough for dessert, and they can be made in only a few minutes. Save this recipe for spring and summer, when strawberries are at their peak.