Sugar Free Fast Food Desserts

Whether you are diabetic or simply trying to cut back on your consumption of dietary sugar, these sugar-free desserts let you have your cake and eat it too.

Instant Banana Soft Serve

• In your food processor, combine three very ripe frozen bananas with a dash or two of ground cinnamon and allow the motor to run until the bananas are smooth and creamy and a soft ice cream results. If necessary, add a splash of unsweetened rice milk, almond milk, or soy milk to achieve the correct consistency.

Strawberries and Sugar-Free Creme

• Ingredients:
  Fresh strawberries
  1 pint whipping cream
  Artificial sweetener to taste
  1 tsp vanilla extract

  Directions:
  Pour cream into a chilled bowl and beat. Once cream starts to thicken, add artificial sweetener and vanilla. Continue to beat until stiff and fluffy. Serve with fresh strawberries.

Chocoate Peanut Butter Pudding

• Ingredients:
  12-ounce package of refrigerated silken tofu
  1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  3 tbsp smooth peanut butter
  Artificial sweetener to taste
  sugar-free chocolate syrup

  Directions:
  In a blender or food processor, combine tofu, cocoa, peanut butter and artificial sweetener and mix until smooth and creamy. Scoop into individual serving bowls and drizzle with chocolate syrup before serving.

Pumpkin Pie Pudding

• Ingredients:
  1 package sugar-free vanilla pudding mix
  1 1/2 cups unsweetened soy milk or skim milk
  1 cup canned pure pumpkin
  1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice

  Directions:
  Mix all ingredients and serve chilled.

Jam Turnovers

• Ingredients:
  8 phyllo dough sheets, thawed
  1/2 cup sugar-free jam of choice
  Oil-spray such as Pam

  Directions:
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray each phyllo dough with oil and cut into six squares. Spoon jam into each square's center and fold over to make a triangle. Repeat with all dough. Place triangles one inch apart and spray with oil. Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown.