Low Sugar

Low sugar doesn't have to mean low taste. In fact, here are a couple of delicious low sugar recipes.

Low Sugar

If you're on a low carb diet, or if you're diabetic, low sugar has to be your mantra. But just because a food is labeled low sugar doesn't mean it's low in taste.

Tasty Low Sugar Foods

No, that's not an oxymoron. Not in this day and age. Living a low sugar lifestyle in the 21st century is easier than ever. There are so many tasty options when it comes to low sugar foods. For instance, there are low sugar gelatins and puddings that are delightful, and they can be used to create wonderful recipes. There are even some sugar substitutes (in particular, Splenda) that make for some tasty desserts.

Here are a couple of low sugar recipes to get your mouth watering:

Healthy Chocolate Ribbon Pie

4 ounces light cream cheese, softened

2 Tablespoons sugar (or 1 Tablespoon Splenda)

1 Tablespoon milk

1 tub (8 oz.) regular, light whipped topping, thawed, divided (Using chocolate flavored is acceptable as well)

1 Oreo pie crust (6 oz.)

2 cups cold milk

2 packages (4-serving size each) sugar free chocolate instant pudding

1. Beat cream cheese, sugar (or Splenda) and 1 Tablespoon of milk in medium bowl with wire whisk until well blended.

2. Gently stir in half of the whipped topping.

3. Spread onto bottom of crust.

4. Pour 2 cups of milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 2 min. or until well blended. (Mixture will be thick.)

5. Pour over cream cheese layer.

6. Refrigerate 4 hours or until set.

7. Top with remaining whipped topping just before serving.

8. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.

Peanut Butter Cookies

1 cup peanut butter, creamy or crunchy

1 1/3 cups Splenda (granular)

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a large baking sheet.

2. In a mixing bowl, combine the peanut butter, 1 cup Splenda, egg, and vanilla, and stir well with a spoon.

3. Roll the dough into balls the size of walnuts. Place the balls on the prepared baking sheet.

4. With a fork dipped in Splenda, press a crisscross design on each cookie.

5. Bake for 12 minutes, remove from the oven, and sprinkle the cookies with some of the remaining Splenda.

6. Cool slightly before removing from pan.

Here's a tip for low sugar baking too: When you want to use Splenda instead of sugar, use half as much Splenda as the recipe calls for, meaning if the recipe calls for 1 cup of sugar, you can use 1/2 cup of Splenda instead. Yum!