Diabetic Recipes

Frozen Gelatin Mousse

Reprinted from The Joslin Diabetes Quick and Easy Cookbook by Frances Towner Giedt and Bonnie Sanders Polin, Ph.D. (Fireside/Simon & Schuster)

(makes 4 servings)

1	0.3-ounce (8.5 g) sugar-free fruit flavored gelatin

3/4	cup (180 ml) boiling water

10 to 15

ice cubes

3/4	cup (145 g) fat-free, no-sugar-added frozen vanilla ice cream

4	strawberries, rinsed and hulled

Place the gelatin in the bowl of an electric mixer. Add the boiling water. Stir for 2 minutes, until gelatin is completely dissolved. Add the ice cubes and stir until gelatin starts to set. Remove any small pieces of ice that do not melt.
Using an electric mixer, slowly beat the gelatin and begin adding the ice cream, 1 tablespoon (15 ml) at a time. When all of the ice cream has been added, beat for another 30 seconds. Place in freezer for up to 1 hour.
Scoop into 4 dessert dishes or paper cups. Serve, topped with a strawberry.

Per serving:	52 calories (2% calories from fat), <1 g total fat (0.1 g saturated fat), 3 g protein, 10 g carbohydrates, <1 g dietary fiber, 0 cholesterol, 73 mg sodium
Diabetic exchanges:	1 carbohydrate (bread/starch)

Diabetes is a serious disease requiring professional medical attention. The information and recipes on this site, although as accurate and timely as feasibly possible, should not be considered as medical advice, nor as a substitute for the same. All recipes and menus are provided with the implied understanding that directions for exchange sizes will be strictly adhered to, and that blood glucose levels can be affected by not following individualized dietary guidelines as directed by your physician and/or health-care-team.