Diabetic Friendly Sugar Free Powdered Sugar Recipes

Steps:

• 1. TIP For Diabetics: To make your homemade powdered sugar from Splenda...take 1 cup Splenda and 2 tablespoons cornstarch, using a clean coffee grinder (or a blender) place both ingredients in the cup, put the lid on and pulse into a powder form. This can be used for dusting cakes, cupcakes...etc. Cinnamon is good when mixed into the powdered sugar. You can also make a frosting using the homemade powdered sugar..check it out.
• 2. FROSTING: Beat the 8 oz of cream cheese with the butter. Mix in vanilla and 1/2 cup of the home made powdered sugar (taste it as you go). Fold in chopped nuts, lite cool whip, and-or others flavorings if you prefer.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in food processor or blender.
• Whip until well blended and powdered.

Steps:

• Mix together graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl.
• Press the mixture into an 8-inch pie dish. Refrigerate while making filling.
• Beat cream cheese in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until softened. reduce the speed to low, and gradually beat in milk, a little at a time (mixture will be watery). Use a rubber spatula to scrape cream cheese from the sides of the bowl, if necessary.
• Beat in pudding mix until the filling is thick and smooth.
• Spoon half of the cream cheese filling into the bottom of the graham cracker crust.
• Spread half the strawberries over the filling.
• Repeat cheesecake layer and strawberry layer.
• Chill pie in refrigerator until set and cold, at least 1 hour.

Steps:

• 1. In the first for dusting, grind thoroughly in a blender and store in a tightly capped jar. Don't try to use a food processor for either of these. (The cornstarch acts as an anti-caking agent)
• 2. In the second, again grind thoroughly and store the same. This can be use when powdered sugar is called for as an ingredient IN the recipe and will give some bulk.
• 3. I use the first often on Lemon Bars and some Bundt cakes. The second, I use to make my own version of Swiss Mocha Powder, which I like in my coffee. Omitting the cornstarch, I mix it with Ramstadt-Breda Rich Dark Cocoa and store in a jar. Add one tsp. of that to fresh ground/brewed coffee and sneer at Starbucks! LOL BTW, I use Dunkin' Donuts regular blend beans. They're killing Starbucks with it...(The Ramstadt-Breda Rich Dark Cocoa is available at http://www.preparedpantry.com/ It's VERY good for this and baking)
• 4. For OTHER International flavored coffee powders, grind sugar-free hard candies such as peppermint, butterscotch, hazelnut etc. Sweet n' Low has a range of them. I make gifts of these to Diabetic friends for Christmas along w/ the recipe so they can make more for themselves. They make great gifts for your Diabetic or weight-conscious friends. Pretty simple. Dry non fat milk powder, non-caffeine instant coffee granules for those that only drink that, sugar-free candy powder and some Splenda if you want sweeter.
• 5. Jolly Rancher, Werther's Original, Crystal Light and Lifesavers all also have these and most are available at Amazon.com