Diabetic Dessert Recipes

Diabetic Dessert Recipes for Hot Puddings 1: Traditional Old-English Rice Pudding

This is a slightly adapted recipe from my childhood. It’s great comfort food, as well as a delicious dessert. As I live alone, I sometimes make one, and eat it over a few days, storing it in the fridge and warming a portion up in the microwave when I want to eat it. I generally use less sugar, but most people have a sweeter tooth than I.

Traditional Old-English Rice Pudding

3 tblsp pudding rice (short grain/round grain)
2½ cups (1 UK pint) skimmed milk
2 tblsp sugar or equivalent
a very small pinch of grated nutmeg

Pre-heat oven to 325ºF (150ºC).

Put rice into a casserole dish with the milk and sugar. It looks as if there isn’t enough rice, but don’t worry, it swells up remarkably as it cooks.

Sprinkle with grated nutmeg - a little goes a long way; don’t overdo it or the pudding will become bitter. You can use cinnamon powder if you prefer, but nutmeg is traditional.

Bake in the oven for 2-3hrs, stirring a couple of times in the first hour. After a while, a delicious fragrance will fill the air…

A beautiful golden brown skin will form on the top. This is the best bit! But if some people don’t like it, let them go without - all the more for you.

Can be served hot (nicest) or cold.

Nutrition facts (using sugar): Calories per serving 112; Carbohydrates 30g; Fiber 1g; Fat 1g; Saturated fat less than 1g; Cholesterol 4mg; Protein 4mg; Sodium 34mg.