Diabetic Dessert Recipes

Diabetic Dessert Recipes to take out 3: Date Tapioca

This is the third of a selection of diabetic dessert recipes to carry out for lunch or whenever you wish to eat away from home.

Date Tapioca

1 egg
2 cup skimmed milk
3 tbsp tapioca
a dash (small pinch) of salt
12 dates, quartered
¾tsp vanilla

Separate the egg and beat egg white until stiff and set aside.

Beat egg yolk, then mix with milk, tapioca and salt in saucepan. Bring to the boil over a medium heat. Add dates and cook, stirring continuously for 6-8 minutes or until thick.

Remove from heat, add vanilla, then gently fold tapioca mixture into egg white.

Cool at room temperature, stirring occasionally. Refrigerate until chilled.

Divide between 4 leak-proof lidded containers.

155 calories per serving. Exchanges per serving: 2 Starch/Bread

Nutrition facts: 6.2g Protein; 1.7g Fat; 30.1g Carbohydrate; 2.2g Fiber; 70 mg Cholesterol; 145.8 mg Sodium; 384.8 mg Potassium.

Source: Am. Diabetes Assoc. Family Cookbook Vol 1, 1987