Dessert Recipes: For the Love of Sweets! Diabetic Approved Recipes Included!

By Meigyn Gabryelle

I want something sweet! How many times have we each said this? Many times! This Dessert Report offers something for every sweet tooth in the family - from puddings and custards to cakes and pies - and much in between. You don’t have to be a master baker or pudding maker - just someone with a love of desserts and of pleasing your family and friends when that craving comes around.

Desserts often get a bad rap, but not all of them are loaded with sugar or all things bad for you - the recipes included in this book offer wide choices to help you control that sugar craving without risking nutritional intake. Many of the recipes are suitable for diets where some sugar is allowed - we’ve even marked those suitable for diabetics with the symbol to indicate it is diabetic approved. 

Now is the time to try new things with these simple recipes that will please everyone lucky enough to share dessert with you.

Pick up your copy today... Enjoy!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Clifford McDuffy
• Release date: Jan 24, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386455271

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Summary

I want something sweet! How many times have we each said this? Many times! This Dessert Report offers something for every sweet tooth in the family - from puddings and custards to cakes and pies - and much in between. You don’t have to be a master baker or pudding maker - just someone with a love of desserts and of pleasing your family and friends when that craving comes around.

Desserts often get a bad rap, but not all of them are loaded with sugar or all things bad for you - the recipes included in this book offer wide choices to help you control that sugar craving without risking nutritional intake. Many of the recipes are suitable for diets where some sugar is allowed - we’ve even marked those suitable for diabetics with the symbol    to indicate it is diabetic approved.

Now is the time to try new things with these simple recipes that will please everyone lucky enough to share dessert with you.

Enjoy!

Introduction

During the ancient civilizations, people enjoyed sweets, often in the form of fruits and nuts cooked with honey. Today, sweets, or desserts as they are often called, are a common food item, whether served after a meal or as a special treat. The history of desserts is an interesting one, born and modified during the centuries as more products and cooking methods were discovered. For many hundreds of years, however, desserts and sweet treats were a sign of wealth, because few could afford the expensive sugar required to make them. Even as the colonists flooded into America, desserts were only served in the homes of those with money. But, times change.

Generally, most desserts fit into one of three basic categories:

  Pies: Originally, pie was filled with meat and vegetable products and served as part of a regular meal fare mainly for its heavy crust that help keep the tummy full for a longer time. As time passed, though, inventive and resourceful cooks began to fill the crusts with fruits that were available during various times of the year. Except for a few old favorites, such as Chicken Pot Pie, today’s pies are scrumptious sweet desserts of various types.

  Cakes: In the old days, cakes were made smaller than typical breads and were baked with the most expensive of ingredients. The richer you were, the richer the cakes in terms of things such as fruits, nuts, sugar and such. In the mid-18th century, cooks began to use eggs as a rising agent instead of yeast, which made the bread sweeter and more like a dessert. By the 19th century, technology, mass production and new ingredients help to