How To Live With Diabetes

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
• 5-1/2 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes
  or or 18 packets Equal® sweetener
  or or 3/4 cup Equal® Spoonful™
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/2 cups grated parsnips (4 medium) or carrots
• 1/2 cup raisins or currents
• 1 egg
• 2 egg whites
• 3/4 cup fruit puree fat replacement(*) or apple butter
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons (finely) chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375oF. Lightly grease 12 muffin cups or coat with a nonstick spray.
2. Whisk flours, Equal®, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Stir in parsnips and raisins.
3. Whisk egg, egg whites, fruit puree, oil and vanilla in a small bowl. Stir into dry ingredients until just moistened.
4. Spoon batter into muffin cups; sprinkle tops with nuts. Bake for about 20 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly pressed.

(*) such as Sunsweet® Lighter Bake™

Yield: Makes 1 dozen muffins.

Source: With permission from Merisant/Equal Company. Equal® sweetener is a registered trademark of the Merisant Company.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar or 2 tablespoons fructose or heat-stable sugar substitute equal to 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 3/4 cup fat-free milk
• 3/4 cup egg substitute or 3 whole eggs
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• 1/2 cup chopped cranberries, fresh or frozen (thawed)
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Quaker® Oats products can be substituted with any other oats cereal products. Sweet One® products can be substituted with any other heat-stable sweetener products. Nutrition contents might be different from those listed below. Listing of any brand name products in this recipe does not represent an endorsement by Lifeclinic.

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
2. In large bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar or sweetener, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well. In medium bowl, combine milk, egg substitute, orange juice, oil and orange peel; blend well. Add to dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not overmix.) Stir in cranberries and nuts. Pour batter into pan.
3. Bake 60 to 70 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely. Store tightly wrapped.

Yield: 1 LOAF (16 Servings)

Source: With permission from Quaker Oats Company. Quaker Oats® is a registered trademark of the Quaker Oats Company. Sweet One® sweetener is a registered trademark of the Stadt Corporation.

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup skim milk
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1-1/2 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes
  or 4-1/2 packets Equal® sweetener
  or 3 tablespoons Equal® Spoonful™
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon margarine
• 5 large cooking apples, sliced
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 5-1/2 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes
  or 18 packets Equal® sweetener
  or 3/4 cup Equal® Spoonful™
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 dashes ground allspice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 cup apple cider
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch
• Ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Mix eggs, milk, flour, 1-1/2 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes or 4-1/2 packets Equal® sweetener or 3 tablespoons Equal® Spoonful™, and salt in medium bowl (batter will be slightly lumpy). Heat 1 tablespoon margarine in 12-inch oven-proof skillet until bubbly; pour batter into skillet.
2. Bake pancake in preheated 425oF oven 20 minutes; reduce temperature to 350oF and bake until crisp and golden, 7 to 10 minutes (do not open oven door during baking). Transfer pancake to large serving plate.
3. Saute apples in 2 tablespoons margarine in large skillet until apples begin to soften, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in 5-1/2 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes or 18 packets Equal® or 3/4 cup Equal® Spoonful™, spices and lemon juice. Add 3/4 cup cider and heat to boiling. Mix cornstarch and remaining 1/4 cup cider; add to boiling mixture, stirring until thickened, about 1 minute. Spoon apple mixture into pancake. Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Yield: Makes 8 servings.

Source: With permission from Merisant/Equal Company. Equal® sweetener is a registered trademark of the Merisant Company.

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups 100% bran cereal
• 1-1/2 cups skim milk
• 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4-1/4 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes
  or 14 packets Equal® sweetener
  or 1/2 cup plus 4 teaspoons Equal® Spoonful™
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup pitted dates, chopped

Directions:

1. Combine cereal and milk in medium bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Stir in margarine, egg, and vanilla. Add combined flour, Equal®, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt, stirring just until mixture is blended. Stir in dates.
2. Spoon batter into greased muffin tins; bake in preheated 375oF oven until muffins are browned and toothpicks inserted in centers come out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in pans on wire rack 5 minutes; remove from pans and cool on wire rack.

Yield: Makes 1 dozen.

Source: With permission from Merisant/Equal Company. Equal® sweetener is a registered trademark of the Merisant Company.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/4 cup egg substitute or 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar or fructose or heat-stable sugar substitute equal to 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (do not thaw)

Quaker® Oats products can be substituted with any other oats cereal products. Sweet One® products can be substituted with any other heat-stable sweetener products. Nutrition contents might be different from those listed below. Listing of any brand name products in this recipe does not represent an endorsement by Lifeclinic.

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly spray twelve medium muffin cups with cooking spray.
2. In medium bowl, combine oats and buttermilk; mix well. Let stand 10 minutes. Stir in egg substitute, margarine and lemon peel until blended.
3. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar or sweetener, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well. Add oat mixture all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not overmix.) Gently stir in berries. Fill muffin cups almost full.
4. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool muffins in pan on wire rack 5 minutes; remove from pan. Serve warm.

Yield: 1 Dozen

Source: With permission from Quaker Oats Company. Quaker Oats® is a registered trademark of the Quaker Oats Company. Sweet One® sweetener is a registered trademark of the Stadt Corporation.