ideas for a low sugar dessert

I'm rather partial to sugar free pudding.

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Sugar-Free-Apple-Pie

I've made this before for Thanksgiving, and my mother-in-law made a regular apple pie and no one could tell which one was the sugar-free one!

That's very considerate of you! As someone who can't eat sugar myself, having someone remember that is always appreciated.

If you want to make a pie or cheesecake, crush a bag of pecans and/or walnuts, melt some butter and use some Splenda, mix it together to make a low-carb, sugarless "crust" for the bottom.

The sugar-free pudding is a good suggestion.

One thing I'm making for our Thanksgiving is the Atkins muffin-in-a-minute recipe, the pumpkin muffin version.
http://www.atkins.com/Program/Phase1/WhatYouCanEatinthisPhase/AllAboutMIMs.aspx
You make it in a coffee cup, so I'm going to make several muffins, slice them into cookie-sized pieces, and frost them with frosting made from whipped cream cheese, vanilla and Splenda.

There are all sorts of recipes out there on the 'net. Good luck!

Every year I take a raw peach pie for my cousin who is diabetic and she has to fight people to keep them away! I know it sounds a little strange, but it has an amazing bright flavor and has become my go-to dessert when I'm having a bad sweet tooth.

Raw Peach Pie

Crust: 1 C. pecans
1/4 - 1/3 C. dates
1/2 tsp cinnamon
In food processor, blend pecans with cinnamon until crumbly.
Add dates, starting at 1/4c and blend. Add dates as needed until doughy consistency is reached (i.e. the mixture sticks together). Press into deep dish pie plate.

Filling: 4 ripe peaches, sliced
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 dashes ginger
6 - 8 dried apricots (natural, no sugar added)
Place all ingredients in food processor and blend until smooth. Spoon into crust, cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate 2- 3 hours.

I just posted this on another board. They have recipes that anyone watching calories/fat could enjoy.

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/diabetesrecipes/recipe.cfm?recipe=Fluffy Pumpkin Pie

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Almost Better than Sex Cake

A decadent cake made with yogurt, pudding mix, chocolate chips, and pecans.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Difficulty: EASY

Nutrition Facts
Makes 20servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 249.3
Total Carbs 32.9 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugars 20.4 g Total Fat 12 g
Saturated Fat 2.6 g
Unsaturated Fat 9.4 g
Potassium 46.4 mg
Protein 3.9 g
Sodium 268.6 mg

Ingredients
1yellow cake mix or sugar free mix 18.5 ounce package
1cooking spray, for baking
1/2cup fat free milk
1/4cup cold water
1/3cup canola oil
2eggs
2egg whites
1cup plain nonfat yogurt
1Pudding, vanilla, instant, 3.5 ounce package (one 4-serving box) regular or sugar free
4oz bar German baking chocolate , grated
1/3cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2cup chopped pecans
Directions
1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and coat a 10-inch Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2 Using a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, milk, water, oil, eggs, egg whites, yogurt, and vanilla pudding. Beat slightly, only until ingredients are mixed.
3 Stir in the grated chocolate, chocolate chips, and pecans then pour batter into prepared pan.
4 Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Do not overbake.
5 Cool 10 minutes, and invert onto a serving plate.

Additional Information
You can use sugar-free cake mix and pudding mix to help bring the sugar, carbs and calories down in this recipe.