Recipe for Diabetics: Chocolate and Peanut Butter Dessert Bars

In honor of celebrating National Diabetes Month, we'll add a couple of diabetic recipes just in time for the holidays.

If you have diabetes, or you are looking for a dessert recipe to offer to guests that are diabetics, then this recipe for chocolate and peanut butter bars just may be what you need.

Recipe Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp Peanut butter
• 2 tsp Unsweetened cocoa
• 1 1/2 oz Corn or wheat flake cereal
• 2/3 cup Nonfat dry milk powder
• 5 tsp of a Sugar Substitute
• 2 tbsp Raisins
• 1/4 cup Water

Recipe Instructions:

• In a small bowl, combine the peanut butter, dry milk, cocoa, sugar substitute and water.
• Mix all ingredients until they are well blended.
• Stir in the cereal and raisins.
• Press the mixture into bottom of a 4X8 inch loaf pan.
• Then chill for 30 minutes or longer
• Cut into bars and serve.

Servings: 4

Per serving: 9g protein, 5g fat, 21g carb., 248mg sodium, 2mg chol., 170 calories.

Try it out and let us know what you think!