You can find tons of websites which host diabetic ice cream recipes. You really have to be sure that you get them from a reliable site, however. Some of the best sites to find diabetic ice cream recipes include:

  • Food.com
  • EatingWell.com
  • ParentingDiabeticKids.com
  • DiabeticLivingOnline.com

 

Diabetic Homemade Ice Cream

 

According to LiveStrong.com, the benefit to using diabetic ice cream recipes for homemade ice cream is that you can choose which ingredients to put in it. Using diabetic ice cream recipes, therefore, allows you some control over your intake of fat, calories, and nutrients. The nutrition that is typically derived from eating diabetic ice cream includes:

Calcium – It has been shown through studies that eating ice cream daily can help protect you from osteoporosis and help you control your blood pressure.

Fresh fruit – Many commercial ice creams use flavoring rather than real fruit, which decreases the nutritional value of your treat. Vitamin A and vitamin C are extremely beneficial to diabetics, and so is the fiber you can get from real fruits.

Vitamin D – Vitamin D is also a vitamin which is extremely beneficial. In fact, some studies have connected the development of diabetes with deficiencies of vitamin D, according to the National Institutes of Health. Aside from this, vitamin D is essential to helping the body absorb calcium.

 

Diabetic Ice Cream Recipe

 

Diabetic ice cream recipes usually use a sugar substitute, low-fat or skim milk, and real fruit. The following is just a basic vanilla ice cream (diabetic) recipe. Feel free to add any type of fruit that you wish. Using semisweet chocolate chips can also enhance the flavor, just be sure to look these ingredients up on your glycemic index to know how if you should cut out any carbohydrates you should cut out of your meal. Try the following diabetic ice cream recipe and enjoy:

Ingredients:

  • 3 well-beaten eggs
  • 1 tbsp. sugar substitute such as Equal or Splenda
  • 1 can of evaporated milk (12 oz.)
  • 1 ½ cups of 2% milk
  • 1 tbsp. of vanilla extract

 

Instructions:

Combine the evaporated milk and sugar, mixing well until all the sugar dissolves. Then add the 2% milk and the vanilla extract. Beat until smooth, then add the eggs, and beat well again. Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker, and then follow the manufacturer’s directions to complete.