In all my cooking with diabetic ingredients, I never use fat free products. All of the fat is replaced with extra sugar. However, I do look for sugar-free products especially sweetened with Splenda. I have now learned that dark brown sugar is better for you than the sugar substitutes. So this recipe uses reduced fat products with no added sugar. Cheese is one product that you have to use sparingly in any diabetic menu.
2 pkgs of reduced-fat cream cheese (8 ozs.) room temperature
1 block of reduced fat Cheddar cheese (8 ozs.)
1 T. onion, finely chopped. use red or purple onion*
2 T. green bell pepper finely chopped
2 T. red bell pepper finely chopped
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. lemon juice-fresh or bottled
1/8 tsp. sea salt*
1/8 tsp. red pepper
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or almonds
1/4 tsp of Accent
any type of crackers or vegetables
Grate cheddar cheese*. Mix cream cheese with food processor and add grated cheese. Beat until just blended. Mix in vegetables with salt and pepper. Shape into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill thoroughly. Roll in chopped nuts and serve with crackers or vegetables.
* Blue or purple vegetables are better for diabetics. This coloring helps your heart.
* grating your own cheese makes for a creamier texture to the cheese ball instead of using the pre-shredded cheese.
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