HELP!

[lostxhalo]

Hi, all! I've been a long time lurker for this community for as long as I can remember and I just have to say that I've tried several recipes from here and each have turned out amazing. Whenever I've had a need to bake or need some tips, I automatically know I can find what I'm looking for here. And if all goes well this week, I'll hopefully be

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[mintyfreshsocks]

It's not baking, but homemade dark chocolate truffles are tasty and relatively low in sugar. (Dark chocolate in general is lower in sugar and carbs, and therefore relatively diabetic-friendly.)

[jekni]

You could just cut out the icing sugar. The coconut makes it quite sweet anyway. You might also need to cut down on the Copha a bit if you're reducing the dry ingredients, otherwise your chocolate crackles may not set properly when you put them in the fridge. Hope this helps.

[sushidog]

Do you mean chocolate crackles as in puffed rice coated in chocolate and allowed to set, or as in chewy cookies coated in icing sugar before baking?

[lostxhalo]

The ones rolled in icing sugar. I've looked everywhere to see if I can find any that have a lower sugar content or sugar-free but I've come up empty.

[doubletake]

The best tactic, I've found, is to ask them what they do for themselves. Barring that (I understand how powerful the want to surprise & delight is

[ni_tsukihime]

So far as I know there's no diabetic friendly alternative to powdered sugar, so it's a definite no on chocolate crinkles in particular. My understanding is that there are plenty of recipes online for ordinary chocolate cookies that use artificial sweeteners though.