Valentine's Day is coming, second only to Christmas on the list of days it's hard to be watching your sugar intake. Although I'm not really a big dessert eater, I know that for a lot of you who are making a special dinner, dessert is a must. If your Valentine is a South Beach Dieter, or just someone who needs to watch their sugar intake, here are a few dessert ideas from the recipe archives that might be a hit. Pictured above is Peach and Berry Cobbler. Next time I made this I would use all peaches or all berries, but it was very tasty. If the thought of a cobbler with a whole wheat biscuit crust doesn't do it for you, here are some other desserts I have enjoyed when I needed a little sweetness in my life.
One of the first desserts I made without flour or sugar was Low Carb Snickerdoodles, made with almond meal and Splenda.
I created two versions of Low Carb Cheesecake for a blog event, and this was my favorite, Fantastic Cheesecake with Cherry Topping.
Reminders:
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13 Comments:
I love ground almond in baked goods, your snickerdoodles are perfect for me!
I made the no-bake cheesecake over the weekend and it was great! My boyfriend, who is not doing South Beach with me, thought it tasted wonderful. It was very easy to make with a few frozen strawberries to top it off. I did increase the amount of Splenda since I like my sweets very sweet. Great recipe.
Berries and peaches together....that even beats out chocolate....sometimes!
Gattina, they were delicious. There's a lot of butter, so it's a "once in a while" thing for South Beach, but the butter makes it delicious.
Angela M, thanks for the feedback. I love hearing from people who've actually tried the recipes.
Katie, the cobbler was really good, but possibly not better than chocolate!
It's funny actually, because I don't eat a lot of dessert. But I adore fruit cobbler and Snickerdoodles. Peaches and berries are a perfect pair. And Snickerdoodles with almond paste--mmmm delicious!
Love that picture of the cobbler, Kalyn. All peaches -- yum!
The snickerdoodles are so tempting! I am an almond lover.
do you have the recipe posted for the low carb merengues? i don't think it's showing. maybe it's just my computer...thanks!
Anonymous, I think I screwed up and forgot to make it a link, thank you for letting me know! If you ever want to check to see if I have a recipe posted, you can enter it in the search box (upper left) and hit search and it should come up if I have that recipe.
I love snickerdoodles and will have to try these, but valentines day is all about chocolate for me. Just a tiny bite of dark chocolate? Whaddya think? :)
Those all look so lovely!
I was just thinking a month or so ago about how its not often to see a desert on your blog. I'm certainly not complaining as you NEVER disappoint with all the wonderful recipes you do post but I'm excited to see these sweet treats!
I love peaches and strawberries, but Kalyn, those meringues look simply marvelous!
I'm not sure if it's South Beach Diet friendly (I think it might be), but I just blogged about a light and easy aphrodisiac infused Valentines Day picnic at home here, should you be interested.
Happy Valentines Day!!
~ Paula
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