Seven Healthier Chocolate Diabetic Desserts

Dark chocolate can actually be good your blood sugar and diabetes. Enjoy these healthy diabetic desserts recipes in moderation.

This quick and easy dessert becomes even more special when you serve it with a small scoop of low-fat frozen yogurt, berries, and chocolate sauce. Makes 24 brownies. Prep Time: 25 minutes. Cook Time: 30 minutes. Gooey Double-Chocolate Brownies

• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature 

• 1 1⁄3 cups semisweet chocolate, chopped 

• 2 eggs 

• 1 cup superfine sugar 

• 1 tsp. vanilla extract 

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 

• 2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder 

• 1 cup walnuts, roughly chopped (optional) 

1. Grease 8-by-8-inch cake pan and line with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt butter and 3/4 cup chocolate in bowl set over gently simmering water or in the microwave; remove from heat and let cool. 2. Whisk eggs in bowl with electric beaters. Gradually add sugar; beat continuously until mixture is thick and foamy and leaves ribbonlike trail when beaters are lifted. Add vanilla extract and chocolate mixture, and blend thoroughly. Sift flour and cocoa powder over mixture and scatter in walnuts, if using, and remaining chocolate. Fold mixture together with large spoon. 3. Pour batter into pan and bake about 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. If top starts to look like it might burn before brownies are cooked through, place a piece of foil over pan. Cool brownies briefly in pan; cut into 24 squares. Cool brownies completely on wire rack. Store in airtight container for 3 to 4 days. Per brownie (with walnuts): 152 cal, 10 g fat (5 g sat), 16 g carbs, 2 g protein, 1 g fiber, 25 mg chol, 40 mg sodium, 8 mg calcium.