While any sweet will cause some blood sugar rise, picking strategic recipes (like these five) can mean enjoying your dessert knowing your body's response won't be quite as dramatic—which is a good thing for your health. 😋
As someone with one heck of a sweet tooth, I don't believe in cutting out desserts—just in picking those that are better for me . I've learned that the key is picking dessert recipes with the right sweeteners, in particular ones that fall low on the scale known as the glycemic index.? It's effectively a scoring system that rates foods by their potential impact on blood sugar response—how much glucose will end up in the bloodstream, and how quickly.
While any sweet will cause some blood sugar rise, picking strategic recipes can mean enjoying your dessert knowing your body's response won't be quite as dramatic—which is a good thing for your health:These truffles are doubly great for a sweet treat: They're super easy to make and have no extra sugar—beyond whatever is in the chocolate you pick. That's why something around an 80% cocoa is ideal, but you can also use whatever you have at home.