Sugar Free?

I have learned A LOT about alternative diets.

Gluten-free, Cassein-free, aluminum free, non-gmo ... 

Hubby recently asked me to make cookies for a diabetic friend.

I began my search for sugar free recipes.

I am not a fan of sugar substitutes.

They make me leery health wise and I don't care for the aftertaste.

Then hubby told me that he had promised the famous "no bakes."

Did hubby realize that sugar is what makes a no-bake cookie?

So I searched further.

There are actually a lot of recipes out there for "healthy" no-bakes.

I left the recipe that included TVP (textured vegetable protein).

I ignored the ones with no peanut butter.

In the end, I settled on the recipe below.

It uses Stevia (sweetleaf) for sweetener.

Sweetleaf is a natural herb that is much sweeter than sugar.

It has no calories and is not supposed to affect glucose levels in diabetics.

1 med banana mashed

4 oz unsweetened applesauce

1/2 c milk

1/2 c stevia 

(not the blend with sugar, but the one the one that measures like sugar)

4 Tbsp butter or coconut oil

3 TBSP cocoa

2 1/2 c oats

3 TBSP Peanut butter

1 Tbsp vanilla 

They are much softer than the normal cookies and not as flat.  

They seem more like a protein bite.

Hopefully they will please the coworker.