My father is diabatic. i manage to make sugar free desi desserts like ras malai, firni, gajar ka halwa etc for him. I was just wondering will i be successful if i trying baking cookies or brownies for him?
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I am myself keen to know this one … I even tried baking a cake with lesser sugar / canderal and it turned out horrid … 
I regularly bake and as my father is diabetic I often bake without sugar or sweeteners for him and had no problems to date.
Be careful with making fruit cakes with dried fruit as they can sometimes have more sugar in them than normal sugar. However, a sprinkling of mixed fruit is ok.
For my dad I like to make lemon and orange sponge cake or mini cup cakes, minus icing and using the lemon/orange juice and zest for the flavour. I use half oil and half butter and again try to reduce the quantity of it generally.
Apple crumble is a dessert which tastes fine without the need for sugar.
I make cookies too, again minus the sugar but with raisins and oats.
Try making the brownies with diabetic chocolate, but even those chocolates contain sweeteners so don't use too much.
I have to say I can't eat them but my dad enjoys the cakes and cookies when he does have them. You can bake without the sugar, but it is just not to everyone taste. Aslong as you get the basic flour, butter and egg base ok, a cake can be made.
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Splenda is the real surgar substitute which can be used for cooking and baking purposes as sugar.
Other sugar substitue like Equal , Sweet and Low, Sorbitol etc break when you bake or cook them.
I am diabetic ,I have made firni , kheer, gajar ka halwa, louki ka halwa , chanay key daal ka halwa myself succuessfully . My wife has made rass malai and other delicate mithais using it for me.
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I would also suggest Spl enda for baking.
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dildirani, what kind of flour do you use? The regular all-purpose or whole-meal?
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Dildi , please please please write for me your recipe of lemon/orange sponge cake … 
Thanks mate ..
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Masi- I use white self raising flour
CB-
200g Self Raising flour
100g Butter
50g oil
2 eggs
Juice of 2 oranges and 1 lemon. Wash the fruit and grind the zest.
Dried lemon and orange fruit peel/citrus peel (optional but I often leave this out/can be bought from ASDA)
If you want a slight sweetness you can add a tablespoon of golden syrup (again optional)
Blend oil and butter together.
Beat in the eggs.
Add juice and zest.
If you choose to add golden syrup and dried fruit peel, add now.
Sift in the flour.
Fold the mixture.
Should be a runny consistency.
Line a baking tin or use little cupcake holders to make cupcakes.
Bake for 30-40mins/15mins for cupcakes. Check by inserting a skewer/knife into the cake and once done the skewer/knife should come out clean.
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my dad also enjoys sugar free kheer and saiwiyaan, () , and turns out that apple cake without sugar isn’t half bad. he however dislikes the taste of artificial sweetners
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Thanks dil di rani. This time i baked cokies using my recipe less suger, the cookies turned out Vulnerably delicate. The other problem is my father doesnt like raisins.
I think caramelization of sugar plays part in baking. I heard maple syrup could be a substitute?
And also do u have the recipe for brownies? Cuz i dont know if u mean diabetic cooking chocolate.
Mirch and NJgirl, did u try splenda?
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Did you put enough butter in?
You can try the syrup and see if it is any better for you. Yes, diabetic chocolate. Will post recipe for brownies later:)
Splenda is great for baking.. even the volume turns out perfect unlike other sugar subsitutes. Splenda also doesn't have that horrible after-taste either. I make lots of desserts with powdered/fluid Splenda and they turn out really nice.
My family love the brownie date tart (made with splenda)
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Question:if i am to use splenda in a recipe which takes halp cup sugar in it, how much splenda should i add?
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Aright.