New Christmas ideas for my parents... HELP!

[Robin'sBrood]

My parents do not want us to spend anything on them this year for Christmas, since we have a new baby on the way, and since we've had our little kitchen fire, etc. I can do that because there really isn't anything that they need for Christmas anyway. However, I can't not give them anything at all, just can't do that. So I've been racking my brain trying to figure out something homemade that I can give them. I've been thinking about some baked goods, but both of my parents are diabetic, so they don't need any kind of sweets. What is something special that I can make for them that doesn't cost a fortune... any ideas? I've been thinking about baked breads. Does anyone have recipes for good, healthy but yummy breads... something like pumpkin, etc.?

 

[Goose and Fig]

You can make sugar-free new york cheesecake!Use ground pecans, almonds, butter and splenda for a crust. If you have a coffee grinder it works great for the nuts. They even sell sugar-free caramel ice cream topping that you can drizzle over the top

 

[redhawkou812]

I always make my dad a pie called pineapple fluff

1 small pkg jello pudding sugar free vanilla or cheesecake
1 small can crushed pineapple
1 pkg cool whip, sugar free
1 graham cracker pie crust low fat

mix crushed pineapple and pudding
fold in 3/4 cool whip
put in pie crust
use remainder of cool whip to top

He loves it!

 

[bwebb7]

there are always those ornaments made from your hens eggs... you can use a silver sharpie to personalize and date-take apart an old string of beads you don't wear to embelish and there you go

 

[Robin'sBrood]

Thanks for the suggestions... my parents are tough though. My mom won't eat anything that resembles a dessert, even if it is sugar free.

My dad will eat any kind of dessert, with sugar or without. They aren't into decorating a Christmas tree and only put up a tiny, pre-lit, artificial tree, so ornaments are out of the question. I don't sew, and can't think of anything to make for them if I did.

My mom loves homemade breads though... pumpkin, zucchini, etc. - and my dad will eat anything, so I think I'm going to make a couple of loaves of this for them. I only wish the recipe had reviews...

 

[saddina]

i'll pm you a pumpkin muffin recipie, you can make pumpkin bread with it too, just use a loaf pan instead.

 

[Robin'sBrood]

I think I'll make the pumpkin bread for my mom and that yummy sounding pie for my dad... I know he will love that since he loves Pig Pickin' cake!

 

[MissPrissy]

There are lots of low carb and diabetic friendly breads you can bake fresh.

 

[redhawkou812]

Hey Robin,
I tried to reply to your e-mail about the juice of the crushed pineapple, but didn't see it in my sent box, so thought I would post the answer here - use the juice that is in the pineapple can.

 

[Robin'sBrood]

Quote:
Thanks, I did get your private message.


For anyone else who might be planning on trying the Pineapple Fluff pie, don't drain the juice.