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Diabetic Birthday Recipes

Find healthy, delicious diabetic birthday recipes, from the food and nutrition experts at EatingWell.

Make-It-Mine Layered Pudding Pops

The perfect treat for a hot summer day.

Basic Yellow Cake

This is your go-to yellow cake recipe. Top it with your favorite frosting and sprinkles for a birthday cake! To lower the sugar, swap out the sugar for sugar substitute blend.

Chocolate Ice Cream

Although most diabetic recipes call for fat-free milk, this tasty pleaser is an exception. It's important to use whole milk so the ice cream will have enough fat for a creamy texture.

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Double-Berry Ice Cream

Frozen strawberries and raspberries team up in this 1-carb-choice sweet dessert for kids and diabetics.

Ginger-Spiced Chocolate Cake

No ordinary chocolate cake, this family pleaser gets its exquisite flavor from buttermilk and two kinds of ginger.

Mocha Angel Cake with Chai-Spiced Cream

Savor the flavors of coffee and tea at the same time in this tempting dessert. Espresso powder gives the cake a rich mocha flavor, while the creamy topper boasts six spices that commonly season the Indian tea drink, chai.

Layered Brownies

The only thing better than brownies are mouth-watering, layered brownies. Four decadent layers make these brownies uniquely and undeniably delicious.

Pineapple-Cherry Cake Cobbler

This easy cobbler is filled with cherries, pears, and pineapples and its flavor is heightened with cinnamon and nutmeg.

Chocolate-Ginger Cupcakes

No ordinary chocolate cake, this family pleaser gets its exquisite flavor from buttermilk and two kinds of ginger.

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Roasted Mangoes with Brown Sugar Topping

The make-ahead brown sugar topping can be chilled until baking time. Serve this dessert warm and top it with dollops of fat-free ice cream.

Strawberry Bavarian Pie

Ladyfingers lining this creamy chilled fruit pie recipe create an elegant crowning appearance.

Cupcake Critter

Kids will love these adorable cupcake critters!

Cherry-Apricot Freeze

This easy frozen fruit dessert recipe has very little sugar. The sweetness comes mostly from the fruit.

Melon Chiffon Cake with Sparkling Fruit

Sparkling white wine is tossed with fresh melon and served with a light irresistible cake in this special dessert.

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Cupcake-Topped Sprinkle Cones

These adorable ice-cream cone cupcakes are perfect for birthday parties and other celebrations.

Blueberry-Swirl Buttermilk Ice Cream

This gorgeous homemade ice cream is a showstopper, thanks to bold swirls of blueberry syrup that cut through tart buttermilk-yogurt cream.

Han Fro-Yo

Get into the Star Wars spirit with this healthy and delicious party treat. This 3-ingredient banana ice cream uses activated charcoal to make the frozen yogurt a striking black color to look like the carbonite Han Solo is frozen in.

Fudge-Berry Cupcakes

Espresso coffee powder and bittersweet chocolate make this dense cake an extra-rich dessert.

Vanilla Cake

This lightened-up cake has the flavor of real vanilla beans, but it's still sweet, delicious, and ready to eat as is or topped with your favorite frosting.

Pineapple Cake with Macadamia-Apricot Topper

You'll think you're on a tropical vacation after just one taste of this pineapple-flavored cake served with a sweet apricot and macadamia nut topping.