Diabetes-Friendly Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes

With this luscious take on an all-time favorite, you can fit this low-sugar cake into a diabetic meal plan with style.

One batch of dough does double duty as both the crust and streusel topping to make one of the easiest desserts around.

These cranberry-orange bars freeze well. Make a batch on a free afternoon and pop them in the freezer so you'll always have a healthy dessert on hand when company calls.

This low-fat crustless pumpkin pie is a perfect dessert for the dieters at your holiday meal or people who are watching their carbs.

The deep flavors of molasses, cinnamon, ginger, allspice and nutmeg make these wholesome pumpkin cookies delicious without the addition of butter--and they lend themselves beautifully to the inclusion of whole-wheat flour. They are also the perfect texture for a sandwich cookie--fill them with a slightly sweetened cream cheese frosting.

Skip the bottom crust to save time and carbs by making mini baked stuff apple pies.

These easy apple-cinnamon fruit bars make a big batch--perfect for fall potlucks and parties.

Serve these caramelized pear slices over ice cream, stir into plain yogurt or enjoy as a topping for pancakes or waffles. Brown-skinned Bosc pears hold their shape during cooking, but any variety of pears tastes delicious.

This natural cookie icing recipe is quick and uses natural dyes to create vibrant colors for decorating cookies. The basic icing recipe makes natural white icing and has substantially less sugar than traditional cookie icing recipes. For creating colored cookie icings, try thawed juice concentrates: cranberry for pink, orange for pale orange or Concord grape for pastel purple.

If pumpkin pie is a must for the holidays, this version fulfills that holiday tradition without derailing your meal plan.

Try this sage-infused marshmallow recipe on top of sweet potato casserole and you'll seem like a cooking genius. Homemade marshmallows taste so much better than traditional store-bought marshmallows--and they're easy to make. Just be sure to use a stand mixer to make them, since hand mixers typically aren't powerful enough to get the job done.

Chocolate and pumpkin flavors pair perfectly together in this diabetic-friendly loaf bread recipe.