Sparkling berry gelatin :: Diabetes Self-Management

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Sparkling berry gelatin

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Chilling time: 1 1/2 hours

1 large box (0.6 ounces) plus 1 small box (0.3 ounces) sugar-free raspberry gelatin
2 cups boiling water
1 cup packaged cranberry-orange sauce
1/3 cup lemon juice
3/4 cup diet ginger ale, chilled
1 1/2 cups unsweetened frozen strawberries, partially thawed and sliced
1 cup unsweetened frozen raspberries, unthawed

Dissolve gelatin in boiling water, whisking well. Cool slightly. Stir in cranberry-orange sauce, lemon juice, and diet ginger ale. Gently stir in strawberries and raspberries. Pour into an 8" x 8" pan and chill until firm, about 1 1/2 hours. Cut into 9 equal squares.

Yield: 9 servings
Serving Size: 1 square

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
  Calories: 77
  Carbohydrate: 17 g
  Protein: 1 g
  Fat: <1 g
  Saturated fat: 0
  Sodium: 101 mg
  Fiber: 2 g
  Exchanges per serving: 1 fruit
  Carbohydrate choices: 1

This recipe was developed by Tami Ross, a Diabetes Nutrition Specialist and Certified Diabetes Educator in Lexington, Kentucky.

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