Diabetic-Friendly No-Bake Cream Layer Cake
✅ Why This Version Works
- No added sugar
- Uses sugar-free sweetener
- Higher protein filling
- Lower-carb base option included
🛒 Ingredients (8 servings)
Cream Layer
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt (adds protein, lowers fat load)
- ⅓–½ cup powdered erythritol or monk fruit sweetener (adjust to taste)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Layers
Choose one option:
Lower-Carb Option (Best for blood sugar):
- 1½ cups crushed almonds or pecans
OR - 1½ cups low-carb almond flour cookies (store-bought or homemade)
Moderate-Carb Option:
- 8–10 sugar-free vanilla wafers
👩🍳 Instructions
- Whip the cream
Beat heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Set aside. - Make filling
Beat cream cheese, Greek yogurt, sweetener, and vanilla until smooth. - Fold together
Gently fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture. - Layer
In a glass dish:- Add a thin layer of cream
- Add cookie/nut layer
- Repeat layers
- Finish with cream on top
- Chill
Refrigerate at least 4 hours (overnight is better).
📊 Estimated Nutrition (Low-Carb Version)
Per serving (8 servings):
- Calories: ~250
- Carbs: 6–9g net carbs
- Protein: 6–8g
- Sugar: ~2g (naturally occurring)
🔥 To Make It Even More Blood Sugar Friendly
- Use ½ crushed nuts + ½ crushed sugar-free cookies
- Add 1 tbsp chia seeds to filling for extra fiber
- Keep portion to about 3×3 inch square
