Diabetic-Friendly No-Bake Cream Layer Cake

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

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🛒 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

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Whip the cream
   Beat heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
2. Make filling
   Beat cream cheese, Greek yogurt, sweetener, and vanilla until smooth.
3. Fold together
   Gently fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture.
4. Layer
   In a glass dish:
   • Add a thin layer of cream
   • Add cookie/nut layer
   • Repeat layers
   • Finish with cream on top
5. Chill
   Refrigerate at least 4 hours (overnight is better).

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📊 Estimated Nutrition (Low-Carb Version)

Per serving (8 servings):

• Calories: ~250
• Carbs: 6–9g net carbs
• Protein: 6–8g
• Sugar: ~2g (naturally occurring)

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🔥 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