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Default Apple Pie for my mom


"Alice Faber" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> Peppermint Patootie > wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> Nicky > wrote:
>>
>> > On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 14:07:19 -0600, joe blow > wrote:
>> >
>> > >Does anyone know a good apple pie recipe I cam make for my diabetic
>> > >mother for easter?
>> >
>> > Both the apple bit and the pie bit are kinda anti-diabetic control...
>> > Does she like rhubarb or strawberries? A half-apple half-rhubarb pie
>> > would be better, sweetened with artificial sweetener of some kind.
>> > Unless you cook for her regularly, you probably don't have the
>> > ingredients to make truly low-carb pie crust, but check the coconut
>> > pie crust recipe towards the end of this link:
>> > http://tinyurl.com/ddujzc

>>
>> I've made a nice fruit crumble with a topping made of chopped nuts,
>> spices, a little oatmeal, and some artificial sweetener.

>
> Yeah, if it's going to be apple anything, you pretty much have to leave
> out all of the other carbs!
>
> And the hardest part is the portion control. If you have fresh apples,
> eating half an apple is quite doable. However, when the apples are
> cooked, it can be really hard to serve up such a small portion.


Yeah. 2-3 times a year I have excess apples so I make a gluten free apple
crisp. Alas, it is one of the few things I can't restrain myself from.