The Diabetic Pastry Chef, Stacey Harris’s recipes are featured in this year’s Diabetes Mystery podcast, “Suspect Boulevard” . Our carb counting caper also features Best-Selling Author, Tonya Kappes, Mama Rose Marie, the Charlie’s Angels of Outreach and Lorraine Brooks.
Millions of people with, at risk and affected by diabetes read mystery paperbacks and there’s a huge collection of books featuring super indulgent recipes that really bug me. I think it’s high-time someone wrote a mystery featuring healthy and delicious recipes so I asked Stacey Harris, The Diabetic Pastry Chef to contribute some recipes for this year’s diabetes mystery podcast.
Type 2 diabetes doesn’t stop Stacey Harris. From her tasty treats to her outlook on life, this pastry chef keeps things as sweet as can be! Her flavor combinations and attention to detail make Stacey’s treats so craveable, while her soft voice and gentle smile make this pastry chef just so lovable reports Diabetic Living magazine.
Oatmeal Cookies by the Diabetic Pastry Chef Stacey Harris
Ingredients
1 cup raisins
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
3 eggs, well beaten
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
2/3 cup white whole wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking soda
2 cups oats
¾ cup pecans, chopped
1 cup butter or canola butter
2 cups Whey Low D Granular, sifted
1 tbsp. molasses
Directions:
Combine and let stand the raisins, vanilla and eggs.
In separate bowl, sift together the flours, salt, cinnamon and baking soda. Add the oats and pecans.
In mixer bowl, cream together the Whey Low, butter and molasses. Alternately add the egg mixture and the flour mixture to the butter mixture, and beat until incorporated. Drop by tablespoons onto greased baking sheets and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Yield: 22 cookies. Glaze with powdered sugar glaze and pecan halves if desired.
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