I'm planning on also making this as a Christmas gift for a diabetic friend. Any recommendation as to how to make it more diabetic-friendly?
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Cherry-Almond Danish
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As an alternative, maybe you could make spiced nuts. For example, in this recipe the sugar is minimal: http://www.food52.com/recipes/169_salted_almonds
Or you could omit the sugar and use a substitute. Or cinnamon actually fools you into thinking that something has sugar when it does not.
This would be a nice gift if you put it in a decorative glass jar.
People with Type 2 diabetes often also have weight issues, so they are trying to limit carbs to keep blood sugar under control, but also need to reduce calories if they are working to control the diabetes through a combination of medicine and diet. This danish is probably also not a good choice for that, but as Amanda said, you could cut out the sugar. It's a treat after all, and we all need a treat every now and then.