Christmas is a time to enjoy with the family and when we talk about family we refer to everyone, that is why at Dulces La Ponderosa, thinking precisely about the enjoyment of all, we produce every year a line of sugar-free shortbreads that preserve the flavor and tradition of all our products. Designed for people with diabetes, these mantecados are made precisely so that those who have this problem do not have to give up a snack as sweet as ice cream at Christmas.

Regarding the manufacturing process, it follows the same steps as that of making a traditional ice cream; Let the flour dry, prepare the dough in the meantime, once cool, mix the flour with the dough prepared with the other ingredients, stretch the dough and cut into the shapes that we want to give to our sugar-free ice cream. Once ready, bake for 10 minutes at 140º so that they are golden brown without becoming too brown. Serve them on a beautiful tray and they will have nothing to envy to traditional mantecados.

What will change in this case are the ingredients with which this product line, which does not contain added sugar, will be made. The sweetness of sugar is achieved with other ingredients, such as honey, as well as sweeteners suitable for diabetics.

Due to the demand by our clients for this type of Christmas sweets, at Dulces La Ponderosa we have different sugar-free products which you can find in a special assortment, among them are the traditional wine rolls, polvorones, and ice cream. cinnamon and puff pastry.

Are you diabetic? If you are also chefs, you are invited to try in the kitchen trying to make your own sugar-free shortbreads, that’s why we share with you a very simple recipe:

Ingredients

• 250gr of butter
• 250gr of raw ground almonds
• 250ml olive oil
• 2 tablespoons diabetic-friendly sweetener
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 750gr of flour
• 1 egg

As for the preparation, we sift the flour and then mix all the ingredients together with it, crush the dough with a rolling pin and cut making the shape we want, if we want to save the traditional ice cream it should be round and no more than 2 cm in length. thickness. Put in the oven for about 20 minutes at 160 degrees until they take the typical golden color of ice cream and finally sprinkle them with our sugar substitute, so that they are more Christmas, let cool and that’s it.

If you are less a lover of cooking, we invite you to stop by our online store and try our assortment of sugar-free products, the opinion of our customers is what matters most to us so then do not forget to tell us how it is.