AMISH CANDY (hypoglycemic recipe)

Peanut Butter Amish Candy is an old Amish recipe is especially good for hypoglycemic persons. It’s a no-cook recipe and very easy that even a child can make and enjoy it. Use chunky or creamy organic peanut butter and honey with powdered milk. The good news is it helps the sweet tooth and has no corn syrup or aspartame in the ingredients. (If you’re a hypoglycemic person substitute uncooked cornstarch) See more info about this news below. Or, you also can use a part in substituting some protein powder. Make this work individually for your family’s needs.
1 Part raw honey (1/2 cup each)
1 part peanut butter (a needed fat)
1 part powdered milk
Mix this up with your hands. Then make ropes, cut evenly, and place them into a plate in fridge till firm. Wrap up in wax paper or store in refrigerator in a container and tear as needed. I've played with the powdered “milk” part of the recipe by adding a bit of rice protein, soymilk or/and soy protein powder.
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I also added more crunchy real peanut butter in the recipe. After finding this news out about the cornstarch I substituted powdered milk for some raw cornstarch.
Let me explain more about the change in the above basic recipe by substituting some of the powdered milk or all. (Or keep the recipe as is)
Their was a “snack bar” introduce to diabetic’s that claimed to be a “special medical food”. Researchers learned long ago that uncooked cornstarch before bedtime can keep blood sugar stable overnight.
A group of researchers led by Francine Kaufman, MD, director of diabetes center at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, found a way to stir the starch into a palatable snack called “Zbar”. “On nights when 79 people with diabetes had one of these candy bars as an evening snack, they had 1/5 as many episodes of hypoglycemia at midnight and 1/3 as many at 7 a.m. than as they did when their bedtime snack was a bar without cornstarch (*abstract, American Diabetes Association meeting, June 1996)
Uncooked cornstarch is very slowly absorbed into the bloodstream, so it provides a slow but constant supply of sugar into the blood-and has the chance of staving off morning or middle-of-the-night hypoglycemia. Cooking the cornstarch won’t do because this-breaks the carbohydrates down into a more rapidly absorbed sugar. Not cooking it will slow all carbs down that is taken in with the candy. Try it and keep a record checking you blood sugar meter if you have one.
Why couldn't you "cap" it? Just use organic peanut butter or other nut butters, cornstarch and/or protein powder. (You’ll have to adjust this for your diabetic or hypoglycemic needs) Roll it in a log, cut up pieces evenly and wrap in wax paper and store in fridge to have handy when needed. (Keep some in purse as needed) It seems to control any problem that deals with lowering blood sugars. Who would have thought? If you have “hypo” problem then add in the raw honey. Keep on hand at all times. You can also keep it in a container and use it as a spread on crackers. The proportion of the nut butters to cornstarch needs to be regulated by your taste and medically needs.
*Note: you can use this same method when adding (sneaking) herbs your child as medicine needs that he/she can’t swallow an herbal pill for their illness. My pet loves the recipe when he has to take his pill too.
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