Cinnamon & Walnut Spiced Yogurt Recipe (8g carbs, 12g protein)

Diabetes Recipes · 1 · June 27, 2026

Cinnamon is everywhere in diabetic groups — in recipes and in comments promising it "controls sugar." The honest version is in do herbal cures reverse diabetes: the effect on glucose is small and inconsistent. But cinnamon is a lovely spice, and this is the right way to use it — as flavour in a high-protein snack, not as medicine.

Ingredients (serves 1)

• 3/4 cup plain unsweetened curd or Greek yogurt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp chopped walnuts
• A few drops of stevia or monk fruit, optional
• Optional: a small handful of berries

Method

1. Whisk the cinnamon (and sweetener, if using) into the yogurt.
2. Top with the walnuts and berries.
3. Eat straight away, or chill for an hour to let the cinnamon infuse.

The numbers

The bowl is about 8 grams of carbohydrate with roughly 12 grams of protein from the yogurt and healthy fat from the walnuts — a snack that holds steady on glucose. If cinnamon gives you a small extra nudge in the right direction, treat it as a bonus on top of a genuinely good snack, not the reason you are eating it.

Make it your own

• Swap walnuts for almonds or a tablespoon of chia.
• Add a teaspoon of cocoa for a dessert version.
• Use it as a breakfast base with the low-GI berry chia bowl.

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