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the recipe for sweet success Our mouths are used to the taste and texture of sugar. In order to use an alternative effectively we have to realize stevia's limitations and where it excels so that we can use it to our greatest benefit. When using stevia in foods you must remember that it is not only a sweetener but also a flavour enhancer. If you use stevia in something with little or no flavour stevia gets "lost" and is ineffective. Where stevia shines is in items with strong flavours (chocolate, lemon, berries, cheese, etc.) In cooking, just substitute for sugar according to the conversion chart. 1 Drop of Stevia Concentrated Liquid is approximately equivalent to 1 Tsp. of Sugar. In baking you use the same substitution as in cooking as well as following another requirement. To make up the volume lost due to replacing 1 cup of sugar with only ½ Tsp.of stevia, we add an additional ingredient, unsweetened apple fiber. Place unsweetened applesauce in a strainer lined with cheesecloth and let sit in a bowl overnight in your refrigerator. In the morning the sauce will have separated into apple fiber (in the cheesecloth) and apple juice (in the bowl). Add 1 cup of apple fiber in addition to the ½ Tsp. of stevia for each cup of sugar the recipe calls for. You will notice that your recipe will be more fluffy, lighter and moist. Additionally you will be able to reduce the amount of oil in your recipe as well because the applesauce will in part be able to replace it.
Hot Cocoa Slowly Heat milk on stove but do not boil. After hot mix in powders and stir in until smooth. Add a very small amount of STEVIA until desired sweetness is attained. Chocolate Drop Cookies Mix together first 4 ingredients. Gradually add the following ingredients in order. Lightly grease a cookie sheet and drop ½ Tsp. of dough leaving approximately 1 inch in between drops. Bake for 10 minutes in a preheated oven at 375 degrees F. Hot Breakfast Porridge Place water in a 1-quart pot and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Add oat flakes, salt, cinnamon, stevia, and butter. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove pot from the heat and allow oatmeal to cool slightly before adding vanilla extract and flaxseed oil. Sweet Mustard Sauce Whisk the mustard, dry mustard, stevia and vinegar together in a medium size bowl. Slowly add the olive oil while continuing to whisk until thickened. Stir in dill. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Better Maple Syrup Combine all ingredients and mix well (in a small bowl, or in a food processor). Warm the mixture in a small pan before drizzling over pancakes, waffles, hot cereal, or deserts. Sweet Whipped Cream Place the whipping cream in a mixing bowl and beat with a whisk or electric hand held mixer until it begins to thicken. Sprinkle the stevia over the cream and continue to beat until soft peaks form (do not over beat). Use immediately or place in an airtight container and refrigerate for a maximum of two days. Very Vanilla Ice Cream In a blender or food processor whip all ingredients very thoroughly then refrigerate for 1 hour. Pour the chilled mixture into an ice-cream maker and follow directions for freezing. For a fun treat add fruit (blueberries, strawberries, banana, raspberries, cherries or cranberries) once mixture is semi frozen, then complete the freezing process. These recipes are variations and modifications of recipes found in: |