RE: Re: Sweetners other than Splenda

[Guest guest]

> I located Stevia at Whole Foods and they had the little packets

> as a sample, so I will try one in my ricotta cheese dessert (the

> recipe calls for one packet of Splenda -- would one packet

> packet of Stevia do the trick?).

Depends on the brand and type. Remember to get the WHITE colored powder,

not the green -- if you ever make the mistake of getting the green, you'll

know right away why. (BTW, that's the color of the stevia -- not the

packet.) That said, most companies that produce a packet size that is much

like what you'd get with Equal, Splenda, or Sweet 'n Low. In that case, try

using half the packet first, just to see if that's enough or if you need

more.

Stevia is a bit stronger than other sweeteners and as such you'll want to

take your time adding it. You can always put more in, but taking it back

out is a bit tricky. <Grin>

> I would love to make a homemade BBQ sauce for chicken breasts

> and lean hamburger. Would I use Stevia instead of sugar? And

> what would I use to replace the maple syrup?

You could, or you could just leave out the sweetener, use unsweetened

applesauce, or agave nectar. Of course, this is moving into phase 2 talk

obviously (no fruit on phase 1). There's also fructose for times when sugar

just can't be avoided (although that's a " personal choice " ).

> Last night I used tomato paste (no sugar) in my version of Sloppy

> Joes. Chopped oregeno really added to the dish!

Have you tried making a sloppy joe using apple cider vinegar as one of the

ingredients? Puts a neat twang into it and tastes very good. There's a

recipe for a thing called " scramburgers " that does this.