Wondering how to bake this season without overloading your family and friends with refined cane sugar?
Do you associate holiday cheer with old family favorites such as eggnog, sugar cookies, or plum pudding?
As holiday festivities continue, we tend to socialize more and, for many of us, our consumption of sweets increases dramatically. While we may be able to resist the temptation at any other time of the year, the holiday season tends to unhinge our common sense about eating a moderately low-sugar diet.
I recommend baking traditional favorite sweets with gentler sweeteners that are far less dangerous to your health. My favorite sweetening combo for many recipes is brown rice syrup and liquid stevia. Both are considered low-glycemic sweeteners
Brown rice syrup does raise blood sugar levels, but because it’s a complex carbohydrate, it acts on the body much more gently than any of the harsher sugars.
Stevia, derived from the herb of that name, does not at all initiate an insulin reaction at all.
Why the combination of brown rice syrup and stevia? I find that the mellow sweetness of brown rice syrup balances out the harsher sweet taste of stevia to create a pleasant result. The positive reaction of family and friends to my baked goods also confirms my choice.
One of my favorite recipes that uses this sweetening combo is Blueberry Cobbler.
Wondering how to bake this season with more natural sugar substitutes so that you don’t overload your loved ones with sugar?
Do you associate holiday cheer with old family favorites such as eggnog, sugar cookies, or plum pudding? You’re not alone.
As holiday festivities continue, we tend to socialize more and, for many of us, our consumption of sweets increases dramatically. While we may be able to resist the temptation at any other time of the year, the holiday season tends to unhinge our common sense about eating a moderately low-sugar diet.
I recommend baking traditional favorite sweets with more natural sugar substitutes that are far less dangerous than sugar to your health. My favorite sweetening combo for many recipes is brown rice syrup and liquid stevia. Both are considered low glycemic foods.
Brown rice syrup does raise blood sugar levels, but because it’s a complex carbohydrate, it acts on the body much more gently than any of the harsher sugars.
Stevia, derived from the herb of that name, does not at all initiate an insulin reaction at all.
Why the combination of brown rice syrup and stevia? I find that the mellow sweetness of brown rice syrup balances out the harsher sweet taste of stevia to create a pleasant result. The positive reaction of family and friends to my baked goods also confirms my choice.
One of my favorite recipes that uses this sweetening combo is Blueberry Cobbler.
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