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Does anyone have good recipes for sugar free (or low sugar) baking? I have cut back on sugar so find everything excessively sweet - especially brownies which I love but can no longer eat. Would it work if I just halved recommended quantities of sugar?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
i have had to cut out sugar as i am diabetic and i use splenda now in all my cooking you just replace 1oz of sugar with 2 table spoons slenda i find it works with all my baking and the family cant tell the difference
i have had to cut out sugar as i am diabetic and i use splenda now in all my cooking you just replace 1oz of sugar with 2 table spoons slenda i find it works with all my baking and the family cant tell the difference
I always use a bit less than that as I find that artificial sweeteners have an "off-taste" that I don't like. Spenda is good however :-)
Frank
last baking session i was making a boiled fruit loaf, went to the cupboard no splenda, all i had was those little tablet so i calculated 1 tablet per spoonful, it actually worked out fine no difference whatsoever, i suppose you could only use them if you were using liquid but yes they were fine
i used to bake muffins for a diabetic lady using mashed bananas instead of sugar you need to add a touch more flour because the bananas release more liquid as they cook but dont make the mixture too stiff or it wont rise. using pure natural honey works ok too but make sure you buy blossom honey as anything that does not tell you what flowers the bees use to gather nectar usually means that they've been fed on sugar and thats not good for diabetic people
i have had to cut out sugar as i am diabetic and i use splenda now in all my cooking you just replace 1oz of sugar with 2 table spoons slenda i find it works with all my baking and the family cant tell the difference
Thank you soo much for this tip, its a great help to me as I am on a Low GI diet xxx 
I find that the Silver Spoon Sweetness & Light Sweetener is much nicer than Splenda, it doesn't seem to have the aftertaste at all. I use it on all my cereals and can't taste the difference! xx
I use Half Spoon sugar in my scones and it tastes really good, you just halve the amount needed as it's twice as sweet as normal sugar! xx
Last edited by Toffeelady (06-02-2011 17:30:49)
You can use Slenda to reduce calorific value but if you want to cut down sweetness you won't achieve it by this method. Whenever I want to reduce sweetness I substitute sugar will apple sauce made with fresh apples or any other fruit like banannas. Hope this helps a bit.
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