Stevia is awful

wrevhn

Last night I was trying to make a chocolate avocado (sugar free) mousse recipe I found on pinterest. I think if I had used the suggested sweetener it would have turned out. But all I had was normal sugar and STEVIA.

The very small amount I use in tea (1/4 cup to a gallon, stevia in the raw cup for cup) is JUST FINE.
But the amount needed in the recipe WAS JUST TERRIBLE! :sick:

It was so bitter I had trouble "fixing" the recipe to get it to work!

Next time I might just use nutella or melt hersheys sugar free choc chips.

I like Xylitol better.

wrevhn

was not sure if it was just me or a bad bag of it or something.

juliette28

Have you tried Truvia? It's pretty good. Splenda has now come out with a natural sweetener too... it's called nectresse. I'm sorry the Stevia ruined your recipe!

wrevhn

Have you tried Truvia? It's pretty good. Splenda has now come out with a natural sweetener too... it's called nectresse. I'm sorry the Stevia ruined your recipe!

no, not yet, I've heard of it but i think i thought it was the same as stevia. I could prob try it. ty!

wrevhn

I wonder if Splenda is the same as aspartame.

SideSteel

I wonder if Splenda is the same as aspartame.

I'm pretty sure it is. I use it and like it.

Edit: I stand corrected.

05saleengirl

Have you tried Truvia? It's pretty good. Splenda has now come out with a natural sweetener too... it's called nectresse. I'm sorry the Stevia ruined your recipe!

I've wondered how this new stuff tastes. Because regular a
Splenda makes me hungry as hell! There is also another natural sweetner called Swerve. Supposedly good. Haven't tried it yet.

xxthoroughbred

Did you lessen the amount you used from the amount of regular sugar the recipe called for? Stevia is much more potent.

rml_16

A friend gave me a packet of hers to try. I did not like it. I use real sugar or honey.

wrevhn

Did you lessen the amount you used from the amount of regular sugar the recipe called for? Stevia is much more potent.

it was the cup for cup one, not the concentrated one.

perfecting_emptiness

Did you lessen the amount you used from the amount of regular sugar the recipe called for? Stevia is much more potent.

^^true story. You def don't need as much

wrevhn

Have you tried Truvia? It's pretty good. Splenda has now come out with a natural sweetener too... it's called nectresse. I'm sorry the Stevia ruined your recipe!

I've wondered how this new stuff tastes. Because regular a
Splenda makes me hungry as hell! There is also another natural sweetner called Swerve. Supposedly good. Haven't tried it yet.

http://www.nectresse.com/our-story

excited! i read about it, ordered my free sample! ty for suggesting it!

flynnfinn

i don't like pure stevia at all. and stevia used in recipes with chocolate is just trouble. stevia in itself is bitter. add chocolate to that (chocolate has a natural bitterness to it) and the bitterness is enhanced/emphasized.

lots of better-tasting alternatives out there: agave, coconut palm sugar, honey, molasses (although this has a strong flavor).

i like xylitol myself too. but sometimes, i find that xylitol has a "cooling" effect on the palette. sort of like chewing winterfresh flavored gum.

wrevhn

i don't like pure stevia at all. and stevia used in recipes with chocolate is just trouble. stevia in itself is bitter. add chocolate to that (chocolate has a natural bitterness to it) and the bitterness is enhanced/emphasized.

lots of better-tasting alternatives out there: agave, coconut palm sugar, honey, molasses (although this has a strong flavor).

i like xylitol myself too. but sometimes, i find that xylitol has a "cooling" effect on the palette. sort of like chewing winterfresh flavored gum.

It does a tad, but not enough to bother me. Plus it kills candida I hear, which I have systemic candida. So I like that. But the store near me stopped selling the brand I bought, so I got the big bag of stevia. Mostly for my tea. But I am not fond of it.

Never thought about the chocolate emphasizing the bitter...hmm. Good point.

hamncheese67

I wonder if Splenda is the same as aspartame.

Splenda is the brand name for sucralose. It's not the same as aspartame.

The new Nectresse is derived from Monk fruit. This really isn't new in that health food stores have been selling it under it's Chinese name of Lo Han. It's just a new commercial derivation.

As for stevia, it can be bitter and not for everyone. I use the liquid extract for sweetening drinks and sauces. Products like Truvia or PureVia have some chemical processing to help tone down the bitterness so may be better for cooking purposes.

August_1958

I don't personally use any sugar substitute. I have found multiple reasons not to use them, but since I am lucky and do not have to worry about my glucose levels, I use ONLY natural sugar. I have major adverse reactions to every product on the market and found it just wasn't worth it, even chewing gum.

I've learned to cut back on my sugar intake or eliminate it whenever possible. I still use 2 teaspoons in my tea (when I have it) and it is sweet enough, it is natural and only 32 calories! It has taught me to be conservative with the natural product and has worked for me personally.

wrevhn

wow, so much info I'm learning! thank you all.

and I looked up Swerve too, it looks like a possible option!

http://www.swervesweetener.com/

SideSteel

I wonder if Splenda is the same as aspartame.

Splenda is the brand name for sucralose. It's not the same as aspartame.

^ Thanks.

transvenouspacer

A friend gave me a packet of hers to try. I did not like it. I use real sugar or honey.

Same here.

On a side note, a warning to pet owners: xylitol is deadly to dogs so please be careful with it if you have dogs in the house. Sorry for detailing your thread OP, just wanted to make sure dog owners are aware of this!

Now back to your regularly scheduled thread programming

wrevhn

A friend gave me a packet of hers to try. I did not like it. I use real sugar or honey.

Same here.

On a side note, a warning to pet owners: xylitol is deadly to dogs so please be careful with it if you have dogs in the house. Sorry for detailing your thread OP, just wanted to make sure dog owners are aware of this!

Now back to your regularly scheduled thread programming

that is a point that needs to be made ty! i forget to mention that. I learned to stop giving my dog to many scraps period. figured it helped keep me from having to think of or worry about what was in them and if it would harm her.

thx for making that note!

crimznrose

Truvia makes a baking blend that is part sugar/part truvia. I've tried Splenda, but it caused migraines. Now, I use truvia whenever I sweeten anything.