What to do with sweet n' low?

amusedmonkey
amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I got a 50 packet box for free and I'm not a heavy coffee drinker - maybe a small cup every week or two, which I like black anyway. Same story with tea. As for other drinks, I rarely drink them. I have always been a water drinker since I was a child. What else can I do with sweet n' low? How does it handle hot oatmeal? Do you add it in there before or after cooking? Can you bake with it? I'm clueless... I have never purposely used artificial sweeteners other than the occasional diet drink.

And please don't turn this into a "artificial sweeteners are bad for you" thread.

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  • ljashley1952
    ljashley1952 Posts: 275 Member
    I prefer Splenda for the occasional tea sweetner or Agave, but it would be fine to use in oatmeal. You could always donate it to the coffee bar at church or at work.
  • chaos416
    chaos416 Posts: 89 Member
    edited October 2014
    Two teaspoons (or 6 packets, I think) of Sweet N Low equal 1/4 cup granulated sugar. I buy the bulk and I use it pretty much anywhere I would add regular sugar. Tea, sweet potatoes, sweeten a salad dressing or coleslaw, cereal, etc. I don't bake however, and I think there are special guidelines to use then. Their website has loads of info and recipes as well.

    http://www.sweetnlow.com/
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Thank you for the website! You actually can bake with it.. I didn't know that. The oatmeal question still stands though, has anyone tried adding it to oatmeal? Do you do it before or after cooking it?
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Straight in the garbage for me. Can't stand the stuff, lol.
  • ActuarialChef
    ActuarialChef Posts: 1,413 Member
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    Thank you for the website! You actually can bake with it.. I didn't know that. The oatmeal question still stands though, has anyone tried adding it to oatmeal? Do you do it before or after cooking it?

    For the best incorporation, I would add it to the liquid prior to cooking. I'm just imagining not being able to stir it into hot oatmeal very well..
  • ActuarialChef
    ActuarialChef Posts: 1,413 Member
    Also - I made a pumpkin pie last year with half the recommended sugar and the appropriate sweet & low substitution for the other half of the sugar - no one could tell the difference and it cut a lot of calories!

    Good luck!
  • DaniiMarie13
    DaniiMarie13 Posts: 19 Member
    Artificial sweetener dissolves better than sugar I find personally. They dissolve in cooked oats if you stir it in, which is what I usually do. Or I use Stevia.
  • sciullo779
    sciullo779 Posts: 12 Member
    I cant stand Sweet n low, it has a nasty aftertaste for me.
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    I use sweet n low for coffee, because it is much sweeter than the other artificial sweetners on the market. I also sometimes use it in oatmeal, it works well that way. But be mindful that is twice the sweetness of sugar or splenda, so you will have some very sweet oats on your hands.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Thank you all for the tips. I'm excited, like a kid with a new toy! I tasted it (off the packet) and it indeed is pretty sweet. I did not mind the taste, so I'm good to go! I've always seen sweeteners and even though most are cheap I could not justify buying any since I rarely drink non-water things.
    melimomTARDIS wrote: »
    I use sweet n low for coffee, because it is much sweeter than the other artificial sweetners on the market. I also sometimes use it in oatmeal, it works well that way. But be mindful that is twice the sweetness of sugar or splenda, so you will have some very sweet oats on your hands.

    How many packets do you usually use in a bowl?

  • sparkynazca
    sparkynazca Posts: 169 Member
    I use about half a packet to sweeten a bowl of cereal, so I wouldn't reccomend more than that for oatmeal.

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