I also avoid sweeteners with very little exception.
I will always choose a liquid over a powder because powders are often cut with maltodextrin or other bulking agents.
I've found 3 different ones that I'm ok using.
Sweet leaf stevia drops. They do have a funny taste if you sweeten things moderately, but if you sweeten them lightly, you use so little the flavor is better. It's just not as sweet
A blend of stevia and erythritol in liquid form. I've only ever found this in store brands. It's a little green bottle.
And liquid sucralose, which is artificial but I actually buy this for my T1D daughter because she doesn't like the stevia because she sweetens things to a sweeter taste than I do and this one will let you do that without a bad taste.
I find it I use the sucralose consistently it will trigger sugar cravings or increased hunger for me. I think it's just because it tastes overall sweeter and it's hard to get a small enough amount in the squeeze bottle form. But, I use it for keto desserts along with the stevia or stevia blend because I'm always making a dessert for a holiday and to share with others so I need to sweeten it as others would expect so I use sucralose so I can do that.
As far as I know, swerve is actually ok too. Even in powder form because I don't think it has the bulking. I've heard monk fruit isn't the case. I have found liquid monk fruit before though and it seemed to be ok but I haven't actually seen it around at my stores lately.

mkinney07 wrote: »

But I tried to make a mug brownie once, and it was awful haha. The Stevia was just too much!

I've made mug cake without the added sweetener, and the sweeteners in the whey protein (sucralose & ace-k I think) were enough to make it taste good, so you might give that a go. Mug cake is nice because it's just a small serving so it can help with a craving without having a whole bowl or pan of something made up.

I really like swerve. I try to avoid using a lot of artificial sweetener but if I do, that's the one I use. I usually make a chocolate cheesecake mousse using the confectioners version (cream cheese, cocoa, swerve sweetener to taste, vanilla and whipping cream).

I like swerve. I've used it in a chocolate chip cookie recipe and I've made a cake and cheesecake with it. It tastes fine. It doesn't seem to cause cravings or anything for me. I think it tastes closer to real sugar than anything I've tried before.

Swerve comes in at least two types: Granulated, and powdered (for confectionery). The granulated type has a minty taste to it. The powdered version is not too bad tasting. Good for making Sugar Free "Almond Joys".