Alternative to Sugar
ripptorn714
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Hi, I want to find a good alternative to sugar for my coffee that does not include artificial sweeteners. I've tried Stevia, Monk Fruit and Coconut sugar and I find that all have an unpleasant after taste. Any idea?
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try using small amounts of these together... They all work on different taste buds and receptors, so use really tiny amounts together. I find that the only time I get an aftertaste is if I used too much of a product.
More natural but higher carb versions are Yacon Syrup or Lacuma Powder, both recommended by:
www.healthfulpursuit.com
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Wow! Thanks for the great ideas. I am going to try that tomorrow morning. I have a hard time drinking coffee without sugar so I hope this helps.
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Nearly everyone I know who started with sweetened and/or creamed coffee eventually ended up enjoying black. I wish you luck to find your own "Coffee Zen," @ripptorn7141
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Oh, and just as an example, I have a friend who used 8 splenda packets in her coffee. Once she switched to splenda and Sweet Leaf brand Stevia packets, she went down to 1 packet stevia, 3-4 packets splenda, just right off the bat, and she wasn't low carb at all...and eventually got down to 1 and 1, then partials of each...never going low carb or stopping sweets completely.2
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I am trying to eliminate all sugar in my diet but coffee is the last hold out.0
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I like the sugar free coffee syrups (Torani, DaVinci, etc.) They are sweetened with Splenda, but I don't find them to have a heavy aftertaste.2
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Oh! I forgot about those. Great idea, thanks!0
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The problem is if you use more than enough to slightly sweeten it has a bad taste. So if you come from heavily sweetened coffee and try to sweeten to the same degree with other sweeteners, you get too much aftertaste.
You'll need to use less of them to eliminate their funky taste. Also, I'd suggest using only liquid sweeteners like stevia or sucralose because the powdered ones have fillers added that often have a higher glycemic index than even white sugar.
Try learning to sweeten only to tolerance and not to taste.1 -
Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »The problem is if you use more than enough to slightly sweeten it has a bad taste. So if you come from heavily sweetened coffee and try to sweeten to the same degree with other sweeteners, you get too much aftertaste.
You'll need to use less of them to eliminate their funky taste. Also, I'd suggest using only liquid sweeteners like stevia or sucralose because the powdered ones have fillers added that often have a higher glycemic index than even white sugar.
Try learning to sweeten only to tolerance and not to taste.
Thanks for the liquid suggestion! I will try to get some next time I am at the store.0 -
I like the Whole Foods, 365 brand, liquid stevia drops. Nothing is the same as sugar, but this helps. On a "sensitive, fussy" taste day, sometimes I also add a 1/4 teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa powder and for some reason that and my creamer makes it taste very good to me.2
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Of the liquid types, I prefer those with alcohol versus glycerin. With those with alcohol, I've found it easier to get only 4 drops or whatever amount. Those with glycerin drip extra from the side of the dropper sometimes if i'm slow.
If you have Trader Joe's locally, i like both their dry and liquid stevia. Decent price too.3 -
I like the Whole Foods, 365 brand, liquid stevia drops. Nothing is the same as sugar, but this helps. On a "sensitive, fussy" taste day, sometimes I also add a 1/4 teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa powder and for some reason that and my creamer makes it taste very good to me.
Yes! I like that idea of the cocoa powder.0 -
I mix stevia & splenda together. The splenda negates most of the aftertaste of the stevia. I usually use two stevia & one splenda acket. Before I was doing equal amounts.2
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FireTurtle75 wrote: »I mix stevia & splenda together. The splenda negates most of the aftertaste of the stevia. I usually use two stevia & one splenda acket. Before I was doing equal amounts.
Thanks, that worth a try.0 -
I buy a big bottle of sugar free Syrup from Starbucks with spray pump. It costs around 12$, lasts for a while and Coffee just tastes like the one at Starbucks with no after taste. I personally like sugar free Cinnamon Dolce, but they have many other flavors. Another favorite of mine when I am craving pumpkin in fall is Archer farms Pumpkin spice SF syrup I buy from Target.0
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Cinnamon Dolce sounds awesome.0
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I use Swerve (confectioner's blend which dissolves instantly). It's is made from a combination of Erythritol and Stevia.0
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Changeling926 wrote: »I use Swerve (confectioner's blend which dissolves instantly). It's is made from a combination of Erythritol and Stevia.
Thanks for the tip. Does it have any funky aftertaste?0 -
I recently found a 'de-bittered' liquid stevia on Amazon0
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@ripptorn714 - I haven't used Swerve yet, but I've used other blends of the two...the only thing I find is when using large quantities (like for baking, batching, etc.), it can have a "cooling effect" on the mouth from the Erythritol... But I've used packets, maybe up to 4 for 14 oz of tea/hot beverage of choice without any cooling effect, but some cookies I was gifted from a Keto Krate were so awkwardly cool, it was almost like eating frozen sand...I think the cookies were ONLY ERYTHRITOL, though...if I remember correctly...0
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food_lover16 wrote: »I recently found a 'de-bittered' liquid stevia on Amazon
@food_lover16 - Do you mind sharing the brand name?
I'm still a SweetLeaf fan, and Sprouts version has seemed to be okay, too, but it's always better to have more options in my opinion!0 -
@KnitOrMiss EZ-Sweetz De-bittered Stevia (1.36oz - Liquid Sweetener 300 Servings/Bottle)2
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Thanks! Please let us know if you still love it after a solid test drive!0
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It is great in iced tea. I put some in my tea when we were dining out and I thought that they had given me sugar in my tea... southern style sweet. So it doesn't take much and it wasn't bitter. I'll need to try hot drinks too. I think they have different affects.1
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »@ripptorn714 - I haven't used Swerve yet, but I've used other blends of the two...the only thing I find is when using large quantities (like for baking, batching, etc.), it can have a "cooling effect" on the mouth from the Erythritol... But I've used packets, maybe up to 4 for 14 oz of tea/hot beverage of choice without any cooling effect, but some cookies I was gifted from a Keto Krate were so awkwardly cool, it was almost like eating frozen sand...I think the cookies were ONLY ERYTHRITOL, though...if I remember correctly...
Thanks for the information! I am glad I asked this question, so many great responses.0 -
food_lover16 wrote: »It is great in iced tea. I put some in my tea when we were dining out and I thought that they had given me sugar in my tea... southern style sweet. So it doesn't take much and it wasn't bitter. I'll need to try hot drinks too. I think they have different affects.
Yes please let us know how it is in coffee. The coconut palm sugar is not really that satisfying in my coffee. Let's make coffee great again.1 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »@ripptorn714 - I haven't used Swerve yet, but I've used other blends of the two...the only thing I find is when using large quantities (like for baking, batching, etc.), it can have a "cooling effect" on the mouth from the Erythritol... But I've used packets, maybe up to 4 for 14 oz of tea/hot beverage of choice without any cooling effect, but some cookies I was gifted from a Keto Krate were so awkwardly cool, it was almost like eating frozen sand...I think the cookies were ONLY ERYTHRITOL, though...if I remember correctly...
Did you enjoy the Keto Krate? Looks like a really cool gift.0 -
ripptorn714 wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »@ripptorn714 - I haven't used Swerve yet, but I've used other blends of the two...the only thing I find is when using large quantities (like for baking, batching, etc.), it can have a "cooling effect" on the mouth from the Erythritol... But I've used packets, maybe up to 4 for 14 oz of tea/hot beverage of choice without any cooling effect, but some cookies I was gifted from a Keto Krate were so awkwardly cool, it was almost like eating frozen sand...I think the cookies were ONLY ERYTHRITOL, though...if I remember correctly...
Did you enjoy the Keto Krate? Looks like a really cool gift.
@ripptorn714 - I did enjoy it very much. I was sadly disappointed by those cookies though... They used sunflower flour, I think... They were gluten, soy, dairy, etc. free. The taste itself was like a strange pecan sandie version, but that cooling thing made them undesirable to everyone that tried them. I got some flax seed crackers that were interesting, some jerky, some chipotle mayo I wasn't a huge fan of, and some sugar free chocolate. It was a really enjoyable mix of things to try. If it is in your price range, I definitely recommend it... I personally feel that the value of the products I received exceeded the "standard price" of the packaged unit, but it is not something I'm personally in the market for, at present funding situation.
But I do recommend it, if you are wanting to try new things without massive investments. 0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »ripptorn714 wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »@ripptorn714 - I haven't used Swerve yet, but I've used other blends of the two...the only thing I find is when using large quantities (like for baking, batching, etc.), it can have a "cooling effect" on the mouth from the Erythritol... But I've used packets, maybe up to 4 for 14 oz of tea/hot beverage of choice without any cooling effect, but some cookies I was gifted from a Keto Krate were so awkwardly cool, it was almost like eating frozen sand...I think the cookies were ONLY ERYTHRITOL, though...if I remember correctly...
Did you enjoy the Keto Krate? Looks like a really cool gift.
@ripptorn714 - I did enjoy it very much. I was sadly disappointed by those cookies though... They used sunflower flour, I think... They were gluten, soy, dairy, etc. free. The taste itself was like a strange pecan sandie version, but that cooling thing made them undesirable to everyone that tried them. I got some flax seed crackers that were interesting, some jerky, some chipotle mayo I wasn't a huge fan of, and some sugar free chocolate. It was a really enjoyable mix of things to try. If it is in your price range, I definitely recommend it... I personally feel that the value of the products I received exceeded the "standard price" of the packaged unit, but it is not something I'm personally in the market for, at present funding situation. But I do recommend it, if you are wanting to try new things without massive investments.
It looks fun but seems pricey just for snacks.0 -
The Primal Kitchen Mayo alone was worth about half of the standard cost of the crate... But I agree. The main part of keto I love so much is not NEEDING the snacks, so why would I go out of my way to find them?2
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