Have any of you farmgirls used stevia in your baked goods? I tried making zuchinni bread with it and because of not having the sugar in it I also put in 1 cup of applesauce...it was edible...not yummy! Any ideas? Would baking with honey be just as bad as regular sugar for a diabetic? Thanks ladies!
Honey is a natural sugar but still will effect you if you are diabetic. I have used stevia for a few recipes. I bought the stevia that was in a bulk bag just for baking. They had just gotten it in at walmart about 2 months ago. Its made to measure cup for cup like sugar. My pumkin bread turned out really good. I am not sure what form of stevia you used but some of the forms it comes it doesn't work very well.
I've used Stevia in baking. Even tho it says to use "cup for cup", I find it works best to use no more than 3/4 of the amount of the sugar called for in the recipe to avoid that fake sugar taste. I also use applesauce or baby food carrots in place of some or all of the oil/butter/etc. plus a couple T. ground flax. You have to play around with the recipes. The texture is a little denser and they won't ever taste quite as good as full fat and sugar but can be pretty tasty. Enough to satify the sweet tooth! Good Luck, Leanne
Baking with Stevia
Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 8:12:22 PM
