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Post by family on Jan 13, 2013 17:13:38 GMT -5
Homemade “Truvia” Sweetener
Makes 1/4 cup sweetener substitute
1/8 teaspoon good tasting stevia extract (I use NuNaturals pure white stevia extract)
1/4 cup erythritol Add ingredients to plastic baggie. Shake baggie well to mix sweeteners. To replace 1 cup of Truvia, mix 1/2 teaspoon of pure stevia extract with 1 cup erythritol. Enjoy!
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And now… the fun part! Here’s the cost of my homemade substitute compared to the cost of Truvia: With a 1-oz container of pure stevia extract, you could sweeten 43.75 cups of homemade Truvia at $0.19 cents per cup. With a 5-lb bag of erythritol, you could sweeten 11.83 cups of Truvia at $2.67 per cup.
Adding the costs per cup, 1 cup of homemade Truvia costs $2.86 per cup. 1 cup of Truvia at $6.99 per 9.8 ounce container costs $5.59 per cup. Sounds like a pretty sweet deal, huh? healthyindulgences.net/2012/02/truvia-sweetener-review-how-to-make-your-own-truvia-substitute-in-bulk-much-cheaper/ |
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Post by Pearl on Jan 13, 2013 20:54:23 GMT -5
Homemade “Truvia” Sweetener
Makes 1/4 cup sweetener substitute
1/8 teaspoon good tasting stevia extract (I use NuNaturals pure white stevia extract)
1/4 cup erythritol Add ingredients to plastic baggie. Shake baggie well to mix sweeteners. To replace 1 cup of Truvia, mix 1/2 teaspoon of pure stevia extract with 1 cup erythritol. Enjoy!
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And now… the fun part! Here’s the cost of my homemade substitute compared to the cost of Truvia: With a 1-oz container of pure stevia extract, you could sweeten 43.75 cups of homemade Truvia at $0.19 cents per cup. With a 5-lb bag of erythritol, you could sweeten 11.83 cups of Truvia at $2.67 per cup.
Adding the costs per cup, 1 cup of homemade Truvia costs $2.86 per cup. 1 cup of Truvia at $6.99 per 9.8 ounce container costs $5.59 per cup. Sounds like a pretty sweet deal, huh? healthyindulgences.net/2012/02/truvia-sweetener-review-how-to-make-your-own-truvia-substitute-in-bulk-much-cheaper/Thankyou so much for posting this. Such helpful information for us all. |
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Post by julestwin on Jan 14, 2013 0:20:01 GMT -5
I was wondering if you knew anything about the new sweetener, Nectresse, made from monk fruit. Is it as artificial as Splenda, or is it closer to stevia?
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Post by joyfulmomofmany on Jan 14, 2013 19:36:06 GMT -5
Thank you for your response. I will try Truvia and then consider making my own if it is better. I don't love Stevita, but it's much better than the stevia I've tried in the past, and I happen to have it on hand.
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Post by julestwin on Jan 15, 2013 2:27:49 GMT -5
Today was my family's first day of using THM recipes all day long. We'd already tried the Skinny Chocolate a few days ago, twice (two different days). We loved our breakfast omelet, the tomato soup for lunch, and the venison/beef stew for dinner with the flax flour focaccia bread. Our struggle? We are having a really hard time with the sweets recipes. The glucomannan I ordered should be here in a couple of days, so I'll try some of the puddings/custards with that, but today we tried the mini-chocolate cakes for purists. I was fine with the taste; my girls didn't care for the texture; they said the texture was like the egg "muffins" that are in the THM book. (We haven't actually tried that recipe yet, but we already make something like it at home." So, we gave the icing a try to go with the mini-cakes (pg. 386). We followed the recipe exactly, using Nunaturals. It looked so beautiful, but the aftertaste of the Nunaturals stevia was overwhelmingly awful for the three of us (hubby was still at work). To us, it tasted just like when, years ago, I used Splenda for a few things. We couldn't stand it then - too much of an aftertaste. My question is this: since everyone online and here keeps saying that NuNaturals Stevia extract powder doesn't have an aftertaste, why is that all we can taste? Are my family's tastebuds totally weird or something?  I know with the Splenda craze, we knew people who baked with it and LOVED it, but nothing we ever made from Splenda's own recipes ever turned out to taste good. It had the same awful chemical aftertaste as the recipes we tried today. I know that we'll crave sugar less after a couple of weeks - and for that, I'm thankful. But even when we made the Skinny Chocolate tonight, following the recipe exactly, all we can taste is the aftertaste of the NuNaturals stevia. I'm afraid if we use less than what the directions call for, all we'll taste is the unsweetened cocoa powder, and that won't taste any better, just a different yucky taste. I'm pretty open minded about trying just about everything, and generally like just about everything, so I was really hoping that we wouldn't taste an aftertaste with the NuNaturals stevia. I saw above where someone mentioned to try the non-chocolate desserts first to get used to using the NuNaturals and Truvia stevia. But if we're following the directions and measurements exactly, do you have any idea why the results aren't edible? I'm reluctant to try any other dessert recipes, because it's too expensive to throw out the food and waste all those ingredients. Any suggestions would be appreciated! I so want to like doing THM! It may just mean that we aren't able to eat any sweet THM desserts/treats.  Sad face. |
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Post by Pearl on Jan 15, 2013 9:23:51 GMT -5
I would suggest stop trying the chocolate based recipes and stick with the ones that use vanilla or berry flavors for a while. Try the Cottage Berry Whip. Try a vanilla based pudding or use other extracts that you like, just lay off the cocoa for a while. Your taste buds may soon adjust and then you could slowly try to do a chcocolate one or two. The chocolate pudding seldom tastes bitter so you could start with that as your first chocolate one. Also, it is best to start lighter on the stevia than heavier. Too much will be more bitter.
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Post by bdkeen on Jan 15, 2013 9:38:35 GMT -5
I was having a hard time finding a dessert hubby was liking as well. I made the Peanut Squares yesterday. He loved them! Give that one a try! I did make up a very small batch of skinny chocolate and drizzed over the top as well.
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Post by sarahbeth on Jan 15, 2013 10:59:42 GMT -5
You know, I've been having some trouble with nunaturals in some recipes too. I'm not sure about everyone else, but I've noticed that nunaturals floats to the top of the skinny chocolate, so you get a mouthful of it at a time. From now on, I will only use truvia in that recipe.
Like Pearl, I've loved it in puddings (even chocolate), smoothies, and last weekend we made an *amazing* mint ice cream (S) with it.
I also notice the after taste in the cinnamon muffins that I made. I think that the trick with NuNaturals is to try to be light handed, but with the muffins, I tend to want to add more to balance the other strong tastes (flax, lots I'd cinnamon). With the puddings and smoothies etc, you don't have to add so much.
I'd like to try erythritol next. I see it in a lot of recipes for sugar free baked goods, and supposedly, there is no aftertaste (especially in the brand Swerve).
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Post by julestwin on Jan 15, 2013 11:46:44 GMT -5
Thank you for your suggestions, everyone. If we can figure out something that will help with our sweet tooth, but not taste like chemicals, I think we'll be able to stay on plan for months and years to come. However, if we can't figure out something that tastes delicious to us for a sweet treat or snack, I'm not sure how successful we'll be with this. I can't buy sugar-free desserts/snack bars for myself in the stores (like the Atkins bars, etc.). They taste delicious, but they give me bowel problems. My children seem to be able to handle them, though, and probably my husband could, too. |
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Post by Pearl on Jan 15, 2013 18:43:48 GMT -5
Coconut sugar is a second best. If it comes to the point for you that you would go off plan for not liking stevia, try coconut sugar, has just a few carbs but if you like it, would be way better for blood sugar control than going back to sugar. Take your success your own way, even if it is not perfectly to plan. You may even have some success down the line mixing sweeteners like coconut sugar and stevia. I would not give up yet. Keep trying.
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Post by tullyfamily on Jan 16, 2013 6:42:37 GMT -5
Tried NuNaturals Powder Stevia in my coffee & I liked it- no aftertaste! It's powerful though- only a few shakes & it was too sweet. I'm also finding I like the Truvia better now but not in drinks. I find its taste goes away if it sits a bit or there are lots of ingredients- for example, when I make the choco pudding with Truvia, if I taste it right away, I taste the Truvia but if I put it in the fridge for a bit, I don't. Is it the same of sugar? Nope. But that's okay! Detoxing might not be fun but I encourage you ladies to hang in there! Oh, and try the choco pudding & ice cream- they are amazing! |
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Post by Joanna on Jan 18, 2013 18:33:47 GMT -5
julestwin~my family also does not like truvia, stevia or NuNaturals, but we did find that we really like xylital, there is no after taste to us like there is in the other sweeteners, i have even gone light on the shake of NuNaturals thinking i have it to heavy, but then it was so tart they wouldn't eat it. I knew i needed to find something my family and i would all like since this is a life style change for us, we don't have a choice, (family heart and type 2 diabetic issues). I did have to work with the xylital a little, it didn't dissolve or floated to the bottom, but then i ground it in my coffee grinder and it came out like powdered sugar and was great flavor! i am not sure why i don't see alot of people using it... maybe its to expensive... i dont have a big grocery budget, but this was a must so that we would love this life style change. when we get to goal i will switch to coconut sugar for somethings, but that's just as expensive, its just more like br. sugar. hope this helps:)
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Post by wendymaldonado978 on Jan 19, 2013 1:06:31 GMT -5
I bought Xylitol and have been using it as I don't have my Nustevia yet, but I'm wondering if it's okay since it has 4g of carbs per teaspoon? The book says it's an acceptable sweetener, but I'm not sure.
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Post by Pearl on Jan 19, 2013 10:04:36 GMT -5
I bought Xylitol and have been using it as I don't have my Nustevia yet, but I'm wondering if it's okay since it has 4g of carbs per teaspoon? The book says it's an acceptable sweetener, but I'm not sure. You don't count the carbs in xylitol, they are inactive in the blood stream. Yes, xlyitol is fine if you like it for the plan. |
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Post by mamatoallAs on Jan 19, 2013 11:18:51 GMT -5
Try the nunaturals drops if you are still having trouble with the powder. I have tried most sweetners and this one is the best I have tried, but I literally put a couple of drops in my tea or coffee or it will be too sweet! My gluccie will be here on Tues so i plan on making some desserts with it and xylitol mixed, and can report back if you want. I have had the very bitter powdered stevia (Trader Joes was like that for me) but this is really good.
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I know with the Splenda craze, we knew people who baked with it and LOVED it, but nothing we ever made from Splenda's own recipes ever turned out to taste good. It had the same awful chemical aftertaste as the recipes we tried today.
Sad face.
