I personally prefer the stevia as my body reacts much better to
stevia than honey.
Not exact matches
In terms of sweetness I'm sorry that it wasn't sweet enough, I feel like they are sweet enough because the bananas add some sweetness and
honey and
stevia are supposed to be sweeter
than most sugars including coconut sugar.
We've found that you shouldn't use more
than 15 drops of
stevia for every tablespoon of
honey.
These little candies can be made low carb by using the
stevia option, or use the
honey option for a version that is still far healthier
than typical candy.
I would only suggest that you use
honey or
stevia for a sweetener rather
than what you are told to use in the recipe.
I chose to follow The Primal Blueprint style of eating rather
than the full on Paleo Diet because the Primal lifestyle is a bit less restrictive on dairy (raw milk cheeses, greek yogurt, heavy cream) and natural sweeteners (
stevia, palm sugar,
honey).
In this recipe, I use
stevia rather
than maple syrup or
honey as I am following a low - carb, high - fat (LCHF) Keto Diet.
I started to experiment with
stevia and found that it increased my sweet tooth more
than when I just had an occasional treat with a bit of
honey or maple.
I should specify - I'm particularly interested in sugar - free baking that uses
stevia, applesauce, etc., rather
than agave or
honey, which I use in very small quantities but try to avoid.
she needs something to bulk up the
stevia (she will use much less of it
than honey as it is far sweeter)
If you use
honey rather
than stevia as a sweetener the calorie count and sugars will be slightly higher
than those listed.
Yes there will be a sweetener of some sort, whether it is evaporated cane juice,
honey, brown rice syrup or
stevia, but realize that what you are making will be off - the - charts more nutritious
than anything the cafeteria or vending machines have to offer.
I use
stevia occasionally, sometimes
honey for the taste, but other
than that I don't use them.
Coconut Sugar's glycemic index is 35, Agave Nectar's is 27, and
Stevia's is 0 — all far less
than most foods (
honey's glycemic index is 55 - 60 and high fructose corn syrup's is 62).