by kirra » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:10 am
Alternative Sweeteners
Agave Nectar: Extracted from the agave cactus plant, is a little sweeter than sugar.
Barley Malt Syrup: From sprouted barley, roasted and cooked down to a syrup with a maltlike flavor, is great for using in more savory recipes, such as a barbecue sauce, rather than baking.
Brown Rice Syrup: Tastes about half as sweet as white sugar, with a mild flavor.
Organic Cane Sugars: Including muscovado sugar (made from unrefined, evaporated cane juice), organic, whole cane sugar (unrefined and unbleached); turbinado sugar (made by heating sugar cane juice, then spinning it in a centrifuge or turbine to extract moisture and molasses for large, golden crystals) and demerara sugar (similar to turbinado, with large sugar crystals).
Honey: The bees knees!
Maple Syrup: Tapped from trees in the Northeast
Molasses: A byproduct of refining sugar cane, is slightly sweet and a source of iron and calcium.
Stevia: Derived from a perennial shrub with leaves 30 times sweeter than sugar and calorie-free.
Xylitol: A sweetener made from corncobs that is low in calories and tastes similar to cane sugar, is available online and in some health food stores.
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[b]Agave Nectar: [/b] Extracted from the agave cactus plant, is a little sweeter than sugar.
[b]Barley Malt Syrup: [/b] From sprouted barley, roasted and cooked down to a syrup with a maltlike flavor, is great for using in more savory recipes, such as a barbecue sauce, rather than baking.
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Brown Rice Syrup: [/b] Tastes about half as sweet as white sugar, with a mild flavor.
[b]Organic Cane Sugars: [/b]Including muscovado sugar (made from unrefined, evaporated cane juice), organic, whole cane sugar (unrefined and unbleached); turbinado sugar (made by heating sugar cane juice, then spinning it in a centrifuge or turbine to extract moisture and molasses for large, golden crystals) and demerara sugar (similar to turbinado, with large sugar crystals).
[b]Honey:[/b] The bees knees!
[b]Maple Syrup:[/b] Tapped from trees in the Northeast
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Molasses:[/b] A byproduct of refining sugar cane, is slightly sweet and a source of iron and calcium.
[b]Stevia:[/b] Derived from a perennial shrub with leaves 30 times sweeter than sugar and calorie-free.
[b]Xylitol:[/b] A sweetener made from corncobs that is low in calories and tastes similar to cane sugar, is available online and in some health food stores.