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Stevia Fan, Cooking & Baking with Stevia

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Hi Friends! How was your first 2011 Monday? Mine was wet and cold . But it did get better because the 4 bottles of stevia from iHerb.com that I ordered arrived.

Not familiar with iHerb.com ? They carry thousands of products. Never pay retail again on everything from probiotics to body wash to protein powders to supplements to stevia.

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Stevia-Containing Snack: Chocolate Brownie Protein Oats With additional Tips Here

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You could also use Stevia in place of some of the sugar in my Vegan GF Cinnamon Raisin Banana Oatmeal Muffins . 1 bowl and a spoon, no mixer required for these.

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Thanks for your empathy from my last post about the Rain Damage, Heater Out, and the Power of Mother Nature . And that two roofs of ours have leaked in the past couple weeks. What are the odds?

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We are warm and dry, now. Let’s hope it stays that way! It was interesting to hear how many of you have also been caught in Mother Nature’s weather wrath . Nothing to fool around with, is she!

Questions 1 . Are you a stevia user or fan? Yes, and yes. But I wasn’t always. At first I thought it was bitter and funky tasting. But the right brand of stevia really matters. I prefer NuNaturals to most others I’ve tried.

I also like some of the Sweetleaf flavored stevia

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Sometimes people write to me and ask me if stevia bothers my stomach and no, it doesn’t usually. However, if I go too heavy handed on it, every once in awhile it can do a little number on my tummy but I have built up a tolerance, too.

  1. Favorite way to use stevia? I would say that I like to use it in my coffee, that’s probably my favorite and most frequent way I use it.

  2. Do you have a fave stevia-containing recipe? If so, do you substitute out 100% of the sugar for stevia? Sometimes recipes like my Carmelized Cinnamon Sugar Roasted Chickpea “Peanuts” do require some real sugar to get the full carmelization.

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And other recipes like Vegan Gluten Free Blueberry Streusel Muffins require the bulk of real sugar since there are no eggs nor gluten-containing grains which would add bulk.

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So I am always torn and go with the luck and a prayer method when substituting stevia for sugar, or various stevia baking blends in recipes. How do you substitute for the sugar if you cook or bake with stevia?

Have a great day everyone. I am getting my hair done later on today. Yay!