Too sweet

Okay... DH loved the cookies, and they look good, but I thought they were way too sweet. Of course, we followed the recommendation of using 1/2 cup suncrystals per 1 cup sugar, but I think we can cut it down quite a bit and still have tasty, sweet cookies.

Think now... they say stevia is 10 times sweeter than sugar. So 1/4 cup of stevia would be the same as 2 1/2 cups sugar... right? Already that's too much for a 2 cup sugar recipe. So we should be replacing 1 cup sugar with 1/10th of a cup of stevia. Hmmm... yeah.. I think 1/8th to 1/4 would be about right for suncrystals. We'll try again next time.

So... Sun crystals appears to be a good solution. It browns like baked goods should and is very sweet, with a much reduced caloric content. I'm wondering if changing the proportions of sugar in the recipe will cause any other problems. We'll see next time. I'll post the cookie recipe when we get it just right.

Sun Crystals Sweetener

I think I've found the perfect sweetener. It's rather pricey, but if it will help him keep his sweet tooth from killing him, I'll use it. He ordered five bags (5lbs) and paid 34.00 for them. It's a mixture containing 50% stevia and 50% regular granulated sugar. You use 1/2 the amount of sugar called for in any recipe, and you'll have the same results with fewer calories. So if you're baking, this is a real plus... cookies will look and taste good.

I found a box of small packets at a local grocery store, but the large bags were not available there. DH found it online. Sun Crystals can be found and ordered here. SunCrystals website

Today we made cookie batter and replaced most of the sugar with Sun crystals. We'll bake it up for Santa tomorrow, and see if it tastes good. This is only going to be used for dad's cookies since the rest of us don't need it. I sure hope it works out for him.