8 sweet treats made with sugar alternatives
Oct 29, 2014-
Lemon-Coconut Custards with Cranberry Compote
Delicious, light, and ideal for dinner parties, these beautiful custards are sweetened with coconut sugar, made from the sap of the heated sap of the coconut palm tree.
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Dark Chocolate Fondue
This crowd-pleasing fondue is a breeze to make and features erythritol or xylitol, sugar alcohols which the body cannot completely break down and absorb—meaning they provide fewer calories and a lower glycemic effect than other sugars do.
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Mandarin Orange and Ganache Tart
Ganache typically contains heavy cream and tons of sugar, but this luxurious vegan version uses only dark chocolate, nondairy milk, and a touch of vanilla. The crust is sweetened with maple syrup.
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Cranberry-Orange Oatmeal Cookies
These aromatic, no-sugar cookies, sweetened with dates, pair wonderfully with a hot cup of oolong tea.
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Sweet Potato and Pecan Tea Bread
A warming treat to go with tea or coffee, this quick bread features maple syrup, a traditional sweetener that is a good source of zinc and an excellent source of manganese, an antioxidant mineral.
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Mint-cheesecake Brownies
These rich, gooey brownies have a secret healthy ingredient: a granulated stevia product that measures cup for cup like white sugar and bakes beautifully--with zero calories!
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Mini Hazelnut Cakes
Moist and delicious, these vegan bundtlettes use maple sugar, a sustainable heirloom sweetener, for deep rich taste.
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Vegan Chocolate Milkshake
This luscious frozen treat is as tasty as it is healthy. Dates are a concentrated source of natural sugars; they also contain selenium, copper, potassium, and manganese.
We all need a sweet treat now and then ... but nobody really needs more refined white sugar. Fortunately, natural sugar alternatives abound, including coconut sugar, dates, stevia, and more. Get sweet on one of these better-for-you desserts.
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