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Stevia: the other White Sugar

In yesterday’s post, I wrote my love letter to sugar.

But I’ve become a fan of stevia too. I don’t use much, but just a little now and then can really jazz up a dish. And it doesn’t seem to give me that awful crash-and-burn feeling I get from too much sugar .

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(Above, using a bit of stevia in Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Oatmeal)

Other ways to enjoy stevia:

 

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Make a warm batch of  Snickerdoodle cookies Snickerdoodle Oatmeal

And it works well in any of the following, too:smo

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From the top:

Unlike some of the other brands on the market, NuNaturals stevia powder isn’t cut down with erythritol. (Truvia and PureVia contain more erythritol than actual stevia.) Therefore, you end up needing quite a bit less powder to achieve the same amount of sweetness. Also–and judging by the comments in my previous two posts, others seem to agree with me–I don’t think NuNaturals stevia  has a strange aftertaste. And now Ron, of Nunaturals, introduced me to another fun find I never would’ve picked up on my own:

Alcohol-free Vanilla Stevia Drops

The price is deceptive, because with these drops, a little goes a long way. If you can find them, I very much recommend buying a bottle.

Published on February 5, 2010

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  1. desperateforsugarsub says

    I must have very sensitive tastebuds because I can pick out a fake sweetner in anything. Not a great gift! I have been searching for a good sugar substitute forever and haven’t found one yet. I have tried splenda, sun crystals, truvia, agave, etc… I have tried these in my coffee, in yogurt and oatmeal and hate the aftertaste of all of them except the agave (but it’s so carb heavy). Is the NuNatural Stevia and the vanilla drops really that much better? I would love to try the recipes here, they look amazing, but I’m afraid I will get that same bad aftertaste and not like it. Can anyone help??

      • desperateforsugarsub says

        Yeah, I checked the website and they are still offering the free samples. I’m gonna try those and hopefully be impressed 🙂 Thanks!

  2. Kristen N. says

    Hi Katie! I love all of your recipes and can’t stop eating many of them! I was wondering, what if you are very sensitive to stevia? I had Zevia (a type of stevia sweetened cola) and had the worst stomachache of my life! Would agave nectar be an acceptable substitute?

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      I don’t have a problem with stevia, but I guess everyone is different! Then again, I don’t like zevia because I don’t like soda. I’m not sure what recipe you mean when you ask if you can sub agave… it depends on the recipe!

  3. Rose Martine says

    You are AMAZING! Thank you thank you thank you so much for this. I was considering doing the same thing and you’ve just made the task a lot less daunting.

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