Desert made with Splenda?

[friedchicken]

Hi every one,

Is there any good desert made with splenda instead of regular sugar?

Thanks!

[Maverick2272]

There are a bunch here in the Diet Forum:

http://www.netcookingtalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&f=26&page=1&pp=25&sort=lastpost&order=desc&daysprune=-1

To see them, you have to select display from beginning or search 'Splenda' since most were posted over a year ago.

There are also a couple of good sub-forums in there, too.

[smoke king]

Thanks for the link Mav, and that is a very good question FC!

They say you can use it in recipes as you would sugar, but I've always been hesitant-I use it in my coffee as well as some other things, and it seems decidedly sweeter to me! To further compound the confusion, it seems I saw "Splenda for baking" at the store, which begs the question, if you can use as you would sugar, why is there a specific one for baking?

With the price of good baking ingredients, I really hate to take a chance "experimenting"!

[friedchicken]

There are a bunch here in the Diet Forum:

http://www.netcookingtalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&f=26&page=1&pp=25&sort=lastpost&order=desc&daysprune=-1

To see them, you have to select display from beginning or search 'Splenda' since most were posted over a year ago.

There are also a couple of good sub-forums in there, too.

Thanks for the link. I am on a low carb diet so this will help.

[Maverick2272]

Thanks for the link Mav, and that is a very good question FC!

They say you can use it in recipes as you would sugar, but I've always been hesitant-I use it in my coffee as well as some other things, and it seems decidedly sweeter to me! To further compound the confusion, it seems I saw "Splenda for baking" at the store, which begs the question, if you can use as you would sugar, why is there a specific one for baking?

With the price of good baking ingredients, I really hate to take a chance "experimenting"!

I ran into the same problem, I bought a big yellow bag of Splenda (complete with pic of a mug of coffee on the front) to use in my coffee. It didnt work, no sweetening at all. I called Splenda and they said it was not for use in hot liquids, so I questioned them on putting a picture of a mug of hot coffee on the front of their package. They sent me a whole bunch of their Splenda packets to use in drinks.
They have that, and a brown sugar substitute, and a baking package, and the sugar replacement package. Makes it all pretty confusing to me.

[Sass Muffin]

http://splenda.tastebook.com/recipes/top_ten

http://www.recipezaar.com/cookbook/Splendid-Splenda-Desserts-227700

http://www.squidoo.com/splenda-recipes

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/cat/598/

[friedchicken]

I ran into the same problem, I bought a big yellow bag of Splenda (complete with pic of a mug of coffee on the front) to use in my coffee. It didnt work, no sweetening at all. I called Splenda and they said it was not for use in hot liquids, so I questioned them on putting a picture of a mug of hot coffee on the front of their package. They sent me a whole bunch of their Splenda packets to use in drinks.
They have that, and a brown sugar substitute, and a baking package, and the sugar replacement package. Makes it all pretty confusing to me.

I think it must be granulated in order to work as sugar substitute.

[lilbopeep]

Thanks for the link Mav, and that is a very good question FC!

They say you can use it in recipes as you would sugar, but I've always been hesitant-I use it in my coffee as well as some other things, and it seems decidedly sweeter to me! To further compound the confusion, it seems I saw "Splenda for baking" at the store, which begs the question, if you can use as you would sugar, why is there a specific one for baking?

With the price of good baking ingredients, I really hate to take a chance "experimenting"!
Have you tried Truvia? I like it the best. I have dipped strawberries in it and it has almost the same flavor as sugar. Not over chemical sweet as you described Splenda. I bought both the regular and baking Splenda. The difference is in the texture. The baking feels more like sugar. BTW the Splenda brown sugar is HALF REAL brown sugar and Half splenda.

[smoke king]

Have you tried Truvia? I like it the best.

You know, I noticed Truvia at Kroegers and have been wondering about it-on your recommendation, I'll try it next time-Thanks Peep!

[lilbopeep]

You know, I noticed Truvia at Kroegers and have been wondering about it-on your recommendation, I'll try it next time-Thanks Peep!
Oh good Ok let me know what you think. I find all the other fake sugars have that yucky after taste and over fake sweet. They also tend to give me heartburn for some reason. Splenda is my distant second choice because most restaurants haven't picked up on the Truvia yet but I am hoping that after I ask enough times they will get the hint. LOL

[Sass Muffin]

Looks like my recipe links have gone unnoticed.

[lilbopeep]

Looks like my recipe links have gone unnoticed.
I bookmarked them. thank you

[Maverick2272]

I already have most of them bookmarked, I think because you gave them to me once before. Either that or I am having Deja Vu, LOL.

Right now I just buy the ALDI artificial sweetener for use in my coffee. Everything else either comes in the diet version or I go without, I have no tolerance for sugars at this point.

I don't remember ever getting heartburn from the Splenda, but I do know that consuming too many artificial sweeteners can cause diarrhea and stomach cramps. That's part of the reason why I don't get too much diet stuff at any one time, LOL.

Just remember concentrated sweets (sugar) are just one part of the puzzle in a low carb diet. Check labels, those things are everywhere and in almost everything. One thing I did was eliminate as much processed foods as possible.

[lilbopeep]

I have been drinking Arizona Unsweetened tea and I add some lemon to it. I also drink Fresca Original, Black Cherry and Peach versions.