Category "sweeteners"

What is the US equivalent of Golden Syrup (UK)?

Having recently moved from UK to US, when making honeycomb, what should I use as a replacement for Golden Syrup?

What are the equivalent amounts of these sweeteners?

I've been looking into using one of/some combination of the following: Powdered sucralose, Sucralose liquid, Powdered stevia extract, Liquid stevia extract, Er

Can one be "taste blind" to the sweetness of stevia?

I bought some stevia powder today and tried to make waffles with it, replacing the sugar. However, no matter how much stevia I poured into the dough (carefully

What was the mysterious ingredient in making of Japanese sweet bean paste (an or あん) from the movie?

The Japanese movie Sweet Bean (あん) shows the process of making red bean paste in one of the scenes. The cook uses a clear gelatinous substance whi

Sweeten/Fix Eggnog

I made some non-alcoholic eggnog using the same recipe I had previously used but this time it came out too eggy (tastes a bit like tapioca but too much egg tast

Condensed milk doesn't mix well into iced coffee

I enjoy Vietnamese/Thai/Brazilian iced coffee with the signature condensed milk. However, my efforts to reproduce have fallen flat. Using either condensed milk

In writing a recipe, when should I remove the bay leaves in the process?

I'm trying to write down a recipe for Italian sweet sauce that is used for salads but can also be used on pasta and meat. It has bay leaves in it but I'm not su

What is the point in combining sucralose and acesulfame potassium?

What is the point in combining the no-calorie, artificial sweeteners sucralose and acesulfame potassium? I'm asking as I have seen some products doing so, e.

Sweetener for caramel

I've seen a recipe using a sweetener instead of sugar for caramel. I'm wondering what kind of sweetener would actually work for this - the recipe didn't specify

Why is chocolate generally sweet?

Apparently there is very little sugar in a cocoa pod so sugar is generally added in the chocolate production process. My question is why has it become the com

When can I entirely replace sugar with artificial sweeteners?

Suppose I have a recipe calling for more sugar than I'd prefer to eat, for whatever reason, and I'd like to just use an artificial sweetener? When can I just r

How can I save sweet from ants without refrigerator?

Sometimes when I don't have refrigerator, I didn't save sweet from ants. How can I save sweet things from ants without refrigerator?

How can I fix a dish that has been over sweetened?

I often made a mistake while cooking that my sweet dishes gets over sweetened.(specially while making sweet rice,sheer khorma and custard) Is there any way/tric

How can I check if a watermelon is sweet or not when buying? [duplicate]

I buy watermelon from the market, sometimes they are sweet and sometimes they are not. How can I check if a watermelon is sweet or not?

Can Splenda be substituted for regular sugar when making your own sweetened condensed milk?

Can you substitute Splenda for the regular sugar in making your own sweetened condensed milk

How to mask/reduce stevia's metallic after taste?

I use SugarLess stevia and erythritol blend when I'm baking or making home made ice creams. But in almost all of the things I bake or cook using this product, t

How do I make gelatin gummies without adding sugar and still have it survive out of the fridge?

I am on a no-sugar diet due to food insensitivity. I crave gummies and would like to make some without adding sugar (say with coconut water) and have them survi

Preserving sweetness during baking without sugar

noob here (both to this site and to cooking in general!). For health reasons I can't really do sugar, and the low-carb thing has saved my life (literally). I

How can I tell the difference between unmarked sugar and stevia?

My wife just started back on her doctor-recommended ketogenic diet (due to a medical history of high blood pressure and Crohn's disease in her family). She's to

Substituting stevia for erythritol in recipes

I use stevia as a sweetener now. I have seen a couple of sweets recipes that use erythritol. I have stomach issues with any sweetener that ends in "tol." I am