Why is my stevia-sweetened fresh whipped cream bitter?
I just used my iSi whipped cream maker for the first time. I cleaned it thoroughly. Then, I used a half pint of unpasteurized heavy cream (just bought yesterday with expiration 6 days away), and a few squirts of liquid Stevia. It came out super bitter. There doesn't seem to be a ton online about what the cause might be, and the answers I did find were confident but varied. I've read everything from using bad cream to not enough sweetener or flavoring. Any thoughts on what the cause might be? Thank you!
Best Answer
I've been using stevia for years to control my carb intake and I had to learn by experimenting with it. If you use too much, it will taste bitter. Just add a little at a time, and taste as you go.
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How do you fix bitter whipped cream?
If it's not much, you can mix in fresh cream. Doing so will blend the smell and the milky smell will take over. The bitterness will also go away. Besides, you can also add some milk as a last resort.How do you sweeten whipping cream with stevia?
Directions for Making Whipping Cream with SteviaWhy does my whipped cream taste sour?
The sour smell of heavy whipping cream shows that it has gone wrong. If the cream is not as thick as you'd like, it's probably been exposed to bacteria and will be inedible. Sour cream has a smell and taste that indicates it is spoiled. If it has a smell of sour or has a sour taste, you should throw it away.What happens if you over beat fresh cream?
What makes whipped cream "break"? The stable foam mixture made up of milk fat and tiny air pockets passes its peak of stability. Too much mixing causes the structure of the foam to break down, and allows the air to escape. At this point, you may feel like your whipped cream is ruined.The Problem with Stevia
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Answer 2
Believe it or not Whip It brand nitrous has yucky bitterant added to reduce plausibility of huffing.
Answer 3
In some uses, stevia seems to have a chemically after-taste. Sometimes I like it in my coffee and at other times I can't stand it.
Answer 4
The cause of unexpected bitterness is more likely the additives than the stevia outright, as always one is purchasing something more than pure extract of stevia. So for whatever chemical bonding is taking place, at least for whatever brand of stevia you used, one of two things (maybe both) is occurring as an unintended consequence. Either it's separating one or more bitter components which when differently bonded were not bitter, or it's forming some new compound which itself is inherently bitter even if the original components (individually) were not. If I can read between the lines here and assume you're not just asking a rhetorical question, I would try one or another variant on stevia to see if the results improve.
Answer 5
Because artificial sweeteners don't taste exactly the same as sugar. There are however so many of them that I'm sure you can find one that tastes fine.
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