Question about desserts and sweeteners

[RosieLKH]

I've been looking at low carb dessert recipes and many seem to use sweeteners. I generally hate the chemical taste of sweeteners (except in lemonade, but I try not to drink even that).

1. Are sweeteners OK for T2 and for low carb diet?

2. Are there any sweeteners that don't have a chemical after-taste?

3. Can you suggest any low carb desserts that don't use any sweeteners (and are delicious)?

I may be aiming too high in trying to find a dessert for my low carb diet and my Slimming World queen of a sister.

R x

 

[Totto]

I have lost what sweet tooth I had but occasionally even I want to invite people who expect dessert or cake. They will have to adapt to low sugar though.

One of my recent favourites is a kind of choc pudding. Melt 100 grams of butter and then melt 100 grams of good quality chocolate in the butter. Mix 2 two eggs with vanilla extract, half a teaspoon or there about depending. If you use 85% chocolate you might want a tbps or two of sweetener of your choice, I use erytriol but only very little. Serve with whipped cream and raspberries.

 

[skal]

My favourite sweetener things are the splenda syrups I get online. Even my sugar loving friends really like them and I find the flavour non chemical. And I don't care if they are all artificial, still better for me than sugar. And no spiking for me from these or stevia.

 

[Brunneria]

I prefer the taste of xylitol and agave syrup.
I dislike the fact that xylitol is so heavily processed.
I resent the fact that agave is so full of fructose (not great for liver function).

I actively dislike the taste of all the vile chemically synthetic ones like Splenda, aspartame and sucralose.

Oh, and stevia has a bitter after taste.

So I use xylitol. Occasionally.

 

[Totto]

I prefer the taste of xylitol and agave syrup.
I dislike the fact that xylitol is so heavily processed.
I resent the fact that agave is so full of fructose (not great for liver function).

I actively dislike the taste of all the vile chemically synthetic ones like Splenda, aspartame and sucralose.

Oh, and stevia has a bitter after taste.

So I use xylitol. Occasionally.

What about erytriol?

 

[Andy12345]

im the opposite to Brunneria i use/like splenda and i think xylitol tastes like soap, especially the next day *shrug*

 

[Brunneria]

What about erytriol?

Interesting... I had never heard of it til your post.
Have googled it, and am interested in trying it - but it looks pretty hard to find, in the uk.
Will keep an eye out.

Thank you.

 

[Lenny3]

I buy erythritol on lowcarbmegastore but then I only buy bulk orders due to the carriage charge, so I recently stocked up on that and the flavoured syrups.

 

[Scandichic]

I've been looking at low carb dessert recipes and many seem to use sweeteners. I generally hate the chemical taste of sweeteners (except in lemonade, but I try not to drink even that).

1. Are sweeteners OK for T2 and for low carb diet?

2. Are there any sweeteners that don't have a chemical after-taste?

3. Can you suggest any low carb desserts that don't use any sweeteners (and are delicious)?

I may be aiming too high in trying to find a dessert for my low carb diet and my Slimming World queen of a sister.

R x

If you look under Scandis recipes you'll find my recipe for homemade ice cream. Easy to make, minimal sweetener and noones refused it yet!