Having some sugar free cookie recipes in your baking arsenal is very handy when someone enters your life who can't deal with the sugar content in regular cookies. With the advice in this article, you should be able to make the transition to sugar free cookies easily. Let's get started...
Replace The Sugar
The first thing you need to do with your formula is replace all the sugar in it.
To do this, you are going to need some sort of alternative sugar substitute. You will want to use a natural sweetener, not an synthetic sweetener.
The question with synthetic sweeteners is that they can often have detrimental supervene on your health, production them a sub-optimal choice for a substitute.
I all the time make sure to use 100% natural sweeteners to replace the sugar; I also make sure to use sweeteners that are safe for diabetics.
The two main sweeteners that I use are Agave Nectar, and Stevia. I find that I am able to make recipes that are on-par with their sugared counterparts!
To use Agave Nectar effectively, you will want to put in 1 cup of Agave to replace 1 cup of sugar (1:1 ratio).
For Pure Stevia (that has no filler; make sure you get a good brand!), you will use ¼ of a teaspoon for every cup of sugar.
I sometimes like to mix the two together. So if a formula calls for 1 cup of sugar, I will use ½ cup of Agave; and 1/8 of a teaspoon of Stevia. This helps to keep the formula from getting to wet (because agave is a syrup).
Do that, and you should be able to make the perfect sugar free cookie recipes.
Optional: Replace The Milk
A limited bonus tip I'll throw in here for you:
If you replace any milk in your formula with Almond Milk, you can make desserts that are perfect for people with food allergies!
Be sure to get the unsweetened almond milk; then sweeten it with Agave Nectar, shake it; and add more Agave until it tastes like regular milk.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
How to Make Sugar Free Cookie Recipes
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