Stevia was Re: WD and coconut candies

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On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 18:36:44 -0000

" ghislainedel " <Ghislaine@...> wrote:

> > I'm not really interested in other

> > sweetners, and you couldn't pay me to use stevia, which tastes like

> > aspartame to me :-(

>

> Stevia's funny. I've only managed to use it successfully to sweeten

> drinks. Baked goods and the coconut candies always seems to come out

> bitter. I can't decide if I'm using too much of it (easily done at

> 300X sweetness of sugar) or if it reacts to the almond flour somehow!

>

> Ghislaine

>

It has worked well for me in my kefir shakes. It has also worked well in

coconut curry although if you use to much it is way to sweet and yet has

a bitter taste at the same time. By the way, the plant leaves have a

nice sweetness to them. Since I don't make or eat baked goods I have no

idea how it would work there.

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> By the way, the plant leaves have a

> nice sweetness to them. Since I don't make or eat baked goods I

have no

> idea how it would work there.

I hear the leaves have a licorice flavor to them. As that's one of

the flavors i dislike, I haven't done enything with the leaves. My

mom grew Stevia at one time. I wonder if the plant is still alive.

Ghislaine