Anyone try cranberry sauce with Splenda
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Anyone try cranberry sauce with Splenda
| Mon, 11-08-2004 - 11:20am |
Has anyone tried making their cranberry sauce with splenda instead of sugar (I don't like the canned stuff - I always make my own). I asked someone in my office who bakes with splenda because her husband is diabetic - but she does her cranberry sauce with sugar because she's not sure if it would congeal with the splenda. So I'm curious to see if anyone's tried it.
It's only a condiment so it's not the end of the world to me if I make it with sugar - I usually only take a small portion.
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fran

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I'd like to see a review too.
Susan :)
Ellie
Loving mom to
Isaac and Naomi
Found this on the official website if anyone wants to try it.
Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients:
1 cup baking Splenda or other granulated artificial sweetener
1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries
1/2 cup water
1 tsp lemon juice (optional)
Directions:
In a saucepan over medium heat, dissolve the sweetener in the water (and lemon juice, if using). Stir in the cranberries, and cook on medium-low until they pop open(usually about 10 minutes). Stir and remove from the heat. Transfer to a bowl and cool. (Sauce will thicken as it cools.)
fran
fran
Fran,
You might note too that the recipe said "Baking Splenda", I saw this at walmart just this morning.
Batch 1: 1/2 bag cranberries, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup Splenda
Comments: I thought it was very sour. DH called it bitter, but he calls anything witha sour or funny taste that he doesn't like bitter (it's a language thing.) It didn't set at all.
Batch 2: 1/2 bag cranberries, 1/2 cup water, 1/4 cup Splenda, 1/4 cup sugar
Comments: The taste was perfect, we couldn't tell it from the pure sugar recipes I've used in the past. It even set well.
I do have to make one comment, we have been doing Phase 3 SBD for the last month for Ramadan, and have been eating some sugar and Phase 3 foods fairly regularly. Now that our holidays are over we are going to go back on Phase 2 and get our weight loss on track. I'll taste the cranberry sauces again in a few days and let you know if the taste comments change.
Sameera
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