sugar question

[thinsgreat]

I made very good high fiber muffins .the only problem is the sweetener--1.5 c. sf syrup. i used english toffee- torino brand. they gave me a headache and i didn't like the aftertaste--- what can i do--cut with stevia? no experience with this.

[calyn320]

That does seem like an awful lot of syrup. How many muffins does the recipe make? I make flax/whey protein muffins, recipe makes eight to ten. In it I use 4 Tbsp. of sf syrup and 4 pkts. of Splenda. Anymore than that and it is too sweet. You could probably use Stevia, either way I would cut down the amount of syrup. HTH

[not2late]

I was never much of a sugar addict before Atkins, so even then I used to cut the amount of sugar in recipes by 1/2 or 1/3.

Try using half the amount of syrup and replace the remaining liquid volume with water.

[thinsgreat]

i'm confused--- why would you use sf syrup sweetended with splenda, then add more splenda? this recipe made 16 muffins..... what about that aftertaste?

[calyn320]

The syrup has more of an aftertaste if you use too much, so I use the Splenda packets to cut down on it. And remember I am using only a 1/4 of what your recipe calls for regarding the syrup, so it needs the additional sweetner. I find that the mix of the 2 gives it a nice sweet taste with no aftertaste. HTH

[thinsgreat]

thanks for the info...since my recipe makes 16 nice size muffins-- what ratio do you think i should try next time (syrup:splenda powder...i don't have packets.....
p.s. these muffins were great-- short of the aftertaste.

[Naja]

I'd taste and adjust. Stevia will work fine, and so will granulated Splenda. The cooked muffins will usually be slightly *less* sweet than the batter, so make the batter just a tad bit sweeter than you want the end results to be.

[scott123]

Thinsgreat, what is the torino syrup sweetened with? Is is splenda?

Although I have come across people who have complained about the aftertaste of splenda, I have yet to hear anyone say it gives them a headache. You might want to take a look at the other ingredients to see if you're senstive to those.

[not2late]

Thinsgreat, what is the torino syrup sweetened with? Is is splenda?

Although I have come across people who have complained about the aftertaste of splenda, I have yet to hear anyone say it gives them a headache. You might want to take a look at the other ingredients to see if you're senstive to those.

Torani is like Davinci: their sugar-free syrups are sweetened with Splenda. There's another brand called Oscar's that is sweetened with splenda too.