cooking helps me loose weight..cooking challange anyone?

[MotherOfGizmo]

Check out my first post in this thread. It has a link to a sweet potato casserole....

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But there was something special w/ the pecan topping...that was the best part.

[not2late]

Were the pecans candied or mixed with brown sugar?

[MotherOfGizmo]

Were the pecans candied or mixed with brown sugar?

Gosh I wish I knew. I just did a search and found this...

http://www.mydietbuddy.com/recipe-sweet-potatoe-casserole.htm

Casserole Ingredients

4 medium sweet potato, peeled, cooked (about 1-3/4 pounds)
1/2 to 1 cup fat-free sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
5-1/2 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes
or 18 packets Equal® sweetener
or 3/4 cup Equal® Spoonful™
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans (optional)


Mash sweet potato with potato masher or beat with electric mixer until smooth. Mix in remaining ingredients, except pecans. Spoon sweet potato mixture into ungreased 1-quart casserole or souffle dish;
sprinkle with pecans.

Bake, uncovered, at 350oF until hot throughout, about 30 minutes.
Makes 6 servings (about 1/2 cup each).


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Nutrition information per serving:
165 cal., 4 g pro., 38 g carb., 0 g fat, 0 mg chol., 27 mg sodium
Food Exchanges: 2-1/2 bread
41% calorie reduction from traditional recipe


But I found these 2 regular recipes too

http://southernfood.about.com/library/rec00/bl01101l.htm

http://southernfood.about.com/library/rec00/bl01101l.htm

Ever tried something like that?

[not2late]

Nope never tried any of those regular recipes, though there are alot of variations on the basic sweet potato casserole---I've read recipes that leave the potatoes chunky, recipes that add pinapple and orange juice or orange sections, and the ones that mix the pecans with sugar or use candied pecans (like a pecan brittle), etc. At one of the places I worked, someone brought in a sweet potato casserole that used crushed pralines as a topping.

The sugar free one you posted looks interesting....

[Naja]

Pecans candy just beautifully like this.

Whip egg whites with Splenda or Diabetisweet until fluffy. Gently stir in cinnamon if you like, after the whites are beaten. Coat pecans with this mixture and bake a few minutes in a 300F oven.

If you want thick, sticky candied pecans, use Diabetisweet plus any spices you like (cinnamon, etc) and melt them together in a pan on the stovetop over very low heat. Brown malitol crystals also work, but have an interesting effect on your digestive system so I use them sparingly.

[NulloModo]

Naja - I have noticed that Diabetisweet uses the sugar alcohol Isomalt. How does this compare in your experience with the other sugar alcohols out there such as sorbitol/malitol/erythritol?

[Naja]

Diabetisweet glazes like real sugar and behaves more like real sugar in candymaking than any other product I have worked with.

[Heidi3]

Diabetisweet glazes like real sugar and behaves more like real sugar in candymaking than any other product I have worked with.

have you ever made marshmallows from scratch do you think you could do it with this stuff? I have but they were with corn syrup as well as sugar and gelatin I wonder if you could substitute a sugar alcohol?...and would it give you the GI issues that I hear about?....I used to love to make marshmallows and would love to try it if I thought I had a chance at a reasonable result...but I am not tasting them if the rebound is a day in the bathroom....

[MotherOfGizmo]

You can purchase no carb marshmellows you know, check this out

http://www.lanouba.be/marshmallows.php

[Heidi3]

You can purchase no carb marshmellows you know, check this out

http://www.lanouba.be/marshmallows.php

well that is nice they are over $50/case!!!.....unless we want to share a case with at least 5 people I can not afford these!!

[MotherOfGizmo]

You can purchase no carb marshmellows you know, check this out

http://www.lanouba.be/marshmallows.php

well that is nice they are over $50/case!!!.....unless we want to share a case with at least 5 people I can not afford these!!

LOL, I didn't even look at the price! That's outrageous, there is another website where you can buy them by the package for a few bucks! i'm not a big marshmallow fan so it didn't occur to me to see how much they cost! :geek

[Heidi3]

You can purchase no carb marshmellows you know, check this out

http://www.lanouba.be/marshmallows.php

well that is nice they are over $50/case!!!.....unless we want to share a case with at least 5 people I can not afford these!!

LOL, I didn't even look at the price! That's outrageous, there is another website where you can buy them by the package for a few bucks! i'm not a big marshmallow fan so it didn't occur to me to see how much they cost! :geek

I am not either but I loved the home made ones I used to make! the texture and flavor were so good!....it would be nice to recreate them..but no biggie if I can't ...I am batting a zero in this challange we need another dish to compete with ....what is our final recipe of choice here? I am sick of trying this one!....hate to cave but have to!....or I will hate pumpkin

[NulloModo]

Hehe, yes, I have gotten some great ideas from this thread so far, but no since continuing to kick the horse, i will play around with what we have come up with, but for now, time for someone to post a new challenge.

[Heidi3]

ok dinner rolls!

Ok I want dinner rolls something to put on the table and just not mention that they are "low carb' they should taste good...maybe be grainy or fluffy ...and they should look cute!...and if anyone says the word flax I am leaving!

[MotherOfGizmo]

(on a side note, before atkins, I also loves cheese pizza (regular old crust, sauce, and cheese) with a bag of marshmallows thrown on top and the whole thing tossed back into the pizza oven till they melted and browned on top).

OMG Nullo, that sounds so disgusting! If I hadn't seen your pics I would be asking if you were pregnant at the time! LOL