How much Splenda to sweeten 8 oz unsweetened chocolate

[Wonder Woman]

I'm converting a recipe for chocolate cheesecake and instead of using semisweet chocolate, I'm using unsweetened and sweetening it myself while it melts.

Any idea how much Splenda I should use for 8oz unsweetened chocolate? I'm just trying to get a general idea of an amount to start with so I don't have to taste test too much as I go.

[Wonder Woman]

Re: How much Splenda to sweeten 8 oz unsweetened chocolate

I think I might have found the answer. In the recipe for truffles in DANDR, it uses 8oz unsweetened chocolate and 1 3/4 cup Splenda. I will use a little less and taste test from there.

[HeidiE]

Re: How much Splenda to sweeten 8 oz unsweetened chocolate

that is so hard because splenda does not always sweeten chocolate well I would say if you have the powdered stuff ..start with half and taste the batter first ...if you have the packets I find that I can get away with about 8 packets per cup sugar sometimes actually six ....

I combine different sweeteners when I use a chocolate recipe and then there is no aftertaste

[HeidiE]

Re: How much Splenda to sweeten 8 oz unsweetened chocolate

I also found adding coffee to the chocolate for some reason lessoned the wierd flavor of the sweeteners ...I dont know why but it does

would love to see your recipe when you are done

[sadie147]

Re: How much Splenda to sweeten 8 oz unsweetened chocolate

I made a choclate cheesecake recipe like this last thanksgiving, and it also used semisweet..i just sweetened it to taste, but like Heidi I did not use just splenda, i used a mix of swetener. I use cyclamates which aren't avail in teh states, but i have heard that stevia works well when mixed with other sweeteners.


I also think that spleda doesn't work as well on it's own with chocolate..it leaves a bitter taste or something that i just can't put my finger on.

I based my recipe on this one, adjusting the crust to a nut crust as well: http://www.kraftcanada.com/EN/Recipe...ecipe_id=82917