Swerve Sweetener, Confectioners, 12 Ounce

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Fudgy, chocolatey, and studded with walnuts, these keto brownies prove you can indulge your chocolate cravings while staying low-carb. Sweetened with Swerve for an ultra-decadent flavour, they're so rich you won't even miss the sugar.

When substituting erythritol with other sweeteners, you will either need to take out some liquid or add more dry ingredients to the recipe. In general, the sweeter the sweetener you are replacing erythritol with, the more you will have to vary the recipe. The company who make it claim that their sweetener is natural and safe, as shown in the quote below;Stevia Extract— Derived from the stevia plant, stevia is one of the most popular natural sugar substitutes. We like stevia because it doesn’t cause side effects like sugar alcohols, however, some people do notice a slight aftertaste. Erythritol is a sugar alcohol naturally found in small amounts in some fruits and fermented foods including wine, sake, beer, watermelons, pears, grapes, and soy sauce.

Erythritol has antioxidant properties that can help prevent the vascular damage that leads to cardiovascular disease. ( 4) Dr. Marcia J. Egles, M.D. states, “The additional benefits of erythritol as an antioxidant with protective effects to blood vessels may be clinically useful especially to those with diabetes.” Obviously, this wouldn't be thebest keto chocolate chip cookie recipe everwithout somehigh-quality, sugar free chocolate chips. The main issue with stevia is that it can have a bitter aftertaste, which gets much worse as you use larger quantities. This is why we tend to blend it with other sweeteners, like erythritol. (I much prefer stevia blends over stevia alone.) Lakanto Sugar-Free Maple Syrup— It’s just not breakfast without some maple syrup, and that’s exactly why Lakanto’s Sugar-Free Maple Syrup made the honorable mentions list! The number one question we get regarding our keto baking recipes is if a different sweetener can be used.

The term natural just means that the compounds came from plants. They may have gone through significant chemical processing before they were used in the product. We haven’t even come close to covering all of the keto-friendly sweeteners available today — so what should you do if you have a sweetener that isn’t mentioned above? The oligosaccharides in Swerve Sweetener are made by adding enzymes to starchy root vegetables. The company that makes Swerve does not reveal which vegetables or enzymes are used in this process ( 1). Well, sugar is one of the worst ingredients in the modern diet, and Swerve certainly makes a great substitute.