Any advice is appreciated, re: subbing stevia or other sugar substitutes in hot cocoa mix.

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michael-in-phoenix

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My wife loves hot cocoa. It's her hot drink of choice, and has been for many years. She uses a "no sugar added" mix since she had gestational diabetes when she carried our boys.

I've looked at the ingredients and see a lot of stuff that I don't like. I've been eyeing this recipe (from CI) for awhile, and I'd like to make it for her:

Best-Ever Hot Cocoa Mix

Makes about 20 servings

3 cups nonfat dry milk

2 cups confectioners' sugar

1 1/2 cups Dutch-processed cocoa powder

1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips

1/4 teaspoon Salt

Combine ingredients in large bowl. Working in two batches, pulse ingredients in food processor until chocolate is finely ground. Store in airtight container for up to 3 months. To make hot cocoa, stir 1/3 cup of this mix into 1 cup of hot milk. Top with whipped cream or mini marshmallows.

The commercial brand she now uses has sucralose (Splenda) as the sweetener. I'd rather use stevia, since I think it may be safer, but I've never used it before.

I think she could handle the white chocolate, but the powdered sugar wouldn't sit well. Does anyone have any advice on replacing the powdered sugar with a sugar substitute?

Thank you in advance,

Michael

 
I use Splenda in my cocoa mix and it works great. I'm wondering if you made the

powder part without the sugar, then squirt agave in the heated mix. I've been wanting to try that method, but haven't yet.

 
I have become a fan of agave.

It has more flavor than traditional sweeteners, so it does not work with everything, but hot cocoa has been a hit.

 
Whey Low is the best - it tastes just like sugar (it's made from sugar),

or rather, a blend of natural sugars, and you can use it in all applications, including baking. (lower the oven temperature by 10 degrees).
Also, it's 100% natural - no bad chemicals in there.

Gayle sent me a sample, and I used it my lowfat chocolate pudding and some other stuff, and it was amazing. I usually stay away from anything but the real thing, and have a built-in aftertaste detector, and this passed with flying colors.

The inventor/founder developed Whey Low for his diabetic wife. Check it out.

www.wheylow.com

 
Wow. I should know this, being a type II diabetic. Agave has a very low...

...glycemic index. (I looked up some details.)

Thanks Jean.

Michael

 
I don't understand how it all works, but when I had a friend visiting

that was diabetic, I had bought it. Turned out I liked it, too. Since I am a sugar addict, anything that I can use instead is a big plus.

 
Thank you for bringing it up. My recent checkup wasn't good, and it's no mystery...

...why. I haven't been doing my cardio since September 1st, and my diet has been awful.

I'm back on the horse now, along with all the other 'resolutionists' that flood to the gym every January.

One of my goals for the year, along with growing more of my own food, is to get my diet back under control. This info on agave will help. Thanks again.

Michael

 
Yay, he's back! Love the clogging happy dance! Son must a been sooo cute!

Love the little reminders of their childhood. Thanks for bringing him back smileys/smile.gif

 
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