Post by Loupy on Aug 3, 2016 23:33:58 GMT -7
Here’s how to substitute honey with liquid stevia:
Always Taste Test
Stevia works best in no-bake recipes that you can easily taste before completing, such as homemade chocolates, ice cream, gummy candies, salad dressing, and no-bake cookies. Add a little bit of stevia to replace some of the sweetener, taste, and then add more stevia if necessary.
Stevia is also great for sweetening tea, smoothies and other beverages.
We’ve had some success using stevia in baked goods that are not hugely dependent on the texture properties provided by sugar, such as crustless pumpkin pie. As for other baked goods, I’m sure that there’s an ideal way to use stevia…but we haven’t found it yet. While you can certainly get recipes like muffins and cupcakes sweet enough by using a combination of honey and stevia, losing part of the honey means you also lose a lot of the moisture that the honey provides. Jesse thinks that adding more oil may be the solution, but he hasn’t yet nailed down the right amount to add for the missing honey.
If you suspect that the recipe you want to modify is going to be too sweet for your taste buds, use only a quarter of the honey called for in the recipe. Substitute the rest of the honey with five drops of stevia for every missing tablespoon of honey. (After years of eating low-sugar, Jesse and I prefer things to be only mildly sweet—this formula usually does a good job of moderating sweetness.)
If you think that the recipe you want to modify is already the correct sweetness, use half of honey called for in the recipe. Substitute the rest of the honey with eight drops of stevia for every missing tablespoon of honey.
What the above two guidelines boil down to making sure that your recipe contains enough honey to balance out the stevia content. We’ve found that you shouldn’t use more than 15 drops of stevia for every tablespoon of honey. If you go above that ratio, you’re much more likely to experience an unpleasant stevia aftertaste. You can avoid this just by following the rules above, but remembering this ratio is another way to think about it you’re so inclined.
