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When I started the Trim Healthy Mama diet I was leary about all the recipes using stevia because I have never liked it. All of the grocery store varieties and even the flavored liquid drops have a bitter aftertaste to me.

I heard that the Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet sweetener, which is a blend of xylitol, erythritol, and stevia, was a game changer so I thought I would give it a try. It really changed my perception of stevia. It had no aftertaste or bitterness.

Because we have a strict food budget I became determined to come up with my own blend of erythritol, xylitol, and stevia. I try to save as many pennies as I can when I shop. Making my own sweeteners, baking mixes, seasonings, and cooking from scratch saves the most.

These Tagalong Cupcakes are one use for my sweetener. Don’t they look yummy? They are sugar free! But you would never know. Even my husband who isn’t a dessert guy loved them.

You can now mix up your own sweetener that measures just like Gentle Sweet. If you are on a tight budget this helps with this way of eating immensely. I use this sweetener in all my dessert recipes and I’ve subbed in it recipes from the Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook like the Trimtastic Cake.

You can make everything from Sweetened Condensed Milk to Caramel with this recipe and more.

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My recipe is easy and economical.

There are a few choices on where to order the ingredients from.

I personally order from jet, amazon, and iherb.

iherb: If you are ordering from iherb for the first time you can get the ingredients to make 5 pounds of sweetener for under $40. Free shipping is on orders over $20.

I ordered the ingredients from iherb.com with free shipping. They have a lot of products that work for THM. Other products they have that are compatible with THM are oat fiber, psyllium husks, whey protein powder, coconut flour, almond flour, etc. etc. This link takes you right to the necessary ingredients to start making your own sugar free sweetener! It’s cheaper to buy the 2.5 pounds but they also have 1 pound bags if you’d like to go small before you commit to a huge bag. It is very very easy.

Click here for a longer list of THM friendly products sold on iherb.

And here are a few more! They have so many I needed two links.

Jet: The prices for many grocery items are cheapest on jet.com. Their prices fluctuate a lot but it’s worth it to take a peek. Recently, I got almond flour $4 a pound, canned coconut milk for .75 a can, and a lot of other deals at jet.com. I’ve been using almond flour more since I stocked up. I like the delicate texture and flavor of the almond flour. Pricing out the ingredients for my sweetener they are $31 on jet. That is a few dollars cheaper than iherb or amazon.

New shoppers can enjoy 15% off their first 3 orders at Jet.com with code TRIPLE15! Valid through 4/1/17. Max discount/order: $30. Order Minimum: $35.

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Amazon:

Joy Filled Eats Sweetener – Low Carb, THM, Sugar Free

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Weight measurements:

12 oz. erythritol

16 oz. xylitol

2 tsp. Better Stevia

Cup measurements:

1 1/2 cups plus 2 T. erythritol

2 cups plus 2 T. xylitol

2 tsp. Better Stevia

Instructions:

Process in the food processor for a few minutes if you are planning on using it in skinny chocolate, beverages, or icing.

For baking you can just mix it together by hand.

I’ve only been blending it when needed right before using it in recipes. I put a huge mason jar on my kitchen scale and just pour in the weight amounts of xylitol and erythritol and measure in the stevia. Then I shake it really well.

Joy Filled Eats Sweetener – Erythritol, Xylitol, Stevia

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Weight measurements:

12 oz. erythritol
16 oz. xylitol
2 tsp. Better Stevia

Cup measurements:

1 1/2 cups plus 2 T. erythritol
2 cups plus 2 T. xylitol
2 tsp. Better Stevia

Instructions

Process in the food processor for a few minutes if you are planning on using it in skinny chocolate, beverages, or icing. For baking you can just mix it together by hand.
I've only been blending it when needed right before using it in recipes. I put a huge mason jar on my kitchen scale and just pour in the weight amounts of xylitol and erythritol and measure in the stevia. Then I shake it really well.

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Diana says

September 8, 2017 at 9:19 am

I sent this question to you before but I am not sure it went through so I am asking it again. I am new and just getting started on this low carb sugar free life style. I am not doing strictly THM diet but using it along with, low carb and Keto recipes to help me eat less carbs and get off of real sugar and hopefully lose a little weight in the process. I have so far hated all sugar free substitutes that I have been experimenting with until I came upon THM and saw great reviews for Gentle sweet. So after giving up all hope for a sugar free life change, I ordered it and I was so pleasantly surprised by it! The problem is I can still taste a very teeny tiny after taste. I assuming this is the stevia? I don't mind the cool effect at all. I saw your wonderful money saving copy cat recipe and was wondering if the stevia can be eliminated all together or is this an important part to making the blend work and taste so much like real sugar?

- Taryn says
  
  September 8, 2017 at 10:26 am
  
  Hi Diana, I did reply to your previous comment. Sometimes it takes me a couple days to answer questions :) If you leave out the stevia you need to use twice the amount called for. Everyone's taste buds are different and I don't really taste an aftertaste with my blend and gentle sweet. You could always try swerve or a monkfruit blend.
  
Tammy says

September 13, 2017 at 6:57 pm

For those with dogs: Xylitol is extremely toxic to dogs, so be very careful when making or using this blend or any other sweetener containing xylitol.

- Suzie says
  
  October 12, 2017 at 5:02 pm
  
  Thank you Barbara Frank FYI! I think it's always a positive to know how certain ingredients affect people. We are all different from each other. Thus, my reason for taking note for future reference just in case I need to mindful for others or myself.
  
Barbara Frank says

September 16, 2017 at 2:47 pm

You have a lovely blog! Just had to comment that people with chemical sensitivities should be wary of erythritol. When I tried it, I had a bad reaction: lots of burning, swelling and pain as it left my system. Some brands of liquid stevia also contain erythritol so let the buyer beware. I've learned to live with pure stevia only as I have no physical problems with it. I'd rather live with stevia's aftertaste than have another reaction to erythritol. :0