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.
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 $35. Free shipping is on orders over $40 so just add another item to reach that amount.
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.
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.
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Ingredients
- 12 oz. erythritol
- 16 oz. xylitol
- 2 tsp. Better Stevia
- 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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The better stevia is that like THM stevia that comes in a 1 oz bag?
Yes, I’ve heard the THM stevia is a bit sweeter.
I am allergic to all nuts and coconut. What can I use to replace flours and other products? Thanks
Do you have a similar recipe without the xylitol? Maybe similar to super sweet?
There is a recipe for Super Sweet on the THM site. It is in the sweetener chart here: https://www.trimhealthymama.com/#usefulinfo
Please be careful with storage of xylitol and foods made with it…it is deadly poison to dogs…
Yes, thank you. We do not have any pets at home but if I give my mom any treats I always remind her 🙂