Stevia Sweet Recipes: Sugar-Free Naturally! by Jeffrey Goettemoeller
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Book Reviews of Stevia Sweet Recipes: Sugar-Free Naturally!
Book Review: Good, solid Stevia recipe collection
Summary: 5 Stars
After all the positive things I had heard about Stevia, I decided to give it a whirl. Coming by good Stevia recipes is quite difficult ... perhaps because many people don't know about it and/or because it doesn't taste exactly like sugar. I have tried several recipes out of this cookbook, and I haven't liked all of them. So why am I giving it 5 stars? Because it beats the competition. Also, I think that if you have never had Stevia before it takes awhile to acquire a taste for it. The recipes that I liked the most were ones that had another "sweet" ingredient in it to help dampen the bitterness of the Stevia. For example, I love the Carob Chip Cookies, Carob Brownies, the fruit sauces and the oatmeal banana bread. I did not like the coconut peanut butter cookies or the lemon pudding. If you try a recipe and do not like it, don't give up! Move onto the next one and try again!Book Review: Best Stevia Recipe Book I've seen
Summary: 5 Stars
Of the 3 Stevia cookbooks I own, this is my favorite. I would think that most people who want to use stevia, are looking for healthy too, and lower carb, not just how to replace sugar with stevia. He uses whole grains in his recipies, which are much lower on the glycemic index than their refined counter parts, making them good for diabetics and some less restrictive low carb diets. I was looking for a recipe for zucchini bread and none of the books had one, so I took his Oatmeal Banana Bread recipe and replaced the fruit with zucchini and it came out fantastic! I could do that because the basic recipe is sound. He gives a lot of info on stevia including the fact that you have to adjust it to your taste. He covers pretty much all the bases in this book, except as one person pointed out, the use of liquid stevia, other than to say that he prefers to use the powders to the liquid.Book Review: Cooking with Stevia
Summary: 5 Stars
Although stevia can replace most or all of the sugar in many recipes, it doesn't take up the volume of sugar or brown while baking. This book tells the tricks of making your favorite recipes healthier. One example is this. Since cakes don't brown as they would with sugar, recipes are also given for stevia-sweetened icings to cover the cake - only for appearance's sake, of course. lol
Since stevia has no calories and doesn't mess with blood sugar levels, it was great to find a book that tells how to make cookies, cakes, and other treats that are better for your body.
From muffins and yogurt to jams and salad dressings, you'll find ways to naturally sweeten everything on your table.
Book Review: Wonderful!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is absolutely wonderful. I've tried 4 or 5 of the recipes, and all but one have turned out really well. The best thing about this book is that the recipes use whole-wheat and other healthy products (as opposed to other books I've seen that use the stripped all-purpose flour and other less-healthy alternatives). The book contains a good mix of recipe types--breakfasts, salads, dinners, and (the main reason I bought the book!) desserts.
If you are planning on using Stevia often, I highly recommend this book!
Book Review: This is the one to buy
Summary: 5 Stars
I've tried several of the stevia cookbooks that Amazon carries and this is the one. The recipes use whole-grain, healthful ingredients - so you end up with food that's not just sugar-free but overall good for you. They taste great and are easy to adapt and tweak. We make muffins based on his banana bread every week. Also this author skips the evangelizing, etc that most of the other books are padded with - just "here's a natural sweetener and how to use it." Really excellent.