sugars
xylitol
Xylitol is a completely natural product, extracted from corn. Regarded as the wonder food of sweetners, it is low GI, with less carbs and calories than sugar, and anti-bacterial properties. Use it just as you would use sugar – for sweetning drinks, sauces, desserts, cakes, biscuits, pastry and all baking. You’ll probably need to order this from an internet retail site if you can’t find it in your local health food store.
related recipes: plum crumble,
coconut panacotta,
the ultimate gluten-free & dairy-free chocolate cake,
strawberry semifreddo
agarve syrupMade from the agarve plant in Mexico, agarve syrup has a mild flavour and is very sweet.
barley syrupNutritious and with a low GI, this is a more healthy version of a sweetener than most.
blackstrap molassesMade from sugar, but unrefined so that it still contains a good source of vitamins and minerals.
corn syrupMade from maize corn, and sometimes combined with barley malt syrup, this is a nutritious alternative to sugar.
date syrupYou can use date syrup as a sweetener in the same way to honey.
fruit sugarFruit sugar has a GI level five times lower than refined sugar.
rice syrupUnlike highly-processed sugar, rice syrup is nutritious and has a low GI.
xylitolRegarded as the wonder food of sweetners, you can use xylitol just as you would use sugar.
