- Tests show that Splenda is not as good as
they would like people to believe.
- It does not work well in baking unless some sugar is used, hence they
have
- Splenda Blend, a product with sugar. Similar to Blend is Wal-Mart's
Great Value with
- alcohol sugars. If you just want to reduce the sugar in
baking, try less sugar and
- add some Splenda to taste. Splenda does drop volume and absorbs
moisture, plan
- on that as well.
- Some recipes have added corn starch, powdered
milk (some with sugar), and
- other fillers. I found none that gave volume, most changed the
taste, but little
- improvement.
- Splenda does work well with cream cheese,
peanut butter, whipped cream,
- and other areas of high moisture. It can be used with high
butter cocoa to make
- very good hot cocoa. If looking for a good sugar free recipe,
start with
- non sugar base, like cream puffs or puff pastry, and add fruits with
cream cheese.
- Peanut butter, pumpkin, pineapple, and sugar free applesauce are
always good
- sources of volume.
- The ideas of making powdered sugar by using a
blender or with
- corn starch are also poor. Blenders will take 2 cups of Splenda
and reduce
- to half a cup or less. Adding corn starch just makes it taste
like starch.
- Better to use some Splenda with whipped cream, egg whites, or cream
cheese.
-
Some recipes on this site use Splenda,
worth testing, but only if you are looking for
- a sugar free taste treat and not expecting the same as the sugar
recipe.
Volume may be aided by whipping egg whites to stiff peak and folding in to
final mix.