"Travis McGee" > wrote in message
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>I have been trying a new sweetener - Swerve. I was looking for low-carb
>recipes, and came across one that called for this. I looked it up on the
>net, and ordered a pound.
>
> It tastes as good as any no-calorie sweetener that I've tried, and it has
> a few advantages over the others. It looks a lot like sugar; it's actually
> granulated like sugar, and dissolves much like sugar. It supposedly shares
> some other attributes with sugar, such as the ability to brown, and it's
> supposed to hold up well in baking, although I haven't tried either
> attribute yet. It has no bitter aftertaste that I can tell.
>
> One offputting quality is that it absorbs heat when it dissolves, which
> means that if you use it undissolved, such as just eating a pinch from the
> container, you will notice a distinct cooling sensation. This is not a
> problem if you eat it after it is dissolved in something. It's also not
> cheap, as you can imagine.
>
> The SO, who is on the low-carb diet, likes it, although she didn't care
> for the cooling effect. I hope to try cooking with it, perhaps even some
> baking if I can find some good low-carb baking recipes.
>
> http://www.swervesweetener.com/

I can't stand the cooling effect either. I just eat the real thing when I
want something sweet. Just not much of whatever it is.