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For many, consuming less sugar is a key factor in maintaining one's health. I've always been hesitant, however, to develop recipes containing artificial sweeteners because, well, they're
artificial. So, I was very excited when I was asked to try out a new all-natural sugar alternative --
NECTRESSE™Sweetener NECTRESSE™ is the only 100 percent natural, zero calorie sweetener made from the goodness of real fruit!
NECTRESSE™ is the perfect sweetener for those desiring to limit, cut, or eliminate sugar from their diet. NECTRESSE™ has zero carlories and is 100% natural. It's derived from the monk fruit, a small green melon that hails from a remote mountain area in Asia. But frankly, all that wouldn't matter a lick if it didn't taste good.
TASTE TEST
Unlike many sweeteners on the market, NECTRESSE™ isn't a powder. The tiny crystals have the same mouth-feel as granulated sugar. On the tongue, the flavor is similar to a raw or unprocessed sugar. With the just the right amount of sweetness and no after-taste, a single packet of NECTRESSE™ was perfect in my morning coffee.
Having passed the palette and coffee tests, it was time to see how NECTRESSE™ held up in baking. Instead of using sugar for one of my favorite childhood breakfast recipes, I used NECTRESSE™
sweetener in my Individual Dutch Puff Pancakes with Peach Compote for an all natural sweet taste without all the calories of sugar. My family loved it and so did I. No one could tell that I hadn't used regular sugar. So, the verdict is that baking with NECTRESSE™ is easy (each packet provides the same sweetness as two teaspoons of sugar) and tastes great!
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Growing up, Sundays meant my dad's Dutch Baby pancakes with fruit compote. With this sweet childhood nostalgia in mind, I used replaced the sugar in my dad's recipe with NECTRESSE™ and made individual size puff pancakes with an easy peach compote. Dutch Pancakes are an easy and delicious breakfast. They don't require any special equipment or cooking skill. They take less than 5 minutes to put together and bake up in a way that I always considered kind of magical!
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| Just look how nice and light they are! |
Individual Dutch Puff Pancakes with Peach Compote
(makes 12)
For the Dutch Baby Batter
6 Tablespoons salted butter
4 large eggs
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup lowfat milk
1 packet NECTRESSE™ No Calorie Sweetener
For the Peach Compote
3 Large peaches, peeled and diced
3 packets NECTRESSE™ No Calorie Sweetener
1/2 cup water
pinch of cinnamon
Preheat oven to 425ยบ F
Step 1: Cut butter into 12 even pieces. Put one piece in the bottom of each section of a non-stick muffin tin. Put pan on the middle rack of the oven. While butter is melting, prepare the batter.
Step 2: In a blender, add eggs, flour, milk and sweetener. Blend on high speed till smooth (about 20 seconds).
Step 3: When butter is bubbling in the muffin tins, pour batter from the blender into each cavity (about half-way).
Step 4: Bake for 22-25 minutes, until pancakes have puffed and are golden brown.
Step 5: While pancakes are baking, prepare the peach compote by placing all the ingredients in a small saucepan and cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes, until peaches are soft and most of the water has cooked-off. Set aside.
Step 6: Remove pancakes from oven and place pan on a cooling rack. With a butter knife or small offset spatula, pop the pancakes out of the pan and on to a serving plate. Serve immediately with warm compote.
