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STEVIA - NATURALLY SWEET RECIPES FOR DESSERTS AND MORE!

Rita DePuydt

If you are concerned about too much sugar in your diet and are reluctant to use artificial sweeteners, try these delicious low-sugar recipes, sweetened with an extract of the herb Stevia rebaudiana. You'll learn to cut your calories, improve your health and still enjoy your favorite sweet treats.

The intense flavor of stevia extract is about 200 to 300 times sweeter than sugar, with no calories and a glycemic index of 0. Used by millions of people around the world and deemed safe by doctors and scientists, stevia may be the answer to your sugar woes.

This book is a combination of Rita DePuydt's two previous cookbooks, Baking with Stevia I and II, along with new and revised recipes. It includes information on how to use whole herb stevia, stevia concentrate and stevia extracts as a substitute for other sweeteners.

Inside, you'll find more than 100 recipes, including:

• Cranberry Punch
• Date Shakes
• Yam Pecan Muffins
• Banana Bread
• Breakfast Sweet Rolls
• Cheesecakes
• Lemon Poppyseed Cake
• Blueberry Tofu Bundt Cake
• Molasses, Almond, Jam Dot and Peanut Butter Cookies
• Brownies
• Rice Pudding
• Strawberry Cream Pie
• Sparkling Gelatin
• Orange Sherbet

About the Author:
Rita DePuydt is a freelance writer and botanist with a background in home economics and medical lab technology. A life-long sugar sensitivity led to her interest in the remarkable stevia plant. In Stevia, Naturally Sweet Recipes, Rita combines her interest and experience in health, cooking and herbs to produce a wonderful collection of whole-food, low-sugar recipes.