As I mentioned earlier in the week, I have a colleague who has dietary restrictions for health reasons. To try and make sure that he didn't miss out on the fun, I researched some "better for you" Easter treats that I could make for colleagues.
My second treat in this vein was Sugar Free Marshmallows, made from this recipe on Purely Twins. The process of making them is pretty much the same as for regular marshmallows, except that liquid artificial sweetener is used instead of sugar.
You can see from the photo at the top of this post that the sugar free rabbits look pretty much the same as the regular ones that I also made below:
Yes, this year all of my rabbits have green eyes, and I toasted the coconut that I rolled them in, which I like because it looks like fur.
The sugar free ones are slightly different in texture, and they definitely are not as sweet as the regular marshmallows. They reminded me a little in flavour of the jet-puffed marshmallows that you buy in the US.
I would be lying to say that I liked the sugar free marshmallows as much as the regular ones. However, if you are looking to cut down on sugar but like yourself some marshmallow, then this is a great recipe to use.
Interesting to see how they differ! I haven't had a lot of luck with sugar free cooking but these do look just like regular marshmallows :)
ReplyDeletethey look pretty cute even if less sweet
ReplyDeleteImpressive - I think of marshmallows as almost all sugar, so making sugar free ones is clever!
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