Gluten Free Recipes

View these conversion charts at full page for best viewing. Soda pop Substitute Ingredients: Juice of 3-med lemons (about 1/2 cup) 1/2 teaspoon white stevia extract powder or to taste 2 packets E-mergen-c powder 1/2 gallon water 1/2 gallon or less juice to taste Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a gallon jar and shake. When served another packet of E-mergen-c powder may be added to each glass. Lemonade Ingredients: (From Stevia Sweet Recipes by Jeff Goettemoeller) 3/4 C lemon juice (abt 3 lemons) 1 tsp Stevia Extract Powder 7 1/4 C water. Instructions: Dissove stevia in small amount of lemon juice in 2 quart jar. Add water and stir. Cover and refrigerate. to serve over ice reduce the water to 6 cups. For 1 glass, I use 2 tbsp juice and a few drops of liquid stevia to taste. Make your own liquid stevia if you like 1/4 tsp. stevia white powder extract = 1 cup sugar in sweetness. To make a liquid solution, dissolve 1 teaspoon stevia white powder extract into 3 tablespoons distilled water. Refrigerate in a dropper bottle. SUGAR-FREE GINGERALE To serve this refreshing sugar-free beverage, mix 2 to 4 tablespoons of ginger syrup into an iced glass of sparkling water. 3 1/2 cups water 4 inches of ginger root, peeled and chopped (about 3/4 cup) 2 tablespoons vanilla 1 tablespoon lemon extract 1/2 teaspoon stevia powder Sparkling water In a large pot over medium high heat, rapidly boil ginger in water for 10 minutes. Strain out ginger pieces and pour ginger liquid into a jar; stir in vanilla, lemon extract, and stevia. Let cool and store in the refrigerator. Make 3 cups. STEVIA CONVERSION CHART (White Powder Extract Only) Granulated Sugar Stevia Powder Extract 1/2 cup 1/8 teaspoon 3/4 cup 1/5 teaspoon 1 cup 1/4 teaspoon Blueberry Topping / Pie Filling Serving Size : 10 x 1/4 cup servings Preparation Time :0:15 1 tablespoon Stevia Blend or 6 packets or 3/8 teaspoon stevioside 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch or arrowroot 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup water 2 cups blueberries 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 tablespoon GFCF margarine Blend stevia, cornstarch and salt together in a saucepan. Add water and stir mixture over medium heat until sauce begins to thicken. Add blueberries, lemon juice and margarine and continue to stir until thick. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Spoon blueberries over cheesecake, over ice cream or use as a pie filling. Packets to Packets If you have a recipe that calls for packets of Equal*, Sweet n Low*, or some other artificial sweetener or even a packet of sugar, they are basically equivalent to most of the Stevia Blends that are on the market in packet form as far as sweetening strength. The stevia blends are roughly 4 times sweeter than sugar (the same as the artificial sweeteners). The only problem with using a recipe that calls for an artificial sweetener is that they usually use more of the artificial sweetener than you would with a stevia blend because the artificial sweetener will break down when heated and lose some sweetening strength. So use the stevia blend with a bit of caution or your recipe will be too sweet! Remember, Stevia is heat stable to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. . Sugar to Stevia Conversions Sugar Granulated Sucralose Stevia Blend(packets) Stevia Blends (bulk)(tsp.) Clear Stevia Liquid (tsp.) Pure Stevioside (tsp.) 2 tsp. 2 tsp. 1 1/2 about 1/4 1/16 1/4 cup 1/4 cup 6 3 about 1/2 3/8 1/3 cup 1/3 cup 8 4 about 3/4 1/2 1/2 cup 1/2 cup 12 6 1 1/4 3/4 3/4 cup 3/4 cup 18 9 1 3/4 1 1 cup 1 cup 24 12 2 1/2 1 1/2 2 cups 2 cups 48 24 5 1/4 3 This chart is to give you a quick start at converting sugar to stevia. There will be a bit of trial and error on your part until you feel comfortable with how to use stevia in your daily diet. NOTE: The clear stevia liquid conversions are approximations due to the great differences in strength from brand to brand. Angela