sugars
fruit sugar
Whilst this doesn’t have a high nutitional content, fruit sugar has a GI level five times lower than refined sugar. It is widely available and you can simply use it in all types of cooking just as you would use refined sugar. Some varieties are sweeter than refined sugar, so you may not need to use as much as you normally do.
related recipes: blueberry and banana muffins,
chocolate and hazelnut brownies,
raspberry tarts,
flourless chocolate cake,
tarte tatin,
plum crumble,
coconut panacotta,
the ultimate gluten-free & dairy-free chocolate cake,
cherry and almond ice cream,
gluten-free & dairy-free apricot & ginger soufflés
agarve syrupMade from the agarve plant in Mexico, agarve syrup has a mild flavour and is very sweet.
barley syrupNutritious and with a low GI, this is a more healthy version of a sweetener than most.
blackstrap molassesMade from sugar, but unrefined so that it still contains a good source of vitamins and minerals.
corn syrupMade from maize corn, and sometimes combined with barley malt syrup, this is a nutritious alternative to sugar.
date syrupYou can use date syrup as a sweetener in the same way to honey.
fruit sugarFruit sugar has a GI level five times lower than refined sugar.
rice syrupUnlike highly-processed sugar, rice syrup is nutritious and has a low GI.
xylitolRegarded as the wonder food of sweetners, you can use xylitol just as you would use sugar.
