We have this item, made the gummies, set great but did not taste that great. Has anyone tweaked any recipes or added sugar to get better tasting?
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We used jello with additional gelatin and had good results. Try different jello flavors, ie the jolly rancher ones?
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The lemonade is our favorite, we've actually ordered another one separately! The Blueberry and Orange flavored syrups are also very good. The Strawberry and Grape are just ok and I'd say the cherry was very weak. It didn't really matter how much syrup I added it just seemed to lack the good cherry flavor that I've tasted with basically every syrup ever. Hopefully that helps and don't forget these are all just personal opinions so you might just want to try for yourself :)
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I have. The result, using great chocolate, is great. Using, mediocre chocolate, it's still very good.
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yes, but if your taste buds are very acute, they won't taste exactly the same. I'd pep them up with some cheese and/or spices.
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I have mixed it with water in a pinch and instant coffee! I have mixed with orange juice and it tasted great! I also usually add some fresh or frozen berries, banana and or ice. Chocolate Royale is the best! ~K
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I only have a humble Donvier, and am looking for something like this machine, but I have made Ice cream with Splenda (excellent) and Stevia (not so good, but I think it was bad stevia) and used substantially less of each than the sugar called for in the recipes. Consistency was fine, though I sometimes add a little gelatin if making a reduced fat batch. I would think you could make a no sugar added recipe that's fine as long as you use the Splenda. Not sure about other substitutes.
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The quality of the mix is awesome, but it doesn't taste good. My boyfriend usually adds a dash of mio or some fruity flavored drink to help with the taste :) hope this helps!
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it turned out good. I just should have used a whole cup of hemp seeds. it was kinda watery but ill know next time. I also added the agave nectar about a tsp. and a drop or too od almond flavor. But I think if you were to purchase follow the directions of almond milk that what I did but should have used a cup full. hope this was helpful
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That's a good question! I usually follow the recipes on the website first and the cake did seem a bit heavy for me so if xanthan gum would help make it fluff a little more, that may be a good suggestion! If you try and it helps, please let us know!
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We used Hershey bars which taste better. :-) it took about 15 min. in the fridg to harden.
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I dunno, but I recently tried making sugar cubes out of this and it did not work out at all. I usually make sugar cubes in the oven. (easy- just pack wet sugar into a silicone mini-ice cube tray and put in the oven at 250 degrees for 1 hour. Boom- Sugar cubes.) When I tried doing this with this product after an hour I got some weird clear, gummy substance instead of sugar cubes. This stuff definitely doesn't react the way sugar does in the oven.
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Jerry....Sorry for your bad experience....this is the review I left...not sure about others but I agree with you....MY review: The write up for this cocoa sounded so yummy! Well...it was not...tasted like card board....could not taste the Caramel or salt not much of anything....we took candy kisses and added to each cup till we used all the pods. This is a great idea and sounds wonderful ...they just need to work on the quality of the product. I would not recommend this unless you like a weak cup of cocoa.
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I tried to use this product for jelly...kind of "winging it", but it wouldn't set. I think you'd need the traditional pectin, the kind you boil down. Best of luck.
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We only use hard candy instead of sugar. However, one must not overload the machine. Think of it as squeezing oranges for orange juice. You can only get a little at a time, but patience pays off. My advice would be to make small batches and slowly load the cone as the spun sugar accumulates. Also, make sure the machine is good and warmed up initially.
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Try a simple sugar solution four to one ratio. Bring to a boil and then let it sit for 15 minutes and cool normally. See if that helps
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Elevation and gas/electric ovens can make a difference in how it bakes up. This is usually pretty good, but I do like the devils food better. I found it to be a tiny bit crumbly, but started subbing coconut oil for butter and fruit juice for water and it is maybe too moist! Experiment with it. :)
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It shouldn't be thin like water, you may try stirring some as a bit of a syrupy consistency is what has been the norm for each jar we've ordered. Glad you like the chocolate, we switched to w/o flavor, it just goes down easier for us.