35 Delectable Jam Recipes: All Sugar Free
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I really love this book. I am always looking for recipes that use stevia and I was surprised to find this one did.
I do have a couple questions though. First is what brand of stevia did she use? Can you make the jams with liquid stevia. And the last one is, several recipes call for 1 package of fruit mix. What size package? Other than that it is a great book.
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This is a great cookbook if you are wanting to learn more about using alternate sugars that are not processed or just want to bake with less sugar/added sugars. I've had it for a couple months and have gotten through much more of this cookbook than many others I own. This is probably due to the wonderful photography for every recipe which has convinced me to try them. The raspberry sorbet was awesome and had a nice tart flavor, we also liked the honey almond coffee cake, Chocolate Creme Pie...We have enjoyed all of the ones we've done except for the lemon squares. I think the target audience is people who like to eat things in their natural/unprocessed state. People who usually drink whole milk or raw milk and aren't worried so much about all the diet rules as much as much as moderation.

I think the cinnamon rolls would be better with just regular brown sugar unless you have a really rich coconut palm sugar. Maybe use a South East Asian one not Wholesome's. It just is lacking in flavor. One thing to note, the cinnamon rolls were not too heavy and they only had a 30 minute rise time.

The granola is a great base recipe for granola. It sticks together really nice and has a sweet/savory flavor. We make the almond and oat part and then add our own dried fruit when we eat it.

The apple danish spirals were beautiful but would be much better with a homemade laminate dough. The store bought puff pastry just isn't that great.

The banana creme pie was amazing. It only had 5 TBS. of sucanant and was super easy to make. Decreasing the added sugar allowed the sweetness of the banana to come through. It was rich and a wonderful banana flavor. Just great. Happy baking :)
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All of Murray's Sugar Free Cookies are excellent, but my favorite is the Pecan Shortbread.  Delicious!
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I've been preserving for over 15 years now and I've probably collected half a dozen preserving books; most of which feature beautifully photographed jams and jellies on every other page, because I thought I'd need pictures to inspire me. The Joy of Jams, Jellies and Other Sweet Preserves (TJJetc) proved to be inspirational with none of that. In fact, in the four months since I've gotten it, I've been preserving nonstop on the weekends (much to the exasperation of my dh, LOL, who is sick of that stockpot always cluttering up the stove). Guess what all of my friends and family will be getting for Christmas this year :D ?

The way I see it, the trouble with the same-old same-old preserving recipes is, you can find most of them already in the grocery store. Strawberry jam, raspberry jam, grape jelly, yawn!! Never  fear, TJJetc does have these in case you just need a basic jam or jelly. But while you're taking the trouble of hauling out your jars, lids and rings, why not try something exotic? This Autumn, I've made:

Caramel Apple jam
Fig jam (a favorite)
Fig and Peach jam
Orange jelly
Quince jelly
Banana jam (with a naughty hint of rum)
Strawberry syrup (rave reviews on that one from my pancake lovin' family..real sugar really is better than corn syrup!)
Quince paste (a European delicacy to eat with cheese)
Pear Preserves in syrup with ginger
Cranberry preserves
Feijoa jam

There are so many more to be tried this spring, I can't wait for my peaches and plums to start ripening.

As others have mentioned, these recipes rely less on sugar than most traditional recipes. I like that. Even better, none of them call for commercial pectin. The author explains how to coax out the natural pectins in your ingredients: some, such as raspberries, will set quite nicely with little time or effort. In the introduction she provides a chart which lists which fruits are high, medium or low in pectin and acid, and how the recipes are manipulated so that you can take advantage of that for really fresh tasting jams and jellies with minimal cooking time. Brilliant!

One more thing to be aware of, is that the recipes in TJJetc are mainly small batch (between 2 half pints, up to 4 pints yield). I think this is an advantage, especially when you are trying something new. It saves money and time as well.

I recommend this book to beginners and more advanced preservers, with the caution that you will be hooked...and that your jams and jellies will suddenly be in demand!
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Great for making my own sugarfree choclate. Just melt in waterbath together with Terrasoul's raw cacao butter and perhaps a bit coconut oil. Pour into chocolate bar silicone mold; adding freeze-dried strawberries is optional. Also use this mix for homemade nut clusters, using mini-peanutbutter silicone mold (purchased on Amazon).You could add sweeteners, we usually don't. Great for people on a low carb or sugarfree diet.
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I am into making jams this summer and this has some very good ideas.  Am looking forward to the fall to try the canning of fall veggies.
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Great banana chips without the sugar!  Tastes great!
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I've made several recipes from this cookbook and so far, every one is a winner.  My problem is trying not to eat them so often.  There are many variations for each recipe and all look worth trying.  I love muffins and have made many recipes from many cookbooks.  These are the best yet.  Easy to follow instructions, too.  Oh, the apple ones, and the chocolate chip ones, and the cocoa ones--yuumm!  If you like a sweet treat now and then, make a batch.  They keep great in the freezer and, in less than a minute in the microwave, you have a luscious treat.  Only one wish--that there were calorie counts!  Sigh!!
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This stuff is delicious! It's the ONLY jam I buy! It's healthy, natural ingredients, no added sugar and tastes great! Even my kids love it. It costs $6-$8 at our local remote grocery store! So even though it's worth the price, the value here on Amazon is much better! I love being able to stock up for a much lower price because we seem to inhale it!
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All the recipes for jams and jellies in this book do not use added pectin. I feel much more comfortable adding pectin and having success most of the time versus adding none and running the risk of failure. If the book would have been written with the use of pectin, I would have loved it!
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5 Easy Steps to Healthy Cooking: 500 Recipes for Lifelong Wellness by Camilla Saulsbury is the cookbook I've used most often this summer, which is saying something when you're a cookbook junkie like me! It's packed with recipes that are simple, delicious and healthy, a winning combination if there ever was one!

Everything I've made so far has been delicious and I've got lots more recipes bookmarked to try this fall and winter.

Recipes I've tried: Pumpkin Yogurt with Quinoa Crunch, Waldorf Salad, Mesclun Salad with Dates and Goat Cheese, Chopped Greek Salad, Broccoli Carrot Slaw with Cranberries and Sunflower Seeds, Southwestern Sweet Potato Salad, Lemony Lentil and Quinoa Salad, Summer Salmon Panzanella, Summer Vegetable Orzo Soup, Sweet Potato Bisque with West Indian Spices, Winter Squash and Goat Cheese Enchiladas, Eggplant Parmesan Melts, Easy Ratatouille with Poached Eggs, Lentil, Mushroom and Kale Burritos, and Farfalle with Tuna and Tomatoes

Recipes I want to try: Whole-Grain Blueberry Maple Muffins, Multigrain Cranberry Breakfast Cookies, Chewy Cherry Granola Bars, Thai Curry Pumpkin Soup, Tabbouleh Soup with Lentils and Bulgur, Green Club Sandwich (with hummus, avocado and watercress), Spicy Salsa Joes, Greek Pizza, Speedy Black Bean an Quinoa Skillet, Spicy Skillet Chicken with Avocado Mango Salsa, Wagon Wheels with Broccoli, Turkey and Parmesan, Soba with Shrimp, LIme and Cilantro, Spiced Date Bread, Pumpkin Biscuits, Maple Oat Drop Scones, Decadent Chocolate Cake, Whole Wheat Maple Applesauce Cake, Spiced Carrot Cake with Currants, Maple Pumpkin Micro-Pies, and Pumpkin Cranberry Cookies and Cocoa Truffles made with dates.

All the recipes include nutritional information and cooking tips. And you'll find informative health notes and superfoods highlights scattered throughout the book. There's also a very useful chart on cooking whole grains that provides grain/water ratios, cooking times, and expected yield, which I keep meaning to copy and stick on the fridge for easy reference.

There are not lots of pictures, but the 25 full-page photos appearing in the middle are mouthwatering.

5 Easy Steps to Healthy Cooking covers all the bases, with recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, bread and snacks. Chapters include:

Breakfasts
Power Snacks, Spreads and Nibbles
Salads
Soups, Stews and Chilis
Wandwiches, Warps, Burgers and Pizzas
Meatless Main Dishes
Poultry and Lean Meat Main Dishes
Fish and Seafood Main Dishes
Multigrain Pasta and Noodles
Side Dishes
Natural Sugar Sweets

This is a very useful, cookbook for those of us wanting to eat healthy food that is also easy and delicious. In 5 Easy Steps to Healthy Cooking: 500 Recipes for Lifelong Wellness, Camilla shows us how to make wholesome food that is simple and creative, familiar yet interesting.
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I used Pamonas Universal Pectin to make my homemade raspberry jam. I make a low sugar recipe using raw honey and this product is the only one I found to make the low sugar variety.
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I love this canning book.  So far I have made the blueberry jam and peach preserves and LOVED both.  As a novice jam maker and canner I really appreciate the step-by-step instructions and the trouble-shooting.  I can't wait to try the salsa next.
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I was on a strict diet when I first found this little gem in the grocery store. It allowed me to have my fix of sweetness without all the calories and sugar. I ended up losing all the weight I needed and became much more healthy. However, I still have a cup a day. It has just the right amount of sweet for me. I have not tried the one that is not sugar free yet. It is becoming more difficult to find the flavors that I like in grocery stores. I visited General Foods/Maxwell website and tried their product locator. But most of the flavors I tried to search for were "discontinued" like the Vanilla Bean flavor. I like the idea of ordering on Amazon and I hope that Maxwell keeps making these products.
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This is one of my favorite sugar free flavors and I've tried at least five of them. It's right up with with Almond Roca and Hazelnut.
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Love these flavors, you would Never know the Fruit Punch was sugar free!!!
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I have been a huge fan of these for a while and was very excited to see them in Amazon. They taste great, satisfy my sweet cravings, do NOT have the ugly after taste of many sugar-free foods, and one package is zero-calories. Obviously, they have no nutritional value, but that's fine because I am taking care of nutrition with a plan made by my nutritionist, who is Ok with me eating these.