This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Truvia® Natural Sweetener for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
The holiday baking season is here. I don't know about you, but I feel a little unprepared this year. I seems like my kids were just eating their Halloween candy and now I need to make a plethora of other treats and goodies.
I enjoy making treats my family can enjoy, but these calorie laden goodies can be a bit too much of a good thing. This year a great alternative is to make the holiday treats we love, but with Truvia®.
What is Truvia®? Here are the basics.
- Designed for easy, at-home baking, Truvia® Baking Blend is a blend of Truvia® natural sweetener and sugar.
- Truvia® Baking Blend provides sugar-like taste and texture in recipes, but with 75% fewer calories and twice the amount of sweetness than sugar.
- Baked goods made with Truvia® Baking Blend will have sugar-like texture and moistness and will bake and brown like recipes that are made with sugar.
- One 1.5 pound bag of Truvia® Baking Blend has equivalent sweetness to 3 pounds of sugar, which is approximately 7 cups – enough to make 13 pies, 9 batches of cookies or 6 batches of brownies.
I am tempted to make the yummy Gingerbread Cookies featured above. Don't they look perfect! Here is the recipe for easy reference.
Ingredients:
- 1⁄4cup Truvía® Baking Blend
- 1⁄2cup butter
- 11⁄4tsp ground ginger
- 11⁄2tsp ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4tsp ground cloves
- 1⁄4tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1⁄4cup molasses
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together Truvía® Baking Blend, butter, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, salt and baking soda until combined.
- Add the molasses and egg yolk and mix well. Gradually add flour and mix until blended.
- Split the dough in half and wrap in plastic wrap.
- On a floured surface, roll out half of the dough 1⁄4 inch thick, then cut with cookie cutter.
- Place cutouts on cookie sheet and bake for 10–12 minutes.
- Allow to cool 5 minutes on pan, then place cookies on a wire rack to cool completely.
**These cookies have 140 calories and 5 grams of sugar per serving as compared to160 calories and 11 grams of sugar per serving in the full-sugar version.
Truvia® Baking Blend is available at retail stores nationwide in a 1.5 pound bag with a closeable, easy-to-use pour spout.
What are holiday goodies are you looking forward to making this year? Check out the selection of recipes at Truvia® to find a recipe that is a good fit for your family and don't forget to Visit the Truvia® website for more tips and information on Truvia® Baking Blend.
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