When the folks from Hey Shuga! emailed me, I'd never heard of their organic cane sugar and stevia sweetener. But I knew that with a name like "Lil' Shuga," it had to be awesome. I mean, come on, how adorable is that? If this glass bottle had cheeks, I'd just want to pinch 'em.
Yes, that is a picture of the Dalai Lama on my desk at work. It's actually a shot of His Holiness laughing after he jiggled my lip ring at a media event in Memphis a few years back (You can see the full picture here. I'm on the other side).
Anyway, as I mentioned, Lil' Shuga is made with a blend of organic cane sugar and stevia. That stevia helps cut the calories, so there's only 10 calories in a 1/2 teaspoon. That's about the same as a teaspoon of agave or sugar. But since it's twice as sweet as agave or sugar, you can get by with using 1/2 a teaspoon where you'd typically use one whole teaspoon.
But how does it taste? I first tried a little 1/2 teaspoon in my peppermint tea. I don't like hot tea unless it has some sweetener, and this was perfect. I've never been a huge fan of straight stevia. Even though its natural, it seems to have a chemical taste to me. But Lil' Shuga doesn't have that overpowering stevia taste. In fact, it tastes a lot of honey!
You can use this stuff in baking or for glazes and such. But I've mostly been using my Lil' Shuga in tea and hot cacao. It's a perfect way to cut down on the calories in your morning cup. But I've also found that it makes a fantastic pancake syrup.
5 comments:
That picture is so great! I'd have to keep it on my desk too. What were your impressions of him when you met? It seems like he'd have a really calming presence.
First, LOVE the pic and 2nd, now I have try that Lil' Shuga! :)
My first two thoughts were pancakes and pastries. Hahah
Btw that picture is so sweet. :)
I haven't seen that pic before - it is AWESOME. The Dalai Lama is the cutest.
Stevia tastes funky to me, too. This sounds interesting though. I'll have to give it a try.
Love the Dalai Lama picture. :)
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