SPLENDA® Granulated offers a great way to cook and bake your favourite recipes without all the calories. Using these Top 10 Tips for cooking & baking with SPLENDA® Low Calorie Sweetener, you can easily adapt most of your favourite recipes.

1. When to use SPLENDA®

SPLENDA® Granulated measures and sweetens spoon for spoon like sugar and works really well with stewed fruit, sauces, hot drinks and in places where you simply add to taste.

2. Ingredient Proportions

Sugar contributes volume to many recipes. Whenever you use SPLENDA® Granulated instead of sugar, you may notice a smaller yield. In most recipes, you can easily adjust the proportions of the other ingredients to make up for this. (See Additional Cake Making Tips). Also remember that a 125g jar of SPLENDA® Granulated is the equivalent to nearly 1.25kg of sugar. (See Conversion guidelines)

3. Mixing SPLENDA®

There are three ways to successfully incorporate SPLENDA® Granulated into a recipe:

1. Combine thoroughly with the other dry ingredients
2. Dissolve in the liquid
3. Cream with butter or other fat

4. Don't Sift

SPLENDA® Granulated does not sift like sugar because the sugar granules are different. If the recipe calls for sifting the dry ingredients, measure the amount of SPLENDA® Granulated you need and add it to the other ingredients after you have sifted them. Remember, one spoonful of SPLENDA® Granulated equals the sweetness of one spoonful of sugar.

5. Creaming Method

When the recipe calls for creaming ingredients together, such as butter, SPLENDA® Granulated and eggs, you may need to beat the ingredients a little longer to get enough air into the mixture to result in a more fluffy and even texture.

6. Browning

Baked goods made with SPLENDA® Granulated do not brown like recipes made with sugar. To achieve a light brown colour take out your recipe 2-3 minutes before the end of suggested baking time, and glaze with a small amount of egg white, milk or honey.

7. Cooking Time

Check your baking 7-10 minutes before the end of the suggested cooking time (1-2 minutes for biscuits) as some products cook more quickly with SPLENDA® Granulated. Also use the skewer method to test (it should come out clean), as it is more reliable and will tell you whether the centre of the food is cooked.

8. Consistency

As SPLENDA® Granulated tends to absorb more liquid than sugar, try adding extra skimmed or semi-skimmed milk, fruit juice or water to your cakes and bakes if the mixture feels too dry. For example a sponge cake should be of a dropping consistency i.e. should drop easily from the spoon within 3 seconds once mixed. If this does not occur, stir in 2-3 tbsp more liquid. For added moisture when using dried fruits, try soaking them for 20 minutes in liquid (e.g. fruit juice, milk, tea, water) prior to adding to the recipe.

9. SPLENDA® and Citrus

The flavour of certain ingredients, particularly citrus (e.g. lemon, lime, orange) is accentuated with the use of SPLENDA®. This means less is required to give the same taste. Try halving the quantity of zest or juice suggested by the recipe replacing any liquid volume with water or milk.

10. Storage

Products made with SPLENDA® Granulated will last longer if stored in an airtight container in a refrigerator. Most can also be frozen for even longer storage.

Weight Conversion Guidelines