cooking help: When using the new sweetner Truvia do you have to use baking powder or baking soda like you do Splenda to get bake goods to rise?

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When using the new sweetner Truvia do you have to use baking powder or baking soda like you do Splenda to get bake goods to rise?

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Overlord of Fijindia 1 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 4 months ago (2 minutes after post)

Just go back to Splenda.

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Sasha101 6 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 4 months ago (3 minutes after post)

So does this new Trevia have aspartame in it too ?

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Overlord of Fijindia 1 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 4 months ago (7 minutes after post)

Look, just go back to the Splenda brand, ok? Maybe this Trevia is too fattening and Splenda is better with your health.

Besides, if you already know Splenda, why switch to a different brand? Just plain foolishness.

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Rosabella 9 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 4 months ago (2 hours, 1 minute after post)

Sugar is WAY better for you than Splenda, and honey or maple syrup or agave nectar are WAY better for you than sugar.

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Scalar Naturae 2 #
Seattle, WA, US | 4 years, 4 months ago (2 hours, 58 minutes after post)

Truvia doesn’t have aspartame in it. You need to add things when baking with truvia because it doesn’t ferment, so if you are baking bread, the yeast won’t know what to do with it.

As for what to add… I have no clue, I’m a biologist, not a cook :D

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Laina1312 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 4 months ago (3 hours, 28 minutes after post)

I don’t know about the sweetener, but you need to add baking soda/powder if it the recipe calls for it. Sweeteners don’t cause the things to rise, those do. Or yeast, if the recipe says yeast. FOLLOW RECIPES. Gah, pet peeve.

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immrpancake 0 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 2 months ago (1 month, 3 weeks after post)

I’d like to know the answer, myself. I’d also like to know how much to use of it, to equal 1 Tablespoon of sugar or even 1 cup of sugar.

Laina1312 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 2 months ago (1 month, 3 weeks after post)

Laina1312 wrote:
I don’t know about the sweetener, but you need to add baking soda/powder if it the recipe calls for it. Sweeteners don’t cause the things to rise, those do. Or yeast, if the recipe says yeast. FOLLOW RECIPES. Gah, pet peeve.

And I’m assuming it says on the package.

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delinsk #
An Unknown Location | 3 years, 11 months ago (5 months after post)

Truvia and Splenda are 1 packet = 2 teaspoons of sugar.

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funny.bunny10 #
An Unknown Location | 3 years, 1 month ago (1 year, 3 months after post)

sugar or sweetner, it doesnt get anything to rise. thats the yeast in it

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jswanner 0 #
An Unknown Location | 3 years, 1 month ago (1 year, 3 months after post)

24 packets would equal 1 cup sugar cause 1 packet = 2 tsp , and 48 tsp = 1 cup

lauraleedusty #
An Unknown Location | 2 years, 10 months ago (1 year, 6 months after post)

splenda will kill your dog if it ingests it so what do you think it does to humans duh!! get rid of it. Stevia is made from a plant, give it a try and it is zero calories…

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sarah_renee_cran #
An Unknown Location | 2 years, 6 months ago (1 year, 10 months after post)

Even when you use sugar you need to use baking powder to get baked goods to rise. Baking soda is a flattening ingredient that makes drop cookies spread out on the pan. If you want to use truvia their website provides a conversion chart for substituting for sugar.

1 tsp 3/8 tsp 1/2 packet 1.75 g
2 tsp 3/4 tsp 1 packet 3.5 g
1 tbsp 1 1/4 tsp 1 1/2 packets 5.25 g
1/4 cup 1 tbsp + 2 tsp 6 packets 21 g
1/3 cup 2 tbsp + 1/2 tsp 8 packets 28 g
1/2 cup 3 tbsp + 3/4 tsp 12 packets 42 g
1 cup 1/3 c + 1 tbsp 24 packets 84 g

And to the rest of you Splenda and Truvia are very different. Splenda is chemically processed sugar…they basically bleach the calories out of it so it still isn’t good for diabetics. Truvia is made from the Stevia plant and is all natural. I am choosing to stay away from chemicals now and I think Truvia and other stevia products are a great choice. :)

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sheilamoira3 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 4 months ago (3 years after post)

Yeasted breads get their lift from yeast. Yeast is a microscopic fungi that consumes sugar and produces carbon dioxide. Yeast needs real sugar and cannot consume artificial sweeteners, so you will need to use a little real sugar when baking yeasted breads. Fortunately, it doesn’t take much. One half tsp. of sugar or honey mixed in warm water provides enough food to get your yeast going.

Cakes and quick breads rely on chemical reactions to produce lift. When an alkaline ingredient, such as baking soda, interacts with an acidic ingredient, such as buttermilk, the reaction produces air and lightens the batter. Since this reaction does not require the presence of sugar, Truvia can be substituted for sweeteners.

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