Onceuponatime Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I'm thinking ahead to the Thanksgiving/ Christmas season and I'd like to gather some recipes for special sweets that are less sweet, IYKWIM. We've eliminated 75% of the sugar in the house, but I do want to make some festive treats this fall and winter. I know when we lived in Sicily most cookies and pastries were far less sweet than here. Do any of you have names or recipes for tried and true special deserts relatively lower in sugar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 The desserts in Nourishing Traditions tend to be much less sweet than most recipes. I like them, my dd not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 You could have a look at the recipes on the BBC website: just Google the recipe and 'BBC'. I don't know if they are less sweet than the US versions. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stripe Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I have a book called Swedish Cakes and Cookies. Some of the cookies have zero sugar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I have a book called Swedish Cakes and Cookies. Some of the cookies have zero sugar! The photos (that are shown at amazon) in that book are great. ETA: my library has it! I think I'm going to have to look at it if for nothing else the drool factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I have a book called Swedish Cakes and Cookies. Some of the cookies have zero sugar! Its funny, I was just cooking out of that cookbook and thinking the sugar difference was not that great. I made the brown sugar cookies though. ;) The cakes seem milder. I got a French jam book from the library last week and it listed so much *more* sugar then I use. I'm not sure Europeans use less sugar, but I do think their baked goods are more diverse, so you have products which are richer, with much less sugar. We tend to think of cookies or cakes in only one way (sweet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Its funny, I was just cooking out of that cookbook and thinking the sugar difference was not that great. I made the brown sugar cookies though. ;) The cakes seem milder. I agree - I do not think all the recipes in there are low sugar, but there are some biscuits/cookies with very little to no sugar (or only sugar sprinkled on the outside). Also I think things like the sweet rolls seem not to call for as much sugary goo inside than some American recipes. Then again, I was watching America's Test Kitchen the other day and they redid the sacher torte by doubling up the chocolate in it. They felt that was way too mild, with just a "brown" flavor. That being said, I find extremely chocolatey stuff gives me a stomach ache. At any rate, it's a fun cookbook to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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