With warmer weather often comes a renewed resolution to eat healthier and even slim down…particularly in time for swimsuit season. Eating smarter doesn’t have to mean sacrificing taste, though, especially with the help of zero-calorie, zero-carb, zero-glycemic index SweetLeaf Stevia® Sweetener.
In an effort to demonstrate that it is possible for food to be both delicious and nutritious, SweetLeaf® is offering six sweet spring recipes made with all-natural calorie-free SweetLeaf.® Whether you want a refreshing beverage, a scrumptious snack, a recipe to wow your family, or a new hit at a picnic or potluck, SweetLeaf® has the sweet solution. SweetLeaf Stevia Sweetener is the only all-natural stevia sweetener with no calories, carbohydrates, glycemic index or chemicals. So enjoy something sweet, without the guilt.
Strawberry Soup*
1 pint of strawberries
15 packets of SweetLeaf Stevia®
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 Tablespoon corn starch
4 oz. water
Combine strawberries, stevia and lemon juice. Mix the corn starch and water together and add to the first mix. Bring to a boil, strain, and chill.
Mango-Melon Salsa
1 cup diced melon(s) of choice
1 cup fresh mango, peeled and diced
½ serrano (or milder) chili, seeded and minced
1 teaspoon fresh mint, shredded
1 Tablespoon lime juice
½ cup diced pineapple
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 Tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped
3 drops Lemon Drop SweetLeaf® Liquid Stevia
½ teaspoon salt
Chili powder to taste
Combine all ingredients in bowl and gently toss to combine. Refrigerate before serving.
Applesauce Cupcakes
1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon ginger
½ cup soft butter
1 teapsoon (3 packets) SweetLeaf Stevia® Sweetener
3 eggs
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
Chopped nuts if desired
Preheat oven to 330° F. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and stevia. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on high speed for approximately 1 minute. Add eggs and vanilla and blend on high speed for 30 seconds. Alternate adding flour mixture and applesauce and beat on low speed until mixed. Pour into muffin tins sprayed with nonstick baking spray. Bake 6-8 minutes. Makes 24 mini cupcakes.
Frosting
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 lb. butter
2 lb. cream cheese
1 teaspoon (3 packets) SweetLeaf Stevia® Sweetener
Mix all together until light and fluffy.
Strawberry-Yogurt Liquado
10 frozen strawberries
1 cup unsweetened yogurt
½ cup orange juice
1 packet SweetLeaf® (or to taste)
Combine all ingredients in a blender and whip until smooth. Sweeten to taste. You may wish to add an additional packet of SweetLeaf®. Serve immediately.
SweetLeaf® Home-Style Lemonade
6 lemons
12 packets SweetLeaf Stevia®
6 cups cold water
Juice the lemons to make 1 cup of juice. To make your labor easier, FIRMLY roll the lemons between your hand and countertop before cutting in half and juicing. In a gallon pitcher, combine 1 cup lemon juice, SweetLeaf Stevia® Sweetener and 6 cups cold water; stir. Adjust water and SweetLeaf Stevia® to taste. Chill and serve over ice.
Southern-Style Sweet Tea
Black tea
2 quarts water
10 packets SweetLeaf Stevia®
Bring two quarts water to a boil; remove from burner immediately. Add black tea and steep for 10 minutes. Remove tea and cool. Pour into glass pitcher and stir in 10 packets SweetLeaf Stevia® Sweetener. Stir until sweetener has dissolved. Let cool. Sweetened tea is more perishable than unsweetened – store it well-sealed in a glass (not plastic) container in the refrigerator.
For more recipes and additional information about SweetLeaf Stevia® Sweetener products, please visit www.SweetLeaf.com.
*Recipes courtesy of Skyline Country Club Executive Chef Issa Moussa
About SweetLeaf Stevia® Sweetener
It all started with one man who had a dream – James May, Founder of Wisdom Natural Brands®.
Stevia is a naturally sweet herb native to Paraguay that has been consumed for centuries. After tasting stevia leaves given to him by a Peace Corps worker, May made it his mission to bring the extract from the deliciously sweet plant to the United States. May is world known as “The Father of Stevia.” The process involves taking the highest-quality leaves of the stevia plant and extracting their naturally sweet taste with only cool, purified water – no chemicals, solvents or additives that adulterate and cover up the great taste created by nature.
May first traveled to Paraguay to import stevia in 1982. His most satisfying victory came in 2008, when GRAS Associates and Life Science Research Office, two completely independent panels of scientists, awarded SweetLeaf Stevia® GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status, pursuant to FDA regulations. This allowed SweetLeaf® products made from its new, revolutionary extraction technology to be labeled as sweeteners. SweetLeaf® could finally use the word “sweet” to describe its product, now known as SweetLeaf Stevia® Sweetener. The FDA granted a no-questions letter to SweetLeaf’s® GRAS status in 2009, validating all the hard work done by May over more than a quarter of a century.
Wisdom Natural Brands®, a leading U.S. manufacturer of stevia products, offers SweetLeaf Stevia® Sweetener in convenient double-serving packets. SweetLeaf Stevia® Sweetener is sold in boxes containing either 35 or 70 packets. Each packet replaces two teaspoons of sugar. SweetLeaf® is also sold in the SweetLeaf Stevia Plus® Shaker Bottle for easy home use and SweetLeaf SteviaTabs™ Dissolvable Tablets for easy on-the-go use.
Today, May is a leading expert on stevia and travels across the world promoting the benefits of the stevia plant.
For more information, visit www.wisdomnaturalbrands.com.
