Ever heard of Xylitol? I had not either until I had the opportunity to meet one of the folks behind Xyloburst at a recent workshop. Her company distributes many products made with Xylitol, an all natural low calorie sugar substitute. They make several products such as mints, gum, fruit sours and so much more. She was kind enough to send me a sample of their various products for me to use and try in my recipes.
A healthy, natural alternative to sugar, xylitol is a natural white crystalline sweetener that looks and tastes just like sugar. It has the same sweetness as sugar yet has 40% fewer calories, 75% fewer carbohydrates and none of the negative effects of sugar. Xylitol also lacks the health concerns associated with artificial sweeteners. It has a low glycemic index of 7 and has minimal effects on blood sugar.
Over 20 years worth of clinical studies confirms that xylitol is the best sweetener for teeth. Clasified as a carbohydrate, xylitol has been used as a food ingredient for decades. Unlike foods with high amounts of starch and sugar, xylitol may reduce the risk of dental caries (U.S. FDA 21 CFR §101.80).
On food labels xylitol is classified as a carbohydrate. Chemically speaking, it is a member of the polyol family of sweeteners and not actually sugar. Xylitol differs from other polyol sweeteners like sorbitol, mannitol and maltitol, and also sugar (sucrose), in the fact that it does not display any of the negative insulin release effects as sugar.
One of the products sent was the variety of gum. I just now noticed the blue pack is upside down in the picture and I’d retake it, but I’ve chewed this pack already. Good flavor, not overly strong and I don’t feel like I’m chewing a lump of sugar either.
My other favorite (and it’s hard to pick just any one) are the mints. I always keep some sort of breath mint on me since I’m constantly talking to people at work or at church. I loved these. I think I like the lemon one the best since I drink lots of lemonade and even hot lemon water. I can’t get enough lemon!!!
So now that I knew about Xylitol and all the benefits of this all-natural product, it was time to put it to the test. It is the perfect substitute to sugar in all your recipes. If your recipe calls for 1 cup of sugar, then use 1 cup of Xylitol. It substitutes 1 to 1 so no complicated math!!
Ingredients (yield 24 cupcakes)
1 1/4 cup Xylitol
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
6 Tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup olive oil
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup 1% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups fresh blueberries, rinsed
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line two muffin tins with cupcake liners. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
When done, allow cupcakes to cool on a wire rack.
Ingredients for Honey Buttercream:
1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
1/3 cup honey
4-5 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
dash of milk
Hubby loved these. It was only after he ate two or three that I told him I used the Xylitol rather then regular white sugar. He was impressed and so was I. You would never know these were not made with real sugar since the taste and texture was the same. The Xylitol is an amazing substitute and there are 40% fewer calories then regular sugar so I guess you can call these my “diet cupcakes.”
anyonita green says
June 24, 2013 at 8:43 amIntriguing, very intriguing! 🙂 I think I might be a bit hesitant to try blueberry cupcakes, just because I’d be half expecting them to be muffins! Lol Thank you so much for linking up with me this week at Tasty Tuesdays! I’ve pinned this & shared it with my followers! Please be sure to stop back by the party and check out some of the other links!
Ruth says
June 24, 2013 at 10:31 amI would like to try the sweetner for my coffee and to cook with .
Jovan says
June 24, 2013 at 3:04 pmFruit sours.
pol says
June 24, 2013 at 4:17 pmI am interested in learning more about this product as my hubby and I both have diabetes and it sounds like it would be great alternative to sugar for us, thanks for sharing today.
Paula O(Kyflo130@yahoo.com)
Kitty says
June 24, 2013 at 8:07 pmI like their Xyloburst Coconut Palm Sugar!
BethElderton says
June 25, 2013 at 12:30 amI’d like to try the Nature’s Hollow Sugar-Free Xylitol Syrup
bethelderton59 at gmail dot com
Natalie Schilla says
June 25, 2013 at 12:50 amThe Coconut Palm Sugar
Unknown says
June 25, 2013 at 1:49 amThe honey and coconut palm sugar sound great!
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Ttrockwood
fresh modern says
June 25, 2013 at 1:58 pmIts all natural!!!!!!
Christine Sutor
hhkaufman78 says
June 26, 2013 at 4:17 pmXyloBurst Watermelon Sour Tin
eg kaufman
tina reynolds says
June 28, 2013 at 3:37 amthe gum or palm sugar would be nice
Ellie says
October 20, 2013 at 8:24 amI made these and they were incredible. Shockingly good! I didn’t think it would rllaey taste like a payday, but it did. And to think that I’ve had all of these ingredients on hand for years Thanks for the recipe!
mellyrox says
June 28, 2013 at 6:23 pmMy youngest son loves gum so I’d like to get him this:
XyloBurst 100ct Peppermint Gum
Thank you
melly66(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
Jordan says
June 30, 2013 at 2:24 pmI would love the green tea gum or the lemon mints!
Pat says
July 3, 2013 at 1:01 amI like the Peppermint Mints
jwx4 says
July 5, 2013 at 12:34 amI’d like to try the Coconut Palm Sugar
Mihaela Day says
July 6, 2013 at 5:05 pmthe XyloBurst Watermelon Sour Tin
sottovoce says
July 6, 2013 at 11:48 pmI would like to try all their products but the first one would be XyloBurst Honey Substitute…sounds like a perfect sweetener. 🙂 Thank you.
StacyNVA says
July 7, 2013 at 3:22 amI like the XyloBurst Peppermints.
kimbo1970 says
July 7, 2013 at 3:48 amwould like to try the fruit sours
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Tracy Allen says
July 7, 2013 at 3:10 pmI’d like the cookbook and I’m also interested in the Palm Sugar
jcabeansatyahhoodotcom
blew415 says
July 7, 2013 at 7:24 pmI am a type 1 diabetic and XyloBurst 100ct Wintermint Mint Tin looks like it would keep me happy for 100 days 🙂