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Semisweet chocolate (sugar-free) in baking?
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leno...@yahoo.com
Mar 22, 2016, 8:07:37 PM3/22/16
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The brand Baker's Semisweet Chocolate is 54% cacao, BTW. That one is not sugar-free.
For the record, here's one useful formula:
5 ounces of semisweet chocolate are equal to
3 oz. baking chocolate + 4 tablespoons sugar
OR
9 tablespoons cocoa + 3 tablespoons shortening + 4 tablespoons sugar.
So, I was in Star Market (not exactly cheap) and, just my luck, in the discount section, I found four broken 3-oz. semisweet bars of some sugar-free, gluten-free brand (it said it has 50% cacao). I bought all of them for $2 - that's $2.66 per pound, less than a third of the usual price!
I wonder, though, about whether the taste (or formula) will be any different when I use them in baking. Does anyone know? My guess is that only a professional might detect the difference in taste.
Lenona.
For the record, here's one useful formula:
5 ounces of semisweet chocolate are equal to
3 oz. baking chocolate + 4 tablespoons sugar
OR
9 tablespoons cocoa + 3 tablespoons shortening + 4 tablespoons sugar.
So, I was in Star Market (not exactly cheap) and, just my luck, in the discount section, I found four broken 3-oz. semisweet bars of some sugar-free, gluten-free brand (it said it has 50% cacao). I bought all of them for $2 - that's $2.66 per pound, less than a third of the usual price!
I wonder, though, about whether the taste (or formula) will be any different when I use them in baking. Does anyone know? My guess is that only a professional might detect the difference in taste.
Lenona.
John Kuthe
Mar 22, 2016, 8:47:01 PM3/22/16
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leno...@yahoo.com
Mar 22, 2016, 8:52:38 PM3/22/16
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On Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 8:47:01 PM UTC-4, John Kuthe wrote:
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> That's cheap for real chocolate. It might be old.
Um, it was discounted because the bars were BROKEN.
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> That's cheap for real chocolate. It might be old.
John Kuthe
Mar 22, 2016, 10:42:00 PM3/22/16
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Julie Bove
Mar 23, 2016, 12:23:55 AM3/23/16
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<leno...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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What else is in there? Artificial sweetener?
leno...@yahoo.com
Mar 23, 2016, 10:39:44 AM3/23/16
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On Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 12:23:55 AM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
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> What else is in there? Artificial sweetener?
The brand is Simply Lite. Top ingredients: Maltitol, cocoa, and cocoa butter.
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> What else is in there? Artificial sweetener?
Some cautionary words on the first ingredient:
http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/blog/sugar-free-labels-can-be-deceptive/
Lenona.
leno...@yahoo.com
Mar 23, 2016, 11:04:09 AM3/23/16
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On Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 8:07:37 PM UTC-4, leno...@yahoo.com wrote:
> The brand Baker's Semisweet Chocolate is 54% cacao, BTW. That one is not sugar-free.
>
> For the record, here's one useful formula:
>
> 5 ounces of semisweet chocolate are equal to
>
> 3 oz. baking chocolate + 4 tablespoons sugar
>
> OR
>
> 9 tablespoons cocoa + 3 tablespoons shortening + 4 tablespoons sugar.
And, as it happens, 5 oz. of semisweet (at more than $9 per pound, regular price) would cost maybe just under $2.90, BUT...the cocoa, shortening and sugar would cost almost exactly 80 cents, in my neighborhood!
> The brand Baker's Semisweet Chocolate is 54% cacao, BTW. That one is not sugar-free.
>
> For the record, here's one useful formula:
>
> 5 ounces of semisweet chocolate are equal to
>
> 3 oz. baking chocolate + 4 tablespoons sugar
>
> OR
>
> 9 tablespoons cocoa + 3 tablespoons shortening + 4 tablespoons sugar.
I got that from my chart, which I posted in the thread "Baked goods: Calculating your cost."
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.food.cooking/x7HiM7zLKmU
However, since I paid $2 for 12 ounces of semisweet, that would come to 83 cents for five ounces anyway.
Lenona.
John Kuthe
Mar 23, 2016, 11:04:55 AM3/23/16
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Julie Bove
Mar 24, 2016, 7:18:56 AM3/24/16
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<leno...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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feel. I'll bet you won't like it.
leno...@yahoo.com
Mar 24, 2016, 11:16:24 AM3/24/16
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On Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 7:18:56 AM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
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> Ack. Beware. Maltitol is a laxative for many. And it has a weird mouth
> feel. I'll bet you won't like it.
Tasted fine to me - not that I'm that fond of semisweet - and I ate only one ounce.
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> Ack. Beware. Maltitol is a laxative for many. And it has a weird mouth
> feel. I'll bet you won't like it.
I tried searching just now on "sugar-free chocolate" "pros" "cons":
https://www.google.com/search?sclient=psy-ab&biw=1280&bih=880&q=%22sugar-free+chocolate%22+pros+cons&oq=%22sugar-free+chocolate%22+pros+cons&gs_l=serp.3..33i22i29i30l4.72970.74808.0.74994.9.9.0.0.0.0.413.2233.0j2j0j4j1.7.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..2.6.1858._yi4Eqo2a2Y&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.&dpr=1&ech=1&psi=1wL0Vo-fGMitet2djMAJ.1458832342090.3&ei=GAP0VtiQCcbZebOHhugI&emsg=NCSR&noj=1
Then I added the word "baking." Not much luck, really.
Lenona.
leno...@yahoo.com
Jul 11, 2017, 1:48:35 PM7/11/17
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Another tip I found:
If you can buy Hershey's Semisweet Kisses on sale after a holiday, I found that 25 kisses are equal to four ounces!
Of course, there's the work of unwrapping them, but the savings can be amazing, whether the recipe calls for baking chocolate or semisweet. (See the formulae I already listed for using semisweet when the recipe calls for baking chocolate.)
Lenona.
If you can buy Hershey's Semisweet Kisses on sale after a holiday, I found that 25 kisses are equal to four ounces!
Of course, there's the work of unwrapping them, but the savings can be amazing, whether the recipe calls for baking chocolate or semisweet. (See the formulae I already listed for using semisweet when the recipe calls for baking chocolate.)
Lenona.
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