wholesome sweeteners organic blue agave, light, 23.5-ounce bottles (pack of 6)

Rating:
Date: 2008-07-08
Good for Some Things, Not So Much for Others
I bought this because I'm trying to find a decent alternative to Splenda that I can use in beverages and baking.

I drink LOTS of iced tea, all year round and that's primarily what I hoped to use this for. Unfortunately, I did not like the taste of it in my beloved iced tea. I admit I'm picky about my iced tea and this just didn't taste good to me.

It's pretty good in hot teas and I made an apple cake that was heavenly! I'd recommend using the tartest apples you can find such as granny smith because the recipe called for one cup of sugar and I used only a scant half cup of the agave, it was plenty sweet. When I make the recipe again, I'll use slightly less.

I made peanut butter oatmeal cookies and they were good but I did notice that the bottoms brown MUCH MUCH faster when I use this syrup than when I use Splenda. I'd definitely recommend using insulated cookie sheets or slightly lowering the oven temp for cookie recipes. Also though my recipe calls for creamy peanut butter, next time I'll use crunchy because the cookie batter was pretty sticky which can also cause the bottoms to brown faster. To "fix" the cookie batter I made, I added chopped peanuts and that seemed to help.

I also made banana bread with this and usually my banana bread (made with half whole wheat flour and half white flour) has a pretty dense texture. Using this syrup made it have a "fall apart" density/texture which sort of annoyed me though it did have a good flavor. Next time I'll try using slightly less and see if that doesn't help it hold together more.

The downside to this syrup is that I, like many other reviewers, received one bottle that had leaked and WHAT A HORRIBLE MESS! Also the bottles are just wrong. The opening causes drips and no matter how hard I tried not to let it, it would always drip down the side of the bottle and required wiping off with a wet paper towel. I didn't see on the bottle if this required refrigeration after opening or not. I just refrigerated just in case and it fell over inside my refrigerator and though the cap was tightly screwed on and closed, it leaked in there too and was a big pain to clean off the glass shelf and I cannot imagine the nightmare if you have the open wire kind of shelves because at least it was contained on just one shelf in my fridge.

Bottom line: Unfortunately, I still like the taste of Splenda better though I'm afraid it's not good for me and also, the agave is NOT portable and cannot really be taken with you easily to use away from home. I would buy this again to use in baking but will continue to search for something else to use in beverages.

Rating:
Date: 2008-07-08
Great stuff!
I totally agree with most everyone out there that this is THE sweetener to use in iced tea. The flavor is much more neutral than honey, brown rice, syrup, or barley malt syrup. Mixed with pure lime juice, it is a wonderful tropical fruit salad glaze...try it over strawberries, mangos, bananas and blackberries. Mmmmm! Free shipping makes this the best price around. Love it!

Rating:
Date: 2008-07-07
Agave review
Good product. Bottles, however, leaked in the shipping process. They should be more airtight than they are.

Rating:
Date: 2008-06-30
I don't buy sugar anymore!
Organic Blue Agave has replaced sugar in our house. It has health benefits and good for diabetics. I send my 90-year-old father 4 bottles. He uses in to sweeten his tea.

Rating:
Date: 2008-06-24
I absolutely love this product!
The taste is wonderfully sweet and it doesn't cause a raise in sugar. Being newly diagnosed with diabetes this is great news for those times when I crave something sweet. I can't use most sweeteners so I really appreciate this. And my husband can't tell that I've replaced the sugar with this in recipes. I highly recommend it.

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