baking with maltitol

[kthull]

Has anyone on the forum baked using maltitol sweeteners? I'm still on the hunt, but it seems you can buy it in granulated form, powdered, brown, etc. I found at least one forum that looks like it will have recipes on it using the stuff...but, hey...what's there is not here!

[Mezzaluna]

I found this at the Whole Foods website. Note that it reduces calories by 12-15%. It would be considered a sugar by most low-carbers who have been reading labels closely lately. It says it does not raise blood glucose levels, but many people have reported weight gains from eating the low carb bars- including Dr. Atkins'.

The jury is still out, however.

http://www.wholefoods.com/healthinfo/maltitol.html

[kthull]

I found plenty places to buy the stuff, but I'm sure glad I procrastinated. The few "sugar free" chocolates and candies that I've tasted using maltitol were simply awful. And a bit shaky on the digestive system as well. There's even a precautionary statement on the labels claiming that "sensitive persons may experience a laxative effect."

Yikes!