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Palm Sugar…..a way to a health nuts heart!

Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by kris.

Hello Everyone!

Are you having a beautiful Thursday?  I sure am!  Let me tell you why

On my way to the gym this sunny afternoon I decided to check my mail box to see how many cheques (wink, wink) I had received in the mail today, to my surprise I received better – FOOD!

I was pleasantly surprised when I opened my package from Navitas Naturals to see a package of Palm Sugar!

So I quickly did my cardio and weights and rushed back to the kitchen to start bakin’

I feel I have been living in a cave and can honestly say I didn’t know much about these brown, sweet granules, so I googled and learned about so many health benefits this sugar also has.  As you all know, I only use sweeteners with a low Glycemic Index and I was smiling ear to hear when I read how low palm sugar was.  I was loving this stuff when I read the GI levels, but then I continued to read it is high in magnesium, potassium, zinc, iron, and vitamin C and B’s! Wooohoo…..you can have sweets and benefit too

I found this write up on Palm Sugar on the Navitas Naturals site.

What exactly is Palm Sugar?

Collected by hand, palm sugar is the crystallized nectar of the coconut sugar palm blossoms. A natural and healthy replacement for all types of sweeteners, palm sugar enhances just about any recipe.

General Uses:

• Palm sugar tastes, looks, and performs very similar to brown sugar.
• Use palm sugar as a 1:1 replacement for cane sugar, or as a 2:1 replacement for agave syrup, maple syrup, or honey (condensed sugars).
• Palm sugar easily dissolves in hot beverages, and is also excellent for baking.
• Palm sugar enhances the flavors of other sweet elements – in particular fruits, smoothies, and grain-based dishes and sauces.

Ok, ok, so these are what I made:

Orange-Cocoa Buckwheat Cookies

Delightful!

You can find the recipe for these soft, moist cookies here.

For more information and recipes with palm sugar please visit the site www.navitasnaturals.com

To purchase navitas naturals products in Canada please visit - www.isuperfood.com and for my US friends please visit www.navitasnaturals.com

Will this product be a staple in my baking cupboard as of now?  Of Course!

Have you ever used Palm Sugar?  Do you use Navitas Naturals products?  If so, which ones?

Enjoy your Friday everyone!!

XXOO
Kris

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