Comments on: Stevia Sweetened Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Banana Bread

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 10:01:00 +0000

In reply to Joyce. A few people have told me about it but I haven't tried it yet.

By: Joyce

Joyce — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 00:50:39 +0000

I am not very fond of the taste of Stevia. I found Nectresse which is made from monk fruit. Are you familiar with it? The taste is more appealing to me (not a diabetic).

By: Marie

Marie — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:23:09 +0000

In reply to Brenda. I think with it only being 1/2 c of honey and 1/2c of unsweetened applesauce the amount that you would get in just one slice should not be too bad for a diabetic. I am going to be making the mini muffins this weekend

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:45:31 +0000

Thank you for the great recipes using Stevia. The Lord had healed me of my diabetes and now I am learning to live and eat in that healing by limiting the sugar intake and learning to use Stevia in more things and I have to say after throwing away so many bad attempts I’ll leave the experimentation to the cook (you 🙂 ) and follow their recipes

By: Brenda

Brenda — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:19:47 +0000

In reply to Heather Savage. That's fantastic Heather! Thanks for sharing!

By: Heather Savage

Heather Savage — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:08:58 +0000

I finally got around to buying some powdered stevia, and this was the first recipe I made. It turned out great! I could not tell it did not have any sugar added, and I, too, have had a problem with the taste of stevia in the past. I have found that if stevia is combined with something else that is sweet, I do not mind the taste. The natural sweetness of the bananas, applesauce, and chocolate chips “covered” the flavored of the stevia just fine for me. I made a dozen, perfectly shaped, standard-size muffins, filling the cups just about even with the top. I used raw goat milk (since I have goats) and substituted homemade chevre for the cream cheese. One muffin is very filling. Fantastic recipe!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:49:05 +0000

In reply to Nikki. LOL glad you improvised and they were still great!

By: Nikki

Nikki — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:30:05 +0000

Made these yesterday as regular muffins (10 large) and substituted a mashed ripe/peeled pear for apple sauce since I didn’t have any on hand and added 1 tbsp brewers yeast! These are fantastic! I used raw milk, too, and whole wheat pastry flower, and less than 1/4 cup chocolate chips…and after calculating with my own WW calculator, I come to 4 points per muffin! Damn good way to satisfy an afternoon “sweets with my coffee” craving!! Thanks!!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 22:09:22 +0000

In reply to Selvi. You could try either, not sure how it will come out because I haven't tried it but may work fine.

By: Selvi

Selvi — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:23:07 +0000

Anything I can substitute for the cream cheese? Would plain Greek yogurt or sour cream do?

By: Aby

Aby — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 17:02:10 +0000

In reply to Sommer. Looks so yummy! I never thought about mainkg syrup! I picked wild blackberries last fall and meant to make jam but they're still in the freezer I think I'll wait for this summer's blackberries and then make one big batch of jam next fall.Blackberry cobbler sounds good too

By: Sommer

Sommer — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:31:54 +0000

In reply to Brenda. ok thanks, I've been experiementing with different flours. So I'll try and see how it goes.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:53:26 +0000

In reply to Sommer. I can not use almond flour as my boys are allergic to nuts so I do not know how well it would work using it or if it would have the same results.

By: Sommer

Sommer — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:52:08 +0000

I am really anxious to try this recipe, but can you substitute almond flour for the whole wheat flour? And if so would you use the same amount?

By: Brenda

Brenda — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:46:50 +0000

In reply to Mary. I just use it for the added health benefits. I think it would be fine to omit or try using wheat germ if you have any.