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Top 5 Holiday Entertaining Tips
Savvy switches To reduce calories in rich holiday meals, there are several substitutes you can use. Replace oil in your cake or bread recipes with unsweetened applesauce; and sugar with SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener. These healthy options are easy to substitute and don't compromise on flavour. The dish Try adding a little flair to your holiday recipes by using different serving dishes - how about using martini glasses to serve dessert, or shot glasses to serve appetizers like shrimp cocktails? On the side Garnishes like cranberries, pine cones or holly on the outside of your plates give an unexpected festive punch and can complement the colours of your meal. Start early If you're trying out a new recipe on guests, make a small quantity beforehand to taste test- this way you can adjust if necessary. Bite size Serve up small, sweet morsels to guests. This allows them to dabble in a variety of different items and helps restrict calorie intake. Visit www.splenda.ca for fun, low calorie holiday recipe ideas and check out the SPLENDA® Sweet Wishes! recipe booklet in the December issue of Canadian Living. Tis the Season to Cook and Bake with SPLENDA®!
SPLENDA® Brand Brown Sugar Blend is a blend of brown sugar and SPLENDA® Brand Sweetener (sucralose). It provides functional properties for your baked good-such as browning, volume, texture and moistness-but used in place of ordinary brown sugar it has only half the calories and carbohydrates per serving. It works well in recipes such as layer cakes, brownies and confections. Simply substitute half a cup of SPLENDA® Brown Sugar Blend for every full cup of brown sugar required in the recipe. Cookies and Spread Cookies may spread less when using SPLENDA® Brown Sugar Blend. To help achieve a better spread, you may press and flatten the dough gently. Cakes Combine all dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Cut the fat into the dry ingredients before adding the liquid ingredients. This will reduce the amount and appearance of air tunnels found in the cake after baking. Also, when baking cakes, switch from 9" round pans to 8" round pans with 2" sides to help achieve a better rise. For more tips on baking and cooking with SPLENDA® Brown Sugar Blend and SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated in your favourite recipes visit www.splenda.ca and go to the "Cooking & Baking Tips" section.  With SPLENDA® Brand, you can feel good about enjoying sweet things. It's suitable for the whole family. Cook and bake with SPLENDA®, add it to your coffee and tea or sprinkle it on your cereal. You'll get the great taste that you love, with less sugar and calories - and no one will be able to taste the difference. SPLENDA® does not contain aspartame. SPLENDA® Brand Sweetener is also used as an ingredient in over 4,000 food and beverage products.
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