Sugar-Free Recipes
These recipes do not use sugar but some use syrup, honey, or molasses so you must take that into consideration. Of course they all contain carbs!! Just a lot less than if you use sugar.
Ginger Snaps
Gingerbread Bars
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
© Laura Harper
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup Splenda
1 tablespoon molasses
2 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups old-fashioned oatmeal, uncooked
1 cup raisins
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Stir together flour, soda, and cinnamon. Set aside. Beat butter and Splenda at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, molasses and vanilla, beating until blended. Gradually add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Stir in oats and raisins. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly on baking sheets. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup Splenda
1/4 cup molasses
1 egg
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 ounces crystallized ginger, chopped coarsely
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Combine softened butter, Splenda, molasses, and eggs; beat well. Mix dry ingredients together; add to wet mixture. Mix well. Chill for 1 hour. Form into 1-inch balls, roll in sugar, and place on greased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Makes about 36 cookies.
1 1/4 cups Splenda
1 cup butter, softened
1 egg
3 tablespoons molasses
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
4 ounces crystallized ginger, coarsely chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine sugar, butter, egg, and molasses in large mixing bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and crystallized ginger. Beat at low speed until well mixed. Press dough into ungreased jelly roll pan (15x10x1). Bake 16-24 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Sprinkle with sugar and cut into bars, or cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Makes about 48 bars.