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A little known in our country and still poorly used in cooking is a sweetener date sugar. This is a great and healthy alternative to our well-known white refined sugar and brown sugar. How is it made and what are its advantages? We will explain to you now.
How is it done?
Date sugar is prepared in two ways - from raw dried dates or from baked dates, and, of course, the better option is the first.
It preserves all the useful properties of the exotic fruit, while in the heat treatment for roasting dates some valuable substances are lost. But even in this case, the benefits are numerous.
Dried or baked dates are ground into very small particles, forming a dense mass of tiny crystals, resembling ordinary sugar. In appearance, the product is very similar to the darkest brown sugar, as the color of the dates is also very dark.
Interestingly, this natural sweetener can also be prepared at home using a blender or food processor. Easy, fast and healthy.
What are the benefits?
Compared to other types of sugar, prepared from dates does not lead to a sharp rise in blood sugar, which is an important advantage - especially for people with a tendency to a sharp dynamics in glucose levels. At the same time, the small particles of dates contain all the beneficial properties of whole fruits. And they are numerous.
In the first place is the huge content of fiber, which has a wonderful effect on the digestive system, stimulates metabolism and is good for the figure.
This is followed by the high content of B vitamins, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, fiber, copper, antioxidants and more. Also date sugar works stimulates libido, has anti-inflammatory properties and gives a lot of energy.
What can it be used for?
Date sugar can be used as a sweetener for the preparation of all kinds of cakes, biscuits, cakes, for sprinkling cakes and cookies, for flavoring hot drinks - coffee, milk, cocoa. In general - its application is like other types of sugar.
The main difference is that date sugar is difficult to dissolve in a liquid medium due to its high fiber content. Also in taste - it is natural, very sweet, pleasant and fragrant. This is especially true for the dried sugar variant, not baked dates.
From a culinary point of view, this type of sugar is the best option for making vegan pastries, candies and small cakes. And once you have tasted this exotic jewel, you can forever replace the white and brown sugar with the one made from dates - and you won't go wrong.
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