Nutrient-Dense Baking Favorites
These are my essentials for nutrient-dense baking! I love to base recipes on them, use them as substitutes for less optimal ingredients or add them in while baking to bolster nutrition.
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1 - Guittard Sante Coconut Sugar Chocolate Chips
Sweetened only with coconut sugar
Five ingredients: cocoa beans, coconut sugar from nectar of coconut trees, inulin, cocoa butter, vanilla beans
No sugar alcohols
Spikes blood sugar less than granulated sugar
Direct 1:1 substitute for granulated sugar
Provides sweetness and a subtle caramel flavor
Made delicious drinks but also amazing in baked goods - sprinkled on cake or an added flavor boost in brownies or cookies
Organic
No sugar or sugar alcohols
Almond flour base
Gluten free
Fudgey + delicious!