no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with natural sweetener

hopeforchange · 01-18-2010, 05:36 PM

i want to make these but i have no sugar. can i use either brown sugar, maple syrup, agave nectar or honey? and how would i substitute it?

i don't want the cookies to taste like honey though.

Lady Grey · 01-18-2010, 06:01 PM

I would guess brown sugar, but maybe use a little bit less??? I think a liquid sweetener would affect the texture more.

Whatever you choose.... report back!!!!

hopeforchange · 01-18-2010, 06:02 PM

well i'm not much on experimenting, so i prolly won't try anything unless someone gives me a report on something that's tried and true.

allisonintx · 01-18-2010, 06:09 PM

if you don't use sugar, it won't work. I mean, it may work, but it won't set up like a cookie. You might have to eat it with a spoon.

hopeforchange · 01-18-2010, 06:14 PM

ok, i found out that you can substitute brown sugar for white sugar at a 1:1 ratio. so i'm gonna try that.

Lady Grey · 01-18-2010, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allisonintx

if you don't use sugar, it won't work. I mean, it may work, but it won't set up like a cookie. You might have to eat it with a spoon.

I thought you were supposed to eat the first 2 or 3 with a spoon?

I just remembered that I did try a batch with reduced sugar a while back and it was a bust.

saturnfire16 · 01-18-2010, 07:49 PM

I make these cookies all the time with honey and they are great!

HomeyT · 01-18-2010, 08:48 PM

sounds good, where's the recipe?? mmmm

hopeforchange · 01-18-2010, 09:09 PM

i made them with brown sugar and they are delicious!!!

do the ones with honey set up right? and do they taste like honey? i don't like honey, so that would ruin it for me, lol!

saturnfire16 · 01-18-2010, 09:29 PM

They do set right, though I add just a little extra oatmeal and use a little less honey than I would sugar. I think they just taste like chocolate, but then again I like honey so I guess you'd have to experiment to see if you'd like it.

butterflyqueen71 · 01-18-2010, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hopeforchange

i made them with brown sugar and they are delicious!!!

do the ones with honey set up right? and do they taste like honey? i don't like honey, so that would ruin it for me, lol!

So, you're saying that if I would normally use 2 cups of sugar, then I'd use 2 cups of brown sugar instead? Sorry, I don't convert recipes well.

I LOVE these and have been making them like crazy lately!

It would be nice to have a variety! Do they taste *better* than sugar?

Rabbit · 01-18-2010, 09:38 PM

With honey or brown sugar, they're frequently gooier or sticky. Edible and tasty, but they lose the special texture. You can make them more like clif bars, though.

When you reduce the sugar too far, you lose the holding power.

allisonintx · 01-19-2010, 06:59 AM

the ones made with honey do taste like honey. It's a very specific taste. Some kinds of honey are better than others. I'm not a big fan of clover honey, myself.

hopeforchange · 01-19-2010, 06:02 PM

i used 2 cups (packed) of brown sugar in place of the 2 cups of white sugar. the set right, tasted great and the texture was the same too.

guess i'll skip the honey ones if they taste like honey, lol!

01-19-2010, 06:07 PM

Recipe

01-18-2010, 05:36 PM	#1
hopeforchange Deactivated Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 9,829	no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with natural sweetener i want to make these but i have no sugar. can i use either brown sugar, maple syrup, agave nectar or honey? and how would i substitute it? i don't want the cookies to taste like honey though.

01-18-2010, 06:01 PM	#2
Lady Grey Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,620	Re: no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with natural sweetener I would guess brown sugar, but maybe use a little bit less??? I think a liquid sweetener would affect the texture more. Whatever you choose.... report back!!!! __________________ Sara

01-18-2010, 06:02 PM	#3
hopeforchange Deactivated Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 9,829	Re: no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with natural sweetener well i'm not much on experimenting, so i prolly won't try anything unless someone gives me a report on something that's tried and true.

01-18-2010, 06:09 PM	#4
allisonintx Rose Garden Some Cal/Mag will probably fix that. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: catching up on the laundry Posts: 41,294	Re: no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with natural sweetener if you don't use sugar, it won't work. I mean, it may work, but it won't set up like a cookie. You might have to eat it with a spoon. __________________ allisonintx Wife to Stephen Mother to Elizabeth 19, Andrew 17, Abigail 14 & Evelyn 12 Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take a boat in the air that you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turn of the world. Love keeps her in the air when she ought to fall down. Tells you she's hurting before she keens. Makes her a home. . . . . . . .

01-18-2010, 06:14 PM	#5
hopeforchange Deactivated Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 9,829	Re: no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with natural sweetener ok, i found out that you can substitute brown sugar for white sugar at a 1:1 ratio. so i'm gonna try that.

01-18-2010, 07:49 PM	#7
saturnfire16 Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Eastern CA Posts: 9,119	Re: no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with natural sweetener I make these cookies all the time with honey and they are great! __________________ ~Emily INTJ, Type 4 Wife to D Mama to: E 12/05 L 7/08 Z 12/10 A 6/14 and J in heaven 2/10 Torah Keeping, Unschooling Family My blog on unschooling and family life: Peace On Dark Nights.

01-18-2010, 08:48 PM	#8
HomeyT Rose Trellis Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,702	Re: no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with natural sweetener sounds good, where's the recipe?? mmmm __________________ Usually nursing while on tapatalk please excuse the typos!

01-18-2010, 09:09 PM	#9
hopeforchange Deactivated Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 9,829	Re: no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with natural sweetener i made them with brown sugar and they are delicious!!! do the ones with honey set up right? and do they taste like honey? i don't like honey, so that would ruin it for me, lol!

01-18-2010, 09:29 PM	#10
saturnfire16 Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Eastern CA Posts: 9,119	Re: no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with natural sweetener They do set right, though I add just a little extra oatmeal and use a little less honey than I would sugar. I think they just taste like chocolate, but then again I like honey so I guess you'd have to experiment to see if you'd like it. __________________ ~Emily INTJ, Type 4 Wife to D Mama to: E 12/05 L 7/08 Z 12/10 A 6/14 and J in heaven 2/10 Torah Keeping, Unschooling Family My blog on unschooling and family life: Peace On Dark Nights.

01-18-2010, 09:38 PM	#12
Rabbit Deactivated You know how we say, "It works both ways!" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the Neighborhood Posts: 39,704	Re: no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with natural sweetener With honey or brown sugar, they're frequently gooier or sticky. Edible and tasty, but they lose the special texture. You can make them more like clif bars, though. When you reduce the sugar too far, you lose the holding power.

01-19-2010, 06:59 AM	#13
allisonintx Rose Garden Some Cal/Mag will probably fix that. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: catching up on the laundry Posts: 41,294	Re: no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with natural sweetener the ones made with honey do taste like honey. It's a very specific taste. Some kinds of honey are better than others. I'm not a big fan of clover honey, myself. __________________ allisonintx Wife to Stephen Mother to Elizabeth 19, Andrew 17, Abigail 14 & Evelyn 12 Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take a boat in the air that you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turn of the world. Love keeps her in the air when she ought to fall down. Tells you she's hurting before she keens. Makes her a home. . . . . . . .

01-19-2010, 06:02 PM	#14
hopeforchange Deactivated Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 9,829	Re: no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with natural sweetener i used 2 cups (packed) of brown sugar in place of the 2 cups of white sugar. the set right, tasted great and the texture was the same too. guess i'll skip the honey ones if they taste like honey, lol!

01-19-2010, 06:07 PM	#15
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