Stevia - Has Anyone Tried It ?

[atalanta]

I usually use a powdered sweetener on my porridge, but recently thought of trying Stevia. To me it has no sweetness at all, but has a curious faint taste of something slightly unpleasant. Do other people experience sweetness with this product, or is it not intended for porridge ?

[Samuraisan]

I prefer Agave. More natural.

[Smowball]

I use Stevia and I like it

[hc4361]

Isn't stevia a plant? If so, you can't get more natural than that.
Atlanta, if you can force your porridge down without sugar or sweetener for a few days you'll come to like it like that. I suggest small portions at first though :D

[Clanad]

Try one envelope of Stevia and however much Splenda it takes to achieve the taste you want. I happen to use one and one...
I've used that combination for some time, especially in coffee.

[-SharonA-]

I don't like it. It leaves an after taste in my mouth.

[murraymints]

salt on porridge ! salt !!! tsk tsk ..lol

[nailit]

Put sugar on it. Why do people deprive themselves of life's little pleasures?

[murraymints]

nah nailit..gotta be salt ..ya big softie !!

[Samuraisan]

Stop tell you the truth, I sneak a 1/4 tsp of brown sugar on my porridge, and have been know to put a bit of maple syrup or honey. It gets boring otherwise.

[Samuraisan]

" To" not "Stop" sorry, damned autocorrect .

[atalanta]

What I want to know is - how can this Stevia stuff call itself a sweetener when I can taste no sweetness at all - even when I use twice as much as I would of any other powdered sweetener ?

[nailit]

LOL minty, I once had a scottish girlfriend and even she put sugar on it :-)
(the porridge that is ..........)

[murraymints]

EEK Hail Mary....

[netibiza]

Your Answer...Yes I tried it this week, and it had a curious revolting taste so I even left my coffee and went back to sugar! I'd like to know if there is a sweetener that is tasteless,

[katerich48]

No I don't like it either - its like every other sweetener Ive tried. The best one so far for me is Xlitol, but its not especially cheap.