The "I Can't Believe This Has No Sugar" Cookbook [Paperback]

Deborah E. Buhr (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 1997

It's hard to believe that these tempting and delicious baked favorites contain no sugar, honey, or artificial sweetners:

Chocolate-Coconut Cake
Spelt Whole-Grain Yeast Bread
Peach Pie
Sugar-free, Dairy-free Fudge
Blueberry Crisp
Summer Afternoon Malt
Whole-Wheat Raisin Cookies
Graham-Cracker Cookie Cutouts
Apple-Nut Cinnamon Rolls
Raspberry Popsicles

The secret is fruit, pure and naural, along with fruit juice concentrates, date sugar, and other healthful alternatives to sugar. All recipes are dairy-free and most are cholesterol-free and can be adapted for common food allergies. Deborah Buhr's family-tested recipes are irresistibly good--perfect for children, diabetics, calorie counters, the food allergic, and anyone with a "healthy" sweet tooth.

Editorial Reviews

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"With this cookbook in hand, bakers can now whip up a yummy assortment of healthier goodies." --Cookbook Digest

"[An] outstanding baking and dessert book, using all-natural sweetners." --World of Cookbooks

"Anyone who is interested in cutting down or eliminating sugar from their diet will be andious to try these recipes." --Booklist

About the Author

Deborah E. Buhr lives in Sumner, Iowa. She created er sugar-free recipes when members of her family developed food allergies and sugar sensitivity.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; Revised edition (May 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312155514
• ISBN-13: 978-0312155513
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Special Diet > Low Cholesterol

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63 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I can't believe this book will help anyone, January 4, 2007

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This review is from: The "I Can't Believe This Has No Sugar" Cookbook (Paperback)

I was very interested in this book due to my recent diagnosis of pre-diabetes. I've been advised to steer clear of simple sugars, esp. white sugar, white flour, rice and potatoes. I thought this book would be a great addition to my cookbook library, but alas it was not. Unfortunately the authors simply omit white sugar from the recipes, but still include huge amounts of simple sugars through white flour and fruit juice concentrates. If you are specifically allergic to white sugar, then this book might be for you. If, however, you're a diabetic trying to cut out simple sugars I'd pass on this book.

50 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good sweet tooth satisfying recipes for restricted diets, March 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The "I Can't Believe This Has No Sugar" Cookbook (Paperback)

The recipes in this book are very tasty. They are excellent for people who need to eliminate refined sugar from their diets. As most of the recipes call for fruit juice concentrates or other sugar sources one must pay careful attention to the diabetic exchange guidelines.

My favorite recipes are the muffins and breads. I purchased the book to reduce the amount of sugar in my childrens diet as I felt it triggered hyperactivity.

Most ingredients are available at the super market. A few require a trip to a well stocked health food store. The blueberry muffins are - quick and easy.

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Non-dairy, Sugar Free Recipes that Actually Taste Good!, September 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The "I Can't Believe This Has No Sugar" Cookbook (Paperback)

If you've been told that you can't have dairy or refined sugars and don't want to experiment with "traditional" recipes, this book is for you.

Recipes are well written and easy to follow. They even produce food that tastes good. For once, my boyfriend, who usually dislikes my attempts at non-dairy, sugar-free cooking, asked for seconds!

For my first test, I made Baking Powder Biscuits. Awesome! They came out flaky and tasty. (If you don't like a lot of salt, you might want to reduce the amount required.) For my second test, I made the fudge. Another tasty treat.