Customer Reviews

Sweet and Natural: More Than 120 Naturally Sweet and Dairy-Free Desserts

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Meredith McCarty has put together a most marvelous book for health-conscious people who want tasty desserts. In addition to over 120 recipes, there is a wealth of information about baking, health, ingredients, techniques, history of foods, etc. This is a great resource. All recipes are vegan (meat- egg- and dairy-free). The book is divided into 8 different dessert sections, plus pages and pages about different sweeteners, flours, leavening agents, oils, salt, fruit, seasonings, edible flowers, appliances, cookware, supplies, etc...The dessert sections are: Fresh Fruit Desserts; Sorbets; Pies & Tarts; Crisps & Cobblers; Cakes, Tea Breads, & Muffins; Cookies; Puddings; Nut Milks, Pastes, & Creams. Ms. McCarty is obviously fond of using brown rice malt syrup or other malted grains as a sweetener, as they metabolize more slowly. But she also incorporates FruitSource, pure maple syrup, fruit juice concentrates, etc. This book is not just for those who want to use more natural sweeteners or who have problems with sugar, nor is this book just for those who want dairy-free desserts. It's for anyone who loves to bake/cook and loves to eat! All the recipes I have tried thus far have been delectable. I just made the Cranberry Nut Bread and it is fantastic! The book does feature a few color photos of some of the finished desserts. All in all a fabulous addition to any cook's kitchen, but especially those who are health-conscious and/or vegan.

I neglected to mention in my previous review that this book features many wheat-free variations of the desserts, plus other types of variations that seem to go on and on...you will not be bored with this cookbook. Almost every recipe can be made wheat-free, and almost every recipe has 5 or 6 variations that could easily qualify as independent recipes in their own right--making the grand total of recipes *many* more than 120.

great book.. I loved it I fooled everyone with these desserts.. nobody knew....I would recommend this book even if you done't have a sugar problem...

This book is great. I've baked many of the recipes and my family loves them all. Highly recommended.

I bought this book when it first came out. I have used it weekly since that time. The information given in this book makes it extremly helpful for those with any food issues. The desserts in this book are to be eaten and enjoyed.

There are plenty of receipes that are very good. I didnt give it five stars cause I dont like agar flakes.

My wife is 'sertif. organic macrobiotic' kind of nuts. When she ve got book - she made a lot of cakes and now she lost it, she is looking everywhere - it is national disaster, (and she has a lot of cooking books) but I have to buy another one...