This is a sponsored post in partnership with Zing™ and Her Campus Media. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
As someone with huge sweet tooth, I love using alternative sugar replacements to cut
down on the sugar in my diet. Since discovering stevia years ago, it has become my go-to daily sugar-replacement.
I was really excited to try Born Sweet™ Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener because it is made from 100% stevia and has zero calories and zero artificial ingredients. Zing™ makes a Baking Blend with stevia leaf extract and pure cane sugar (5 calories per serving), but I was sent the Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener which is perfect for sprinkling on food or mixing into food and drinks. I was sent a box of single-serve packets, but it also comes in an easy-to-spoon jar as well.
The biggest test for me with stevia and recipes that use stevia is the taste. Some varieties of stevia leave really strange, bitter aftertastes to the food and drinks they are added to that totally take away from enjoying my meal or snack! I have to say, that the taste is really great with this brand. I’ve been sprinkling a little into my coffee and tea or mixing into smoothies and yogurt bowls.
Since the weather is starting to cool down and fall is in the air, I’m ready for some of those great fall flavors in my food.
Don’t worry, I don’t have another pumpkin smoothie or latte recipe for you today.
Instead I have an awesome smoothie I have been loving as a snack in the afternoon or after a workout that includes another one of my favorite autumn flavors-apple cinnamon and goes perfectly with some Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener.
The spiciness of the cinnamon and nutmeg is balanced by the hint of vanilla and
sweetness of the apple. I used my NutriNinja blender, but just a word of caution that you may need to experiment using applesauce in the recipe if your blender at home cannot handle blending apple chunks!
Apple Cinnamon Smoothie
Serving Size: 1 Smoothie Total Time: 5 Minutes
Ingredients:
1 small apple, cored, chopped in chunks
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 packet of Zing™ Stevia or tsp of sweetener of your choice
1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
1 cup cashew milk (use whatever milk you prefer or have on hand)
1 handful of ice cubes (~ 1 cup)
Instructions:
Place all ingredients into a blender and pulse until blended completely. Serve immediately and enjoy!
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Have you tried stevia or an alternative sugar replacement before? What's your favorite fall flavor?
YUMMMM! This sounds wayyyy too tasty for words. Which is a good thing, no talking, just drinking - or eating with a spoon! ;)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so good! I've never actually thrown apples into a smoothie before--not sure why, but that's definitely going to have to change!
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