Winner Bakes All

Round One:
Sugar Cookies

Delicate, sweet, and relatively easy to make, the classic sugar cookie is the perfect baking battleground. Our bakers cooked up two identical batches (apart from the sweeteners), and the results speak for themselves. The Truvia® sweetened cookies came out with pleasant texture and shape, and just the right amount of subtle browning. US competitor cookies were underwhelming; with a not-quite-right color, lumpy texture, and odd shape.

Ingredients

1½ cups Truvia Sweet Complete^® Granulated All-Purpose Sweetener

1 cup butter (unsalted)

1 egg**

1 tsp vanilla extract

2¼ cups all-purpose flour

½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350° F.
2. In a large mixing bowl cream together butter and Truvia Sweet Complete® Granulated All-Purpose Sweetener.
3. Add vanilla and egg. Mix for 1-2 minutes.
4. Add salt, baking powder and flour mix to form a soft dough.
5. Scoop the dough out and roll into balls.
6. Place balls on a lined baking sheet, flatten down each ball.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges are lightly brown.
8. Store in a sealed container.

Round Two:
Banana Bread

A true kitchen classic, just about every baker worth their salt has tried their hand at Banana Bread– which makes it a perfect recipe for our competition. How did Truvia fare against the US competitor? The Truvia loaf had a better rise, better browning, color, and a better banana bread texture. The US challenger fell a little flat in all categories.

Ingredients

Non-stick cooking spray

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

½ tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

3 medium, very ripe bananas; mashed (1 1⁄3 cups)

1⁄3 cup unsalted butter, melted

3⁄4 cup Truvia^® Sweet Complete^® Granulated Stevia Leaf Sweetener

1 large eggs**, beaten

1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray 8x4 inch loaf pan with non-stick spray.
2. Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
3. In a mixing bowl, mash bananas until smooth, Stir in melted butter.
4. Mix in Truvía^® Sweet Complete^® Sweetener, Vanilla, and egg.
5. Lightly fold the banana mixture into the dry ingredients until just combined.
6. Transfer batter to prepared loaf pan, about ¾ full.
7. Bake 55-60 minutes or until a pick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
8. Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes. Remove loaf from pan and transfer to a wire rack.
9. Store in a sealed container or wrap well with foil.