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Mix up your weekend breakfast by adding a little raw-goodness. This easy to make, raw lemon pudding adds incredible flavor and sweetness to this morning bake. It’s loaded with fiber and protein from blueberries, chia seeds, shredded coconut and buckwheat. Instead of a low-quality, fast food muffin, make extra lemon blueberry breakfast bakes and keep them in the freezer for an ultra-healthy, quick and easy breakfast on the go. Your body and digestive system will thank you!

If you’re a coconut lover, these cookies will be your new fave. With not one, not two but four coconut ingredients, these have to the most tropical cookies we’ve ever seen. Easily whip up a batch when impromptu guests arrive, and with the heavenly smell wafting through the house, they’ll almost think that you expected company. And after you serve them these cookies, you’ll have an even harder time trying to get them to leave!

Dates have long been enjoyed as a sweet and nutritional food especially in the Mediterranean and Middle East for thousands of years. They are traditionally enjoyed as a snack always present in a bowl on the dining room table alongside raw nuts and seeds. In Western culture Dates and date sugar have been enjoyed in recipes such as Date Squares topped with crunchy oatmeal – YUM!

Unlike typical refined sugar from cane or beets, this variety is made from ground dates. There is no processing involved at all, so you get a pure unrefined natural sweetener that is uniquely suited to specific culinary recipes. And Dates don’t just taste great, they are nutritional too!

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Date Sugar is a pleasant-tasting natural sweetener made from finely chopped dried dates. Its texture is a course of dry granular brown-coloured sugar.

Because it tends not to melt when heated like refined white cane sugar, it is best used in recipes which call for brown sugar. Date Sugar tends to be a little sweeter than brown sugar so it is suggested you use approximately 2/3 the equivalent of brown sugar.

How To Add Date Sugar To Your Daily Life

You can add a sprinkle of Date Sugar to fresh fruit, plain yogurt, or hot cereals. It is also used in whole-grain bread recipes which call for it specifically. In grain recipes, its unique taste and sweetness complements the taste and texture of whole grains very well.

What Are The Health Benefits of Date Sugar?

Date Sugar is high in many nutrients. In fact, it scored higher in antioxidant content than any other sugar, even compared to honey and maple syrup. This sugar is high in beta-carotene, Lutein and Zea-Xanthin. Antioxidants protect your cells against oxidative damage from free radicals and oxidized fats. All three of these antioxidants are especially protective for your eyes and protect against cataracts and macular degeneration.

It is also high in tannins which keep your digestive system healthy and fight infection. And, if you are one of those people who bruise easily, tannins and the iron naturally contained in Date Sugar will strengthen your capillaries which protect them from being easily damaged.

Lastly, this sugar alternative is also high in vitamins and minerals including Vitamin A, Potassium, Calcium, Copper, Manganese, Magnesium and phosphorus. All of these nutrients are important for bone, blood and electrolyte balance.

Shopping For Quality Date Sugar Products

Date Sugar comes in course granular form. It can be found in most health food stores and online.

For baking recipes, because it is sweeter than regular sugar, only add 2/3 of what is asked for in brown or white sugar.

Remember this sugar alternative does not melt or dissolve well in liquid so when substituting it for another sugar be aware of this.

You must think we’ve lost it by presenting the idea that you should have cake for breakfast, but rest assured with cakes like this – you can’t afford not too! Especially when it's as healthy and as filling as this pumpkin raspberry cake. This entire cake is packed with 22 grams of protein and 15 grams of fiber, which will easily keep you full all the way to lunch. Eat half for breakfast and take the other as a snack – if it lasts that long!

These chewy and tender cookies are sure to please any apple pie lover. Not only are they simply delicious, they are also 100 percent sugar-free – but don’t worry, the natural sweetness from the bananas and dates help curb your sweet tooth! For an added health bonus, leave the peel on the apples for even more fiber and antioxidants!

If you just went sugar-free, but you’re still having cravings for something sweet – then we’ve got just the thing for you! You’re going to love these naturally sweetened apple coconut macaroons that use fresh applesauce, shredded coconut and shredded apples. Apples are so good for you because they are high in fiber, antioxidants and vitamin C, which make them good for lowering cholesterol, boosting immunity and overall heart health. With benefits like these, you can’t afford not to eat them!