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For many years, diabetics believed they had to avoid sweets and desserts while everyone else around them enjoyed a festive food-filled holiday season. This is no longer the case when using Ideal®. Check out these great holiday recipes that will make you want more!

Angel Food Cake

Double Chocolate Cookies

Cinnamon Cookies

Pecan Pie

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Chocolate No Dairy Cake

Servings: 32

Ingredients:
1 c Ideal® No Calorie Sweetener
½ c (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ c flour
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, cream together Ideal® and butter; beat in egg and vanilla.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture.
3. Blend well until ball is formed; cover dough and refrigerate 2 hours.
4. Temper dough until soft enough to roll; roll out in between two pieces of parchment paper to 1/8″ thickness.
5. Cut into desired shape; set cookies on lightly greased cookie sheets.
6. Bake at 350° F for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
7. Cool slightly on pans, then remove to racks to cool completely.

A dusting of flour while rolling will reduce sticking. Sprinkle top of cookies with Ideal® before cooking. Can add ½ teaspoon lemon zest for a twist to this recipe, or can be iced or frosted.

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Servings:12

Ingredients:
8 oz low-fat cream cheese, softened
Zest of one fresh orange
1 TBS frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1/3 c Ideal® Confectionery

Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients until smooth.

Per Serving: 50 Calories, 2 g Protein; 3 g Total Fat; 5 g Carbohydrates; 0 g Fiber; 2 g Sugar; 90 mg Sodium; 10 mg Cholesterol

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How does Heartland stick to such high standards?  By maintaining great relationships with distributors and vendors, Heartland Sweeteners is able to produce the sugar-free products that customers want, on the customer’s schedule. Heartland Sweeteners wants to partner with our customers in order to provide customized products for their establishments. We have an entrepreneurial spirit and can easily adapt to requests. Partnerships will result in the end consumer getting the products that they need and want.

Although fairly new to the food service arena, the entrepreneurial spirit Heartland Sweeteners possesses has been part of our business for years. “While the food service venue is new for us, in response to higher demand for healthier options, our focus on partnering with our customers to provide custom solutions, using Ideal^® No Calorie Sweetener, sets us apart from the competition,” said Jerry Norris, Heartland Sweetener’s Vice President of Foodservice Sales.

Our main sweetener, Ideal^®, is made with a proprietary blend of sweeteners with xylitol as the main ingredient by volume.  Because its structure is so similar to sugar, xylitol has the same sweetness as sugar, dissolves completely in beverages and it also adds volume and texture in cooking and baking.  The taste of Ideal^® is even preferred over sugar*!  Reducing added sugar in your beverages and dishes has never been so easy or tasted so delicious.

The Ideal^® portfolio includes large count cartons of packets suitable for tabletop use and on beverage stations.  Additionally, we offer bags of Ideal^® white granulated, brown granulated and confectionery (like powdered sugar)—all made without sugar, suitable for people with diabetes and low in calories.  We also have ready-to-use mixes for cakes, pies, cookies, and quick breads to help you create indulgent desserts better-suited to your health-attentive customers.  For more information on Ideal^®, custom mixes, as well as other Heartland Sweeteners’ brands, visit www.heartlandsweeteners.com, or contact Jerry Norris, Vice President of Foodservice Sales, at 317-566-9750.