Half the Sugar, All the Love: 100 Easy, Low-Sugar Recipes for Every Meal of the

I'm pretty picky about my cookbooks. I have three kids and no free time, so I keep a short stack of favorites handy. This cookbook is now in my top three favs. My criteria: (1) the recipes are reliably good, (2) not too complicated, and (3) healthy. This cookbook checks all the boxes. My kids and I started experimenting with the desserts. OMG! The Pecan Pie Bars are my favorite. I could eat the entire pan by myself. And perhaps I have, but I'm not telling. My son makes the Apple Crisp recipe every week for breakfast. The crumb topping works for any fruit, so we mix it up with berries and cherries too. The banana bread is A-MAZING. I normally don't love banana bread, but this recipe has made me a fan. The dessert recipes are easy enough that my 11 year old makes all of them my himself now. I'm gluten free, and I didn't have a problem adapting the recipes when needed. I either use GF flour or nut flour, and all the recipes have turned out well. The dessert recipes were so solid that I've been branching out to meals. The Shrimp Pad Thai and Chinese Lettuce Cups are my current favorite, but they've all been delicious. Honestly, I'm impressed.

I not only want to cut back on sugar, but also processed white flour. Almost every breakfast and desert recipe in this book requires flour. Also, I'm a freak about cookbooks that don't have pictures with every recipe and there are only pictures for every second or third recipe. Returning this. :(

Great cookbook. I made a banana bread recipe from this cookbook that was hosted in Columbus Dispatch, our local paper, a while ago. It's the absolute best!! I made muffins instead, and have made them multiple times. When I ordered this cookbook, I see that is contains a lot of genuinely delicious and quality recipes. Great quality book as well. I really admire the clever way the author uses sugar, being mindful of the amount of sugar as well, which is very rare in USA where I live. The sugar sources in my banana bread (the very ripe bananas and dates) actually enhance the taste of other ingredients without overpowering them. You taste everything! Fantastic work by the author. Very well done.

I liked the recipes they were easy some a little more complex. But it gives insight into lowering your sugar and how to do it

I got this book when I decided it was time to cut back on sugar. What I like is it doesn’t give you recipes that call for artificial sweeteners. They use natural sweeteners like dates, sweet potatoes, maple syrup or honey. This has been my go-to for several recipes since cutting back on sugar.