Tips for use & processing

The use of freshly harvested stevia leaves

During the entire growing season, you can continuously harvest the leaves of the sweet herb fresh from the perennial. You can add these to drinks and food to give the food a pleasant sweetness. Use sparingly, as a single leaf is often enough to sweeten a cup of tea.

The use of the hardened leaves

You can process the dried stevia leaves into a fine powder and use this as a natural sweetener for food and drinks. It has a very high sweetness and is heat-resistant. Therefore, unlike other sweeteners, you can also use it for baking and cooking.

The processing of leaves into stevia liquid extract

Liquid sweetener is a little easier to dose than powder. You can easily make this extract yourself:

• Put half a liter of water in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
• Add two handfuls of fresh, slightly chopped leaves.
• Bring to the boil and let the mixture simmer for 10.
• Let the stevia brew cool down.
• Strain through a sieve into a bottle and close tightly.
• Always store the sweetener in the refrigerator to prevent it from spoiling.

Stevia has enormous sweetening power

When using stevia, keep in mind that each plant has an individual concentration of stevioside in the leaves. Therefore, carefully approach the correct dosage.

A rule of thumb:

• One gram of dried stevia leaves is about one tablespoon of sugar
• One level teaspoon of stevia powder corresponds to about 50 grams of sugar

The healing properties of stevia

The honey herb is used successfully for ailments such as high blood pressure and heartburn. Since it has almost no calories, it is also a valuable aid in health-indicated weight loss.

It works according to clinical studies

• antibacterial
• anti-cancer
• lowering blood pressure
• anti-inflammatory

Tips & Tricks

During the winter months you can also make stevia broth from dried and uncrushed stevia leaves.

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