Delectable Coconut Sugar

Let’sLive Coconut Sugar is 100% naturally extracted from farms in Tamilnadu. This raw sugar is actually sap collected from the flowering stem of coconut trees. Sweet sap is then boiled until the moisture in it is evaporated. The resultant crystals are brown in color and are powdered as coconut sugar. Pure & unadulterated, this natural sugar has a low glycemic index. Unlike the empty calories provided by regular sugar, Coconut sugar has minerals iron, zinc, calcium & potassium, along with some short-chain fatty acids like polyphenols and antioxidants. You can enjoy your sweets now knowing that you are enriching yourself with this brown caramel-tasting Coconut Sugar!

Satisfy your sweet tooth with Let’sLive Coconut sugar today!

1. Electrolytes: Coconut sugar contains Potassium, Magnesium and Sodium which are all essential for our regular body functions

2. Low GI: Regular sugar has a GI of 65 whereas coconut sugar has around 35 which is much closer to natural sugars found in fruits. Diabetics, however should consult their doctors if they can include coconut sugar as part of their daily consumption

3. Rich in Minerals: Coconut sugar has an abundance of minerals like iron, zinc, and calcium which has lot of health benefits including strong bones

4. Rich in Vitamin C: Vitamin C helps to strengthen immune system and so makes us resistant to diseases

5. Healthy fats: The healthy fats in coconut sugar helps prevent cholesterol and thus heart diseases

6. Good fiber: Inulin, a dietary fiber in the sugar keeps the gut healthy and helps to fight colon cancer. Not only that it helps in improving digestion

7. No animal bones: Sometimes regular sugar is processed with animal bone char to get the white color and good consistency. Coconut sugar is completely Vegan since its just dried sap from coconut flower

Coconut sugar can be substituted for regular sugar with approximately the same measures that the recipes call for. Since the texture is similar it can be a very effective substitute.

Coconut sugar can be used in hot & cold beverages like coffee, tea, juices etc. It can be also used in sweets either in powder or granular forms. It can be melted or baked just as regular refined sugar and used in your recipe

I am Vignesh, a coconut farmer from Udumalpet near Pollachi, Tamilnadu. Our farm is famous for our handmade Coconut Sugar and Coconut Jaggery. Once Coconut trees that are around 5yrs or older start flowering they are cut before they become fruits. We place earthen pots near the flower cuts. Sweet sap flows out of the cut and everyday morning we collect this sap and boil it to make coconut sugar. Although climbing tall trees is a little risky, we are used to hard work and are happy that we can bring out a handmade value-added product. Please buy our product and encourage us.

BANANA CAKE USING COCONUT SUGAR

Ingredients

4 overripe banana

1/2 cup Let'sLive Coconut Sugar

1/4 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 cup Let'sLive Groundnut Oil

3/4 cup wheat flour

3/4 cup maida

1tsp baking powder

1tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp cinnamon powder

For toppings

Almonds

Cashews

White til

Preparation :

1. Cut the bananas and put them in the mixer jar

2. Add Let’sLive coconut sugar to bananas and mix it

3. Add vanilla essence and Let’sLive groundnut oil

4. Sieve the wheat flour, maida, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon powder separately

5. Mix the dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately

6. Then gently put in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Do not mix too much since it will make the cake denser.

7. Apply oil to the baking tray

8. Add the chopped toppings whichever you prefer. We have used almonds, cashews & white til.

9. Bake in Bati oven on low flame for 40 mins OR Bake in preheated OTG oven at 180 °C for 30 mins

10. Delectable and yummy Banana cake using coconut sugar is ready