Thursday, December 13, 2012
Torani
The fine folks at SheSpeaks and Torani sent me 2 FREE bottles of sugar-free Torani syrup to try:
Hazelnut:
http://www.torani.com/#/products/sugar-free-hazelnut-syrup
and
Pumpkin pie:
http://www.torani.com/#/products/sugar-free-pumpkin-pie-syrup
Both are sweetened with Splenda, a perennial favorite in the Omni household, for the caloric savings and for the excellent taste... and both are delicious!! You can put them in coffee, fancy coffees, tea (my husband uses 'em that way), over ice cream, in smoothies and spritzers... I'm even contemplating trying it the next time I bake a ham!!
This is the easiest way to add a sophisticated sweetness and flavor to holiday treats; it'll be making its way into eggnog for sure (I don't don't ever just throw nutmeg on there, I always do better than that), and if we have oatmeal for a family breakfast it'll be a big step up from brown sugar. It's not like an extract where you have to measure a little bit carefully or you'll regret it, you just pour it on and eat/drink.
The company has an interesting history, too:
"In 1925, Rinaldo and Ezilda Torre visited family in Lucca, Italy. The two returned home to their native San Francisco with something very important: handwritten recipes, which they used to create authentic flavored syrups.
These syrups helped Rinaldo and Ezilda reintroduce the Italian soda to their North Beach neighborhood. And the sodas were a hit. Years later, Torani helped record another hit: our syrup was used to create the world’s first flavored latte!"
http://www.torani.com/#/about/our-story
I give Torani 2 thumbs up; get yourself a bottle to celebrate the holidays with, or bring one as your next hostess gift... or mix some into Santa's milk so you don't get coal in your stocking again this year!! ;-)
Hazelnut:
http://www.torani.com/#/products/sugar-free-hazelnut-syrup
and
Pumpkin pie:
http://www.torani.com/#/products/sugar-free-pumpkin-pie-syrup
Both are sweetened with Splenda, a perennial favorite in the Omni household, for the caloric savings and for the excellent taste... and both are delicious!! You can put them in coffee, fancy coffees, tea (my husband uses 'em that way), over ice cream, in smoothies and spritzers... I'm even contemplating trying it the next time I bake a ham!!
This is the easiest way to add a sophisticated sweetness and flavor to holiday treats; it'll be making its way into eggnog for sure (I don't don't ever just throw nutmeg on there, I always do better than that), and if we have oatmeal for a family breakfast it'll be a big step up from brown sugar. It's not like an extract where you have to measure a little bit carefully or you'll regret it, you just pour it on and eat/drink.
The company has an interesting history, too:
"In 1925, Rinaldo and Ezilda Torre visited family in Lucca, Italy. The two returned home to their native San Francisco with something very important: handwritten recipes, which they used to create authentic flavored syrups.
These syrups helped Rinaldo and Ezilda reintroduce the Italian soda to their North Beach neighborhood. And the sodas were a hit. Years later, Torani helped record another hit: our syrup was used to create the world’s first flavored latte!"
http://www.torani.com/#/about/our-story
I give Torani 2 thumbs up; get yourself a bottle to celebrate the holidays with, or bring one as your next hostess gift... or mix some into Santa's milk so you don't get coal in your stocking again this year!! ;-)
