Another Davinci SF syrup thread

[Kumus]

Wanted to mention that I received my Davinci order last week. I got blueberry, pineapple and simple SF syrups. I'm very pleased with the blueberry and pineapple, haven't tried the simple yet. I wanted a little something sweet so I added a few squirts of the blueberry to 1/2 c. Hood milk. Was quite tasty. Also tried it with the pineapple.

How is the Davinci strawberry syrup?

[Charski]

Strawberry is DH's favorite! It's good, I like it too.

The pineapple is especially yummy in cottage cheese or yogurt, if you eat those things. I also enjoyed it thickened (1/2 cup DV, 1/2 tsp. Thicken Thin Not/Starch, whisked well and nuked til thick) over pancakes. I'm sure it would be good as a cheesecake topping that way too.

Char

[Kumus]

I knew I should have ordered it, but was afraid it might taste like that fake strawberry flavoring. I've never thickened it Char, but I want to try that. The pineapple & peach is good in cottage cheese.

[Maxibee]

Friday, I went by our local Cash and Carry to look for some Davinci's syrups. They don't carry them here! :( I guess I will have to hunt for a TJMaxx somewhere. My grocery store only carries SF Vanilla. Boring.

Maybe I'll order some online. I'm looking forward to some "sno-cones" this summer. Our local snowcone stand had one sugar-free flavor: strawberry....and it was terrible.

Can I ask where you are ordering from?

[KCTinter]

Maxi, Netrition is where I order DaVinci's. They have a single shipping fee (I think it's around $4.95) so it really pays if you order lots of bottles!

[Kumus]

Netrition is a good source, flat rate shipping & it's really fast. But, they don't carry all the flavors that are available on the Davinci website. I really would like to try the lime and Netrition doesn't carry it.

[Aderyn]

Depending on the number of bottles you are getting, you can sometimes come out just about the same on the DaVinci site, as the syrups are a little cheaper there even though the shipping is different. This especially tends to happen if I'm ordering their flavor of the month, which is always marked down a couple bucks.

Aderyn

[Kumus]

Thanks for the info, Aderyn. I will most likely order from the Davinci site next time to get a couple of the flavors that are hard to find.

[KCTinter]

I have also ordered from the DaVinci site, too. I love the little sample packs. They make great gifts.

[Aderyn]

By the way, in the fruit flavors, I do not think the cherry is very good. To me, it tastes like the flavoring used for cherry cough drops. I like the raspberry pretty well, though, in addition to the fruit flavors already mentioned here.

And if you like to flavor your coffee or Mock Danish with chocolate, the German chocolate is to die for! I add some flax seeds to the Mock Danish and flavor with the German chocolate for a "sort-of" cake fix

Aderyn

[Kumus]

I like the raspberry and the German chocolate cake, both are very good.

KC, my DH gave me one of those little gift packs for Christmas, they are adorable.

Has anybody tried the lemon or the lime flavors?

[binki]

I haven't, but I've tried the lemon-lime and it is VILE. Tastes like one of those green freezer pops we used to eat as kids... just tastes like "green". Save your money on that one!

[DebB]

I have a question please. For those of you that use DaVinci's Simple Syrup - have you used it in place of granular Splenda for sweetening drinks? I make iced tea and use gran. Splenda to sweeten it, but I've bought several bottles of the SSyrup - I just don't know the ratio to use. Can anyone help? I'd sure appreciate it - TIA

[Kumus]

Deb, I just bought my first bottle of Davinci SS, so I don't have much info to give. Maybe someone who is already using it will help out. I use liquid Splenda for my tea, order it online.

http://www.sweetzfree.com/

http://www.locarber.com/

[texanflowr]

Deb, I have virtually invested in all the flavors and love them. When I wish to sweeten my tea, I use 1 tablespoon.... works great with coffee as well, if you are a coffee drinker. I have also made Italian Sodas with it. Here's a simple recipe, and you can substitute whatever flavors of Da Vinci's you have on hand.





Ingredients:
ice
sparkling water or club soda (make certain if using club soda it contains no sugars)
1 oz Da Vinci Gourmet White Chocolate Sugar free Syrup
1 oz Da Vinci Gourmet Peanut Butter Sugar free Syrup
1 oz Half and Half or Heavy Cream