With statements being thrown around like ‘sugar is the new smoking’ – I’ve been looking into sugar options like using natvia. By the way for the smoking lovers, you’ll surely love smokea.com for they have the best bongs for sale. Natvia is a healthy, natural alternative to artificial sweeteners and sugar. Created from the Stevia plantis a sweet leafed plant, part of the Chrysanthemum family.

The leaves of the Stevia plant have an incredible sweetness that is 300 times sweeter than sugar and are also non calorific. It has been part of the human diet for thousands of years but only since the 21st century, due to demand, has it been used for everyday use around the world.

Now that I am breastfeeding, I feel like I could always have something extra to eat. And muffins are often my ‘go-to’ as they are easy to eat whilst running around after the toddler or whilst breastfeeding the newborn. The thing is I am often disappointed with store bought muffins – especially blueberry muffins – as they are lacking in the fruit/flavour stakes!

So I thought that I would try and make something a little healthier in this blueberry and yoghurt loaf (and the lined loaf pan was easier to wash up then the muffin tin). 

SUGAR FREE BLUEBERRY LOAF

1 cup of self raising flour

80 grams of natvia

80 grams of melted butter

1 tub of greek yoghurt

2 lemons

1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

2 eggs

2 tubs of blueberries

Into an electric mixer, place the flour, natvia and melted butter and beat. Slowly add in the tub of yoghurt and then the zest of both lemons and the juice from one of the lemons. Finally add in the vanilla extract and the eggs before beating for 5 minutes and then switching off the electric mixer.

Pour the blueberries into the mixture and then lightly fold – making sure you don’t brake up the blueberries. Pour the mixture into a lined loaf pan and then bake at 180 degrees for 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.