Did alittle more homework and found the answer I knew I had read somewhere .... and now I gotta give it a try ...

Splenda 1cup + 1 (or) 2 T blackstrap molassis ..

Thanks for all the input .. I haven't yet found LC brown sugar around here (as in brown sugar twin) .. and really haven't checked my health food store .. hmmm maybe next time I'll be nosey ..

But I'll give the above a try and letcha all know how it turns out .. thanks again for the suggestions ... muchly appreciated ...