Is liquid stivea the same as liquid splenda?? For example, in linda sue's recipes can you subsitute liquid stivea for the liquid splenda? Will the carb count be the same as liquid splenda?

anyone????

No

Liquid stevia is a extract made from the stevia leaf

Liquid splenda is the base sucralose used to make the powdered stuff

No, you can't always sub them one for one, unless your particular brand of Stevia happens to be the same strength as most liquid sucralose. For the Sweetzfree brand of liquid sucralose, the concentration is 1 drop = 1 rounded tsp of sugar sweetness. If your liquid Stevia is the same, then you can substitute it one for one, otherwise, I suggest you periodically taste whatever you're making, adding the sweetener a little at a time, until it's sweet enough for your taste.

There's lots of very useful information about sweeteners in the FAQ Frequently Asked Questions, right at the top of this Kitchen Talk forum. Have a look, there's a ton of good stuff in there.

thanks for the responses, I'll do some research.

I do make my own liquid Stevia, 1/8th tsp pure white Stevia extract (health food stores are your best best) is approximately equal to 1C sweetness with some variation on brands...I take it from there.

E.g., if I want 1 Tsp of Liquid Stevia (homemade) to be about 1C of sweetness, I use 1 Tsp of the extract and 8 Tsp of filtered or distilled water and stir them up in a little bottle. Bingo.

For the commercial liquid Stevia(s), you can usually go on Serving Size, which is almost always equivalent to 2 Tsp of sweetness (like sweetener packets). So if it says 1 drop in your coffee, that 1 drop is about 2 Tsp sweetness, so 1 C or thereabouts would be 48 drops...you can see why I'd rather blend my own, it's both cheaper and easier to measure for cooking.

With ANY stevia mixture, however, you have to go by taste and start low, working your way up. Stevia is fab, but go too much and that aftertaste will get you.

I like it best in blends. Two or more sweeteners, you get to use less because the sweetness is greater than the sum of its parts ("synergy", a word you will see in your research).