4.36 out of 5 – Kidspot mums were pleased with Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener Classic.
Looking to replace sugar in your diet? Discover monk fruit, the natural no-sugar sweetener!
Over a thousand years ago in the remote mountain highlands of Asia, a group of Buddhist monks, called the Luo Han, achieved enlightenment through meditation, prayer and pure living. On the slopes of a primeval forest, the monks discovered and cultivated a rare fruit, prized for its sweetness. This sacred fruit was named Monk Fruit, or Luo Han Guo, after its devoted caretakers and was used in elixirs to raise chi, or life energy.
In 1995, Lakanto was created to help people around the world quit sugar, to lose weight, help control blood sugar, and live a healthier life.
Lakanto is #ResponsiblySweet – an all-natural, 1 for 1 sugar replacement sweetener that cooks, bakes, and tastes like sugar, with 93% fewer calories but without the aftertaste of artificial sweeteners!
It is natural in taste and texture – just like real sugar. Its sweetness profile is nearly identical to that of sugar. Being heat stable makes it suitable for beverages, cooking and baking. You can now enjoy Lakanto in your favourite drinks, foods and recipes.
- Naturally sweet
- 93% less calories than sugar
- Zero glycemic load affect
- Gluten free
- Keto friendly
- Vegan
- Stevia free
For more information, visit Lakanto.co.nz or watch the video below.
Read the reviews below!
We have given 30 members the chance to trial Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener Classic, a white sugar substitute.
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What an amazing product to review! Our household would love to review this one as we are consumers of sugar in hot drinks, baking and on breakfasts. Having a diabetic in the family, would love to try this as a sugar substitute (it’s me) and hopefully be able to control my diabetes better and then use this as a permanent sugar substitute. Thanks for considering us
My family would love to try this as we would like to go Sugar Free but with so many other sugar substitutes they can have a laxative affect. One of my children is quite sensitive to those types of products. This would be a great product to try so we can have less Sugar
Yes please ! My husband and I have been trying keto since January and I’ve been using Natvia but wanting to try other sweetners. Also our oldest is a super fussy eater with ASD and after sugar substitutes to try for him aswell
We’d love to try this, hubby would use it in his coffee, I’d use it in baking etc. have tried other sugar substitutes but never been pleased with taste. Will look out for this one
Would love to try this not only for my kids but my hubby is type 1 diabetic so would be really useful
I would love to try this product in our household in the past I have tried stevia based products and hubby has found they have given him headaches and an upset stomach. We would love to find a sugar replacement we can oth use, hubby has a bowel issue and is currently changing his diet and lifestyle so this would be amazing especially for coffee and keto baking.
would love to try this is my baking, my youngest is on a high calorie diet so would love to be able to cut down on sugars else where!
I would love this! I’m low carb after having gestational diabetes and so my kids and I try and eat refined sugar free. We make a lot of Sugar free treats that use sugar alternatives so this would be used for some brownies I think.
We have been using Natvia (a stevia based sugar replacement) in our household & it’s gone down well. Would love to try this one as an alternative, as sometimes the Natvia is sold out in our small town
This is awesome… I would love to try it. Like baking and always looking for a natural sweetness..
I’m on a weightloss journey at the moment and have just replaced sugar in my coffee with artificial sweetener. It would be good to have a substitute for baking so I don’t have to miss out on a sweet treat. I’m pretty new to artificial sweeteners all I know is to stay away from aspartame! Very interested in trying thank you.
Keto caramel slice and sugar free baking for lunch boxes would be great and even on morning cereals such as weetbix
We have just started doing the keto diet and this would be amazing for myself and the kids to try as i do a lot of home baking so i can finally swap out the sugar
Would really love to try this as an alternative sweetener I am Keto and also diabetic due to the steroids I take post heart transplant and have tried other sweeteners, these seam to react badly and give me stomach aches.
I have heard a lot about monkfruit but due to living in a small town we are limited in what we have here.
Would love to try this in my coffee and the kids baking as a healthier option and try to cut back on sugar. Thanks!
I would absolutely love to try this product.. since having baby 7 weeks ago my breastfeeding craves are sweet foods.. with this I could feel less guilty. I’d also love to swap out sugar on my kids and hubby’s diet. 2020 is the year to get healthier right??
Yes please I would love to give it a try. We are really trying to be more health concious and this would be a great kick start! 😍
I’d love to try this in baking for my kids lunch boxes 🙂
I would like to make keto caramel slice and Keto ginger crunch and a baked Keto cheesecake using this product. I had a Keto cheesecake using another sweetener and wasn’t to happy with the end result of the sweetener after taste. Hoping to try this and see better results. Thank you
I am soooo excited for this trial!! I do Keto and there’s so limited options for sugar free sweeteners on the market compared to overseas! I would love to give this a go in my Keto baking recipes!!
I would love to try this as I don’t like the other products with lots of additives in them.
It will be good to try and see if it’s a better option for my kids
I would love to try this in some keto baking as an alternative to stevia.
My husband is diabatic. We both use sugarfree tab in our morning tea.Also I try to use less sugar in bake at home products for kids. This is a perfect solution a d replacement for sugar for my whole family.
Hi, I am seriously looking to cut sugar out! I don’t like the health risks of the artificial sweeteners and get hay-fever symptoms with stevia… I would love to try this out and see if it can be the answer I have been looking for! I am looking for a healthier lifestyle for myself and child, as well as be a great role model for others. So please pick me, thank you 🙂
Yes please would love to change sugar in baking for my 4kids
I would use this to make those sweet treats, the kids will never know 😉 and im sure will still taste amazing
Cane sugar leaves me feeling ‘hung over’ and craving food … I’m keen to find an alternative. My daughter and I did a year of cane sugar free eating and it was great. We found that maple syrup and honey were great alternatives but very expensive – would be great to find an alternative that’s a cost-effective, healthier alternative.
Ong this would be amazing, i would love to try this and go sugar free there is to much sugar in everthing these days
Please and thankyou
Oh my gosh this would be amazing. Following a keto diet Monkfruit is on the ok list and I would love to try something new. Especially for baking some missed treats
As someone that follows a keto diet and has a small following on my keto instagram page rubys_adventure_to_health I would be delighted to review this product t and share it with my followers
Would love to try this, I currently use other brands but a stevia free sweetener intrigues me.
This would be great to try in my baking! I have a sweet tooth but I do try to reduce my own sugar intake and bake healthily, it is hard especially when you want a nice little sugary treat. This would be great to try!
I would love to try this for my baking. Always finding ways to reduce sugar in our household especially for my kids. Everything helps nowadays
I’d love to try it in baking 🙂
We would live to try this. It would be great for the bars I have started making for snacks, I was thinking this week there is to much sugar in them.