Creamy Vanilla — The Crowd Pleaser, Sweetened with Organic Jaggery

Bani stopped having refined sugar almost a decade ago - her go to sweetener is Stevia, a plant based zero calorie sweetener that is produced from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) plant. It's actually a shrub that has been used in food as well as for its medicinal purposes for hundreds of years. The main reason Bani wanted to create a stevia sweetened almond butter was because of her Grandad.

Growing up, her grandfather had diabetes and every time they would all sit together at the breakfast table she would see this bottle of Stute Jam (which was all there was in the market as options for people with diabetes were limited). The beauty of stevia is that it is not absorbed in the upper gastrointestinal tract and therefore does not contribute to any calories and more importantly doesn't impact blood glucose levels, making it safe for people with diabetes.

Stevia is also safe for children to consume as well as pregnant and breastfeeding parents.
He was a great man and I just wanted to honor him and create something he too could enjoy.