Coconut Sugar ... new addition to the pantry!

As I'm trying to get as much sugar out of our house (kinda hard lately with all the goodies and hot chocolate snow days!), I have stumbled upon another sweetener to share with you.  Coconut sugar is still sugar but it is a lower glycemic, unrefined sweetener that tastes great!  You might want to check it out if you're looking for a healthier choice in your coffee, or baked goodies. 

It comes from the flowers of Indonesian coconut trees!  Oh the images floating through my mind's eye!  Bryan and I went to Bali, Indonesia for our honeymoon many years ago and I fell in love with it!  The beautiful flowers, gorgeous fruits and veggies, fresh fish, snorkeling among the most colorful sea creatures, monkeys stealing our water bottles ... I digress ... the nectar of the coconut flowers is collected, boiled and ground into powder to create the tasty sweetener.

Just an idea for you as so many of us are trying to get rid of the refined sugars that saturate the shelves of our grocery stores! 

Enjoy!
Krista