Pavlova using xylitol caster sugar

Tried this but no matter how long I left it in the oven it remained spongy – does one have to use the recipe differently when using the xylitol caster sugar?

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    Taryn De bruin
    2 August 2016

    The xylitol to sugar conversion is 1:1 but xylitol is very coarse – maybe try popping it in a grinder to make it more the consistency of castor sugar?

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    Cheryl Griffiths
    23 May 2016

    Hi Vanessa,
    No not yet but have found a few meringue recipes using xylitol but haven’t tried these yet. Seems the longer one leaves it after baking the harder/crispier it gets! I didn’t find this with the one I tried tho but then maybe you cant just substitute the exact amounts of sugar.

  • Vanessa Christiane
    10 May 2016

    Hi Cheryl have you found a conversion table as yet for Xylitol vs Sugar?

  • Vanessa Christiane
    10 May 2016

    I think there must be a Xylitol conversion vs noreal castor sugar apologies this is a castor sugar recipe

  • Vanessa Christiane
    10 May 2016

    I have a recipe from one of my old TASTE Magazines, you will become the queen of meringue making however I need to locatell I, also would be easier for me to scan to you…. can u provide a number or what’s app me on 0827720108….

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    Cheryl Griffiths
    3 May 2016

    Yes, used perfect pavlova recipe from a previous mag issue, just substituting the caster sugar with the xylitol caster sugar.

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    11 April 2016

    Hi,

    Are you referring to any specific recipe on our site?

    Regards,
    The TASTE team.

  • Fatima de Abreu
    10 April 2016

    I had the same experience.