The Sugary Temptation

My resolve was sorely tested last night.

My father is a wonderful cook. He likes to host a dinner party every once in awhile. His meals are delicious, but his desserts are divine. Cheesecake is far and away my favorite dessert, and he makes a cheesecake that is so delicious I dream about it. And of course, he served it for dessert. He has been watching his sugar intake lately, and I recently gave him a bottle of blue agave syrup to try when baking.

For those who are unaware, Blue Agave is a sweetener made from the agave plant that is used as a sugar substitute. It is far sweeter than sugar, meaning you use less and it does not register on the glycemic index (At least, according to the label; I'm certainly no expert and I've heard there is some controversy around this fact). 

Since I knew he was experimenting with it, I held out a faint hope he had used it to make this particular cheesecake. But my hopes were quickly dashed. It took extreme willpower in order to stop myself from having just one little bite. I didn't, mostly by not looking at it. Dinner was fine, since it was only the gravy that had any amount of sugar. But dessert was really tough.

My girlfriend knew I was suffering and made it up to me. This morning, we had pumpkin puree pancakes with pan-fried bananas. SO delicious and still sweet, but without the external sugar! Craving satisfied.