Product Review: Arequipe de Antaño LIGHT

Dulce de Leche or Arequipe (known in Colombia) is a milk sugar caramel spread. It is really common in South America, and has become much more present in North America in the last 10 years.

In Colombia it is most commonly spread on obleas, a thin wafer that is eaten as a sandwich.
I have used this in a previous recipe: Sugar Free Thumbprint Cookies (recipe on my website www.thesugarfreebee.com).


I use "Arequipe de Antaño Light" a product imported from Colombia, which is sweetened by Splenda.


I first tasted this when my Aunt sent this all the way from Colombia. Thankfully I have found this little jar (which is a bit pricey: 5.19 CDN) at my local Latin market.  This spread is SOOO Delicious.  If you have tried the regular dulce de leche and love the flavour, you will be happy to know that this diabetic version is just as good. It doesn't have the bad after taste of sweetener. It has an identical texture to the regular version and is so versatile as a spread or decoration or even as an alternative sweetener.  I recently made a cheesecake where I incorporated a tablespoon of this instead of granular Splenda.  WAS GREAT!

I highly recommend this product!



Nutritional Information in 1 tbsp (25g)
Calories: 35
Carbs: 5g
Sugar: 0g
Fiber: 8g