Sugar Free Chutney at Last
I’d been craving a nice chutney for weeks but finding one without the usual crap and high quantities of sugar had proved fruitless ;-) On Saturday I went to the St Helier’s Bay Artisan Market and came across a stall filled with homemade jams, pickles and chutneys…
“Do you have any sugar free chutneys?”,
“Why, are you diabetic?”
sigh, sometimes it just seems easier…
“well… yes, yes I am”
“The diabetes association says the sugar levels in chutney is fine for diabetics”
“So, no sugar free then?”
“In fact, we’ve just made a whole range because people have been asking for it!”
Ok then. A whole range. She might have lead with that…
Anyway the hardest part was choosing from all the scrummy flavours – Pineapple & Ginger, Tamarillo, Tomato – of course I went for Feijoa and a nice looking mango for our next curry.
Although sugar free, they still have that good sweet hit but with more tart flavours coming through – I am now inspired to make a batch of my own! (see recipes below)
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June 22, 2014
Very nice, some ones have more cayenne_pepper or ginger, but very nice, when you hev friends over, and have cheese pate on the table. Thanks.
December 21, 2014
Hi, I began making my own chutney couple years ago, fav one is chilli cherry chutney, I use a very small amount of coconut sugar. Also made red currant and orange jam last year.. Yum
December 22, 2014
Hi Lyns – omg chilli cherry sounds amazing!! I always buy cherries to cook with but end up eating them before I get a chance – I might try and be a little more restrained this year ;-) Merry Christmas!
December 28, 2017
My favourite this year was chilli cherry and rhubarb chutney. No sugar and no onion. I made many, some with apple and orange, another with just spices, but the rhubarb was the best. And gave some volume and complimented the coloto my precious cherries. We had a massive dump of rain just as they were ripening. So I pipped and cleaned them, then froze them until I had time to make chutney.
December 30, 2017
omg Jennifer! Chilli cherry and rhubarb sounds absolutely divine! Happy to do a taste test for you! ;-)
June 13, 2017
What brand are the chutneys from the stall? Would love to track some down!
June 26, 2017
Hey Penny — the chutneys are made by “Kahikatea Haven – Thelma’s delectable homemade chutney’s & spreads”. I last saw them at St Heliers Bay Artisan Market but that has since closed so not sure where they sell from now sorry — they could really do with some online presence! I’ll keep looking :)
May 13, 2020
Recipe link takes me to feijoas on wikipedia … no recipe : (
May 13, 2020
Sorry Nicki — here you go: https://www.cavegirl.co.nz/feijoa-chutney/
Will fix asap!