It will better if you just take it how it is, you dont want to make it watery by usin it in a drink reciepe. The effectness might be loss, Ive never tried it like that. Just take it plainly like ive said. Let me know if it works

lostsoul0987

thanks i will check it out!found some....

I want to try this too

Hi :) I don't know much about recipes using blackstrap, BUT I do take blackstrap molasses tablets:

www.swansonvitamins.com

I started taking these for the exact same reason (gallbladder removed about 5yrs. ago & I got terrible stomachaches...couldn't tolerate hardly any fat and refined sugar seemed to bother me).

Because of the above, I started cooking/baking w/molasses on a regular basis and noticed a big change. I have a couple of recipes that use regular molasses, but I don't know the concentration of blackstrap and how it would translate...you may have to do a little research beforehand...here goes:

Molasses coffee & cream:
1/2 c. VERY hot coffe
1 tsp molasses
1/8 c. light cream (substitutions of half & half, skim milk or 1% will work)

Blend & drink hot or pour over ice & top off glass with additional cream of choice.


Autumn Chiller:
1 1/3 c. molasses
2 tsp powdered ginger
2/3 c. vinegar
4 c. cold water
pinch of ground cinnamon

Mix together well and serve over ice, top with a sprinkle or pinch of ground cinnamon or add fresh cinnamon stick to glass.


Chilled no-egg nog:
4 ripe bananas
1 1/2 c. cold water
1/2 c. evaporated milk (may substitute half & half, skim milk or 1%, but you'll sacrifice richness)
1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
3-4 drops pure vanilla extract
1-2 tsp molasses

Liquify bananas with water in blend on high or a food processor. Add milk, grated nutmeg, vanilla extract and blend well (bananas add a frothiness/airiness to the drink). Stir in 1-2 tsp of molasses to taste. Drink as is or pour over ice for a colder refreshment. You can also make a smoothy with this drink by adding several cubes and blending until ice is chopped and mixed well. Tip: This drink does not taste good watered down, so if you serve over ice, you may want to use some mixture to make ice cubes with ahead of time so your drink does not get diluted when ice melts.


Energizer Juice:
1 lb. finely grated carrots
2 c. cold water
2 c. milk (any kind you prefer - can use soy or rice milk easily)
3 Tbsp condensed milk
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1-2 tsp molasses

Add water to grated carrots in a cheese clothe or very fine sieve. Squeeze water through 2-3 times to extract all juice from carrot pulp and into a large glass pitcher. Discard carrots when you can yield no more juice by pressing cheese cloth. Add water, milk, condensed milk and nutmeg & stir well. Stir in molasses to taste. Chill pitcher in refrigerator for at least 1/2 hour or serve over ice cubes.


You can substitute molasses almost all recipes, as I do with baking. Here are some conversions I've found work very well:

1 c. honey = 1 c. molasses
3/4 c. brown sugar = 1 c. molasses
3/4 c. white sugar = 1 c. molasses

I have a few really good cookie recipes using molasses in place of refined sugar & I use olive oil in place of butter/margarine/shortening, mostly due to d/s food allergies but also because my system can handle olive oil much better than other fats.

Let me know if you'd like me to e-mail you a couple of cookie recipes. :D

I've also wanted to try this, I heard it helps with other things too, here's a link I found about it, if anyone is interested - http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/blackstrap-molasses.html

thanks mudkip, that is really interesting how it also has all those other health benefits

Im glad to see my information is usful for other health problems and that you have done research. Everyone get some today to get that acid reflux down!

does this work for gerd?

You know, I tried this for a few weeks, and I couldn't tell if it was working or not.

I just tried it in hot milk....it was ok. The smell in the bottle mad me gag but it tasted ok in fact I liked it in the hot milk. Gow long does it take to start working? I am scheduled to have surgery in Oct.

Hi I left a message on here that I tried the black strap and it was ok, but about an hour later I got a really bad stomach ache. The zantac. prevecid and the other medications that stop the acid work good but give me really bad headaches. The druggest said these are common side effects. Does anyone have any other suggestions I can try before I have the surgey in Oct. as I am taking my kids and grandkids to Hawaii and hate to have to cancel...but at this point I really don't want to go........any help would be appreciated,,,thank you Kathy

the black strap is suppose to start workin in days and defintely within weeks. started the first few days for me. good luck!

you have to keep taken it for more than a few weeks everyone. two teaspoons in the mornin everday until u dont need much anymore