Home made thickeners

[sierrasmom]

Im looking for recipe for homeade thickeners.I'v already tried baby cereal and all the commericial thickeners.What im looking for is an actuall recipe containing I think xanthan gum?(It contains all things you could buy at a regular store)A therapist once mentioned this but I dont have any way to contact her now.If anyone has the recipe,please let me know.Also I need this to be Honey consistancy. thanks

[jennysmom]

I have some recipes made with apple sauce, bananas etc. Would this work too?

[sdsweet]

You can buy xanthan gum powder at some grocery stores and health food stores (I found it at Market Basket). It cost about $11 and lasts 6-12 months. My daughter is on honey thick and I use approx 1 tsp per 32 oz. This is the same thickening agent in Simply Thick. The only down side is you will need to use a blender to mix it. Shaking it doesn't work. I got a hand held blender and I make a whole days worth and put it in the fridge. It will keep in the fridge for 2 days. We still keep some Simply Thick packets around incase we are out or if we need to make just one small cup. Otherwise we use the xanthan powder and we have saved a ton of money!

[sierrasmom]

Thanks! Ill have to check that out