This invention relates to sweetening compositions used to produce foodstuffs with a sweetness and taste profile comparable to HFCS 55. The sweetener compositions generally include at least one carbohydrate sweetener selected from the group consisting of HFCS 55, HFCS 42 and sucrose along with an effective amount of a high intensity sweetener composition The high intensity sweetener composition includes acesulfame K and one of either aspartame or sucralose. Foodstuffs formed using the reduced-calorie sweetener compositions of the invention exhibit a taste profile comparable to HFCS 55 and a calorie reduction of 50% or more.