How to Substitute Sweeteners With Agave Nectar
Take into consideration the type of recipe you will be making; e.g., Be sure that you are making the proper adjustments when the substitution is not 1 for 1.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Take into consideration the type of recipe you will be making; e.g.
batter, dough, liquid, etc.
The best substitutions are sauces, syrups, some drinks, desserts, and salad dressings.
Mostly because of their liquid states.
Liquid Sweeteners Honey
- Substitute 1 for 1, like replace a cup of honey with a cup of agave syrup.
Maple Syrup
- Substitute 1 for 1, like replace a cup of maple syrup with a cup of agave syrup.
Brown Rice Syrup
- When you replace a cup of brown rice syrup, use 1/2 to 1/3 as much agave, and increase other liquids in the recipe by up to 1/2 a cup.
Corn Syrup
- When you replace a cup of light corn syrup, be sure to use 1/2 as much agave, and increase other liquids in the recipe by up to 1/3 of a cup.
Like corn syrup, agave nectar will not crystallize.
Granulated Sweeteners White Granulated Sugar
- For each cup of white sugar that you are replacing, use 2/3 of a cup of agave and reduce other liquids by 1/4 to 1/3 cup.
This substitution will also work for Demerara Sugar, Turbinado Sugar, Evaporated Cane Juice, or Sucanat.
Brown Sugar
- For each cup of brown sugar replaced, use 2/3 of a cup of agave and reduce other liquids by 1/4 cup.
Because the moisture content of Brown Sugar is higher than that of white sugar, liquids may not have to be reduced as much when substituting agave nectar. -
Step 2: Be sure that you are making the proper adjustments when the substitution is not 1 for 1.
Detailed Guide
batter, dough, liquid, etc.
The best substitutions are sauces, syrups, some drinks, desserts, and salad dressings.
Mostly because of their liquid states.
Liquid Sweeteners Honey
- Substitute 1 for 1, like replace a cup of honey with a cup of agave syrup.
Maple Syrup
- Substitute 1 for 1, like replace a cup of maple syrup with a cup of agave syrup.
Brown Rice Syrup
- When you replace a cup of brown rice syrup, use 1/2 to 1/3 as much agave, and increase other liquids in the recipe by up to 1/2 a cup.
Corn Syrup
- When you replace a cup of light corn syrup, be sure to use 1/2 as much agave, and increase other liquids in the recipe by up to 1/3 of a cup.
Like corn syrup, agave nectar will not crystallize.
Granulated Sweeteners White Granulated Sugar
- For each cup of white sugar that you are replacing, use 2/3 of a cup of agave and reduce other liquids by 1/4 to 1/3 cup.
This substitution will also work for Demerara Sugar, Turbinado Sugar, Evaporated Cane Juice, or Sucanat.
Brown Sugar
- For each cup of brown sugar replaced, use 2/3 of a cup of agave and reduce other liquids by 1/4 cup.
Because the moisture content of Brown Sugar is higher than that of white sugar, liquids may not have to be reduced as much when substituting agave nectar.
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