So happy to find this post and your Substack. We had to switch to the diabetic diet last year and I’m slowly finding my way with sweeteners. He wanted something sweet but I struggled at first with baking. Now, I love using coconut sugar and just bought dates to try.
Would love to know whether these are 1:1 subs and what the more liquid honey or maple syrup need in terms of adjustments. I am not a strong baker. I have learned that “riffing” is not something I should do.
Thanks for the comment, Mary! They generally are not 1:1 substitutions. I have found that the sucanat and coconut sugar are the closest to being interchangeable since they're both granulated sugars. Honey and maple syrup aren't directly interchangeable with sucanat or coconut sugar or even with each other - even though they're both liquids they have different molecular structures and pH levels so I definitely wouldn't recommend riffing!
What an excellent post! Wonderful resource.
Thank you!
So happy to find this post and your Substack. We had to switch to the diabetic diet last year and I’m slowly finding my way with sweeteners. He wanted something sweet but I struggled at first with baking. Now, I love using coconut sugar and just bought dates to try.
So happy to have you here! Thanks for the comment and for following! Dates are so delicious - they're like nature's candy 😀
Such a wonderful and helpful post!
So much good info here!
this is so helpful, thanks for sharing all of this info!
Would love to know whether these are 1:1 subs and what the more liquid honey or maple syrup need in terms of adjustments. I am not a strong baker. I have learned that “riffing” is not something I should do.
Thanks for the comment, Mary! They generally are not 1:1 substitutions. I have found that the sucanat and coconut sugar are the closest to being interchangeable since they're both granulated sugars. Honey and maple syrup aren't directly interchangeable with sucanat or coconut sugar or even with each other - even though they're both liquids they have different molecular structures and pH levels so I definitely wouldn't recommend riffing!