Alternative Choices for Sugar

The June Bon Appetit had a wonderful little article about alternative sugar choices and I thought I'd share a brief overview with you.

Coconut Palm Sugar
     - a replacment rich in potassium and iron similar in taste and apperence to brown sugar.  Substitute 1:1 for brown/white sugar

Dates
     - both a sweetner and a whole food, use in raw desserts to add a complex sweetness and bind ingredients

Agave Syrup
     - dissolves easily so a great choice for beverages.  sweeter than white sugar so use less

Maple Syrup
     - not only adds depth but manganese and calcium.  Great for baked goods for basic recipes replace 1 cup sugar to 1 cup syrup and reduce other liquids by 1/4 to 1/2 cup to compensate for the extra liquid

Try some of these alternative sugars in your cooking this summer and see what you can come up with.

The Farm Foodie