agave nectar question

[Guest guest]

Use 4 times as much. But remember that it is a liquid and sugar is a solid, so

it will act different even though the sweetening is worked out.

 

Katie

 

Barb <tigger_twins wrote:

I purchased some agave nectar and it says on the bottle that it is 1

1/4 times sweeter than white sugar. How do you substitute this in

recipes?

 

Barb, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I've never cooked with it. I have had it in tea, in

my oatmeal, things of that nature. I will try to get

hold of my sister and ask.

Donna

--- Barb <tigger_twins wrote:

 

> I purchased some agave nectar and it says on the

> bottle that it is 1

> 1/4 times sweeter than white sugar. How do you

> substitute this in

> recipes?

>

> Barb, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

>

>

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Regarding Agave substitution, I find it is a matter of experimentation. For the

muffins, I

found a few tablespoons worked just as well as the 1/4 - 1/2 cup sugar most

muffin recipes

call for. On the other hand, NO substitution I tried really worked for my

Jellies. I simply went

back to sugar. I use it a lot in cooking though - I always add a few spoons to

my pasta

sauce, etc. - Tony

[Guest guest]

Hi Barb,

 

I think the standard is 3/4 as much agave as sugar. Depending on what

you're making, you might want to also reduce the amount of liquid. I

haven't been baking much recently, but I have this page bookmarked from

when I was doing more:

http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?AuthorID=3680 & id=2344

 

Agave nectar seems to be something that people taste the sweetness of

differently, so you might want to play around with the ratio if you

aren't happy with it the first time out.

I generally use half as much or less, and find things still taste just

as sweet to me. If you have a drink like tea or coffee that you like a

certain amount of sugar in, you could do a taste test to get an idea of

what works for you before using it in a recipe. I love agave! Hope you

have fun with it, too!

 

Peace,

Maureen

 

Barb wrote:

> I purchased some agave nectar and it says on the bottle that it is 1

> 1/4 times sweeter than white sugar. How do you substitute this in

> recipes?

>

> Barb, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada