Baking with Natural Sweeteners

Enjoy Healthy Baked Goods with These Natural Sweetener Swaps

I am a firm believer in eating clean, but also enjoying what you eat. For that reason, I like to share ways you can enjoy your favorite foods by swapping out unhealthy ingredients for healthier ones.

Today I am sharing information from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition on natural sweeteners that you can use for baking. This way you can enjoy all of those delicious baked goods without the guilt!

Replace 1 cup of white sugar with:	Sweetener	Liquid	Note
3/4 cup	Agave nectar	Reduce 1/3 of total	Lower oven temp by 25 degrees
1 1/2 cups	Barley malt syrup	Reduce slightly	–
1 cup	Birch sugar (xylitol)	–	Does not work well in breads or hard candies
1/2-3/4 cup	Birch syrup	Reduce slightly	–
1 1/2 cups	Brown rice syrup	Reduce slightly	Good for hard or crunchy baked goods
2/3-1 cup	Date sugar	–	Burns easily
1/2-3/4 cup	Honey	Reduce by 1/4 cup; if no liquid, add 3 tbs. flour for each 1/2 cup honey	Lower oven temp by 25 degrees
3/4 cup	Maple syrup	Reduce by 3 tbs.	Add 1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 cup	Maple sugar	–	Add 1/8 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup	Molasses	–	–
1 cup	Rapadura	–	–
1 tsp.	Stevia	Add 1/8 cup	You may have to experiment to get the ratio right
1 cup	Sucanat	–	Add 1/4 tsp baking soda

Most syrup works well in moist baked goods, but will soften crispy baked goods like biscotti or cookies.

Experiment with these conversions, as they may vary from recipe to recipe.

Leann Forst, MBA, CHC, CEOC — Holistic Health Practitioner

Leann is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner and Certified Essential Oils Coach. She holds a Master’s degree from Drake University and a Bachelor of Science from Upper Iowa University. Accredited by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, Leann is an award winning author of 2 books “How to Get Your Kids to Beg for Veggies” and “100 Ways to Lose Weight”.

Born and raised as an Iowa farm girl, she moved to Texas in 1998 where she lives with her husband and 2 kids.

As a wife of a brain cancer survivor, Leann has a special interest in anti-cancer nutrition and detoxification. She works with individuals and groups, and speaks regularly at hospitals, schools and organizations. Leann’s goal is to teach people how to attain optimal health by getting to the root cause of chronic and inflammatory conditions, while using healing modalities such as essential oils. Click here to get Leann’s free report, “37 Cancer Facts You Should Know…But Probably Don’t”

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