I've read some not so good things
about agave syrup.
... Are you sure
about agave syrup, though?
Not exact matches
I'm undecided
about using
agave syrup though as I have read it's not as healthy as it claims to be.
I've read a lot
about agave recently and am learning
about the negative aspects of it, which is why all my recent recipes (including this one) have maple
syrup in.
I took the
agave out of the recipe to use maple
syrup instead so don't worry
about it here!
I have a significant amount of food allergies and was wondering
about some substitutions: extra virgin olive oil instead of coconut oil, no
agave syrup, and a replacement for the dates?
Orange Honey Glaze 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
about 1/4 cup (1/4 ounce) Irish moss — thoroughly washed and soaked in hot water for at least 10 minutes 1 tablespoon honey or
agave syrup
I was curious to know if you've read
about the comparisons of
Agave to corn
syrup.
Just one thought though: I have seen you use a lot of
agave syrup in your recipes, but I read a lot of bad things
about it.
Crust
about 1 1/2 cup raw pistachios 1/2 cup dried coconut flakes — untoasted 1 teaspoon matcha powder — optional 2 tablespoons raw
agave syrup or more until sticky
However I will be replacing the
agave nectar as it's not really healthy (I advise everyone to google more
about this), I will use maple
syrup.
Pudding 4 1/2 cups macadamia nuts — preferably soaked and dehydrated 4 1/2 tablespoons coconut butter 6 grams or
about 3/4 cup Irish moss — soaked in hot water for 10 or more minutes and drained 3/4 cup raw
agave syrup or more if you like sweeter 1 1/4 cup sliced banana 2 1/4 cups coconut milk — see panna cotta recipe 3 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/2 vanilla bean — seeds matcha powder — to taste
a lot of people are asking
about substitutions — when it comes to
syrup, I believe that
agave syrup is slightly sweeter than maple, but it really would depend on the batch; so ymmv depending on how sweet you like things to be.
My only gripe with this recipe is the amount of «sugar
syrup» which I personally would replace with
about half the amount of
agave syrup, with a bit of extra Stevia sprinkled in if you like them sweet.
They are
about the same amount of calories, but I used raw honey for my No Bake Nut & Seed Bars, they used brown rice
syrup &
agave.
1 teaspoon ginger paste 2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (
about 1/2 lemon) 3 tablespoons honey or
agave syrup or maple
syrup 6 tablespoons tamari 2 tablespoons rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar) 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1/4 teaspoon corn starch
I made this last night for our anniversary dinner — I didn't have maple
syrup so i used
agave nectar and I added
about 1/4 cup of cocoa powder — and WOW it was amazing.
2 cups shredded coconut flakes 3 tbsp coconut flour (or almond meal) 1/3 cup +2 tbsp honey (or maple
syrup or
agave nectar) 1 teaspoon peppermint 1 -2 tbsp cacao nibs (or chocolate chips) 1/4 cup coconut oil, liquid 1 mint chocolate bar for dipping, melted (
about 3oz)
Crust 1/2 cup shredded carrots (
about 1 carrot) 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut 1/2 cup raw almonds 1/4 cup
agave or maple
syrup 1 Tablespoon Ener - G Egg Replacer...
2 carrots (
about 300gms) peeled & grated 300 gms celeriac (celery root) peeled & grated 2 large raw beets (beetroot) peeled & grated 50 gms pumpkin seeds juice of 1 lemon 1 tsp raw honey or
agave syrup (optional) 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 20 gms flat leaf parsley, chopped
It's all
about the accessories: 0 % Greek, organic strawberries, lemon zest and
agave - honey
syrup — holy yum!
We don't have
agave syrup, but we do have petimezi (natural grape
syrup) which is perfect for this:) Thank you for letting us know
about the organic green powder as well, we use one from time to time.
Filling (adapted from Raw Food / Real World) 3 medium onions — sliced thinly juice of 1 lemon 1/4 cup nama shoyu 1/2 cup brown rice vinegar 1/4 cup Jerusalem artichoke
syrup OR raw
agave syrup 3 cups walnuts — soaked for
about 2 hours 1 clove garlic — coarsely chopped sea salt and freshly ground black pepper — to taste 1 small red chili pepper
- Used almond meal from Trader Joe's instead of blanched almond flour (added some flour at the end when I was mixing it all together because it was a little wetter than I thought it should be)- Used mostly
agave with
about 1/8 C of maple
syrup instead of yacon - Used 1 tsp powdered ground ginger / 1 tsp real grated ginger - Used a little less than 1/2 C grapeseed oil (didn't measure — just read some of the above comments and didn't want to use too much oil
I add
about 1/4 — 1/2 cup of
agave nectar or some other kind of sweet
syrup.
I wasn't sure
about the results but I gave it a try using chickpeas flour instead of the arrowroot, sesame meal ins ted of the flax seed and carob
syrup instead of the
agave nectar... I still can not believe how good it came out!
I always subsitute
about half maple
syrup and half Rapadura for the
agave syrup in any recipe.
Makes
about 5 pancakes, Instead of maple
syrup, I used
agave nectar as a sweetener, since it has low glycemic index!
Add melted chocolate,
agave syrup, vanilla, 2/3 cup coconut oil, and 2/3 teaspoon kosher salt and process until mixture is very smooth and thick,
about 30 seconds.
I used the ingredients listed on the back of their packet as a guide, but instead of using
agave as the sweetener I swapped it for pure maple
syrup because it's lower in fructose and I'm all
about keeping my sugar intake (especially fructose not from a whole fruit source) as low as possible.
When I measured them out, I only had
about 2 cups so I added a shredded apple to that and the
agave syrup and coconut.
I made these with 1/4 cup
agave then 1 1/2 cups (
about) brown rice
syrup (because i was out of
agave) and crunchy peanut butter (again, it was what i had), then later made them with only
agave, per the recipe the next time (though again with PB).
1 1/2 c pumpkin, mashed (from can or bake a pumpkin & scoop out flesh) 2 bananas, mashed 3/4 c raisins 2 eggs 1/2 c almond butter 1/4 c butter (or olive oil or coconut oil) 1/4 c organic maple
syrup (or honey or
agave) 3/4 c almond flour 1/3 c coconut flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 2 tbsp pumpkin spice (or
about 1 - 2 tbsp cinnamon, 1 tsp nutmeg, 1 tsp allspice, 1/2 tsp ginger) 1/2 tbsp vanilla
Elana, what a gracious response to the post
about your thought process for using
agave syrup.
If you have the time, could you explain your thought process
about not just choosing to use
agave syrup as your sugar of choice, but for using it in so many recipes (implying frequent, regular consumption)?
If you like your desserts sweet, just warm up
about 1/4 cup of
agave / rice
syrup and brush over the cooling loaf.
What I love
about this recipe is that it has a natural sweetness from the raspberries and coconut, but there's no added sugar — not even
agave, maple
syrup, dates, or stevia.
Blueberry Sauce Poached Apricots 2 cups blueberries raw
agave syrup or honey to taste
about 4 apricots
400 g frozen rasberries 400 g frozen mango 1 ripe avocado 1 table spoon flaxseed oil
agave syrup to wanted sweatness (
about 3 table spoons)
1 3/4 cup organic cashews 1 cup unsweetened nondairy milk (or regular milk if you don't care
about this being vegan) 1/2 vanilla bean, scraped or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 6 roughly chopped fresh sage leaves 1/4 cup maple
syrup /
agave / honey 1 cup water 1/4 cup chopped crystalized ginger 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 3 tablespoons cocoa nibs (optional, sub chocolate chips if you like it sweeter)
This is so frustrating, because the one thing that seems to remain true
about high quality organic
Agave is that it creates far less of a blood sugar spike then honey or maple
syrup.
Stick to the raw
agave / date
syrup or you could soak
about 8 medjool dates and blend them into the crust for sweetness.
Many of the fakes are cheaper alternatives like
agave - and xylitol - based honey substitutes and
syrups that contain only
about 10 percent real honey, according to the trade group.
Ingredients: 2 8» zucchini, spiralized or julienned (
about 3 cups zucchini noodles) 1 medium carrot, spiralized or julienned (
about 2 cups carrot noodles) 1 cup very thinly sliced red onion (
about 1 small red onion) 2 cups thinly sliced green cabbage 1/2 packed cup fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped 1/4 cup chopped raw almonds Lime wedges for serving (optional) For the dressing: 1/4 cup smooth almond butter 1 large clove garlic, grated Zest of 1 small lime 1 1/2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar 1 tablespoon Sriracha 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce 1 teaspoon honey (Vegans can obviously sub
agave or maple
syrup.)
If you are not worried
about your carb intake or spiking your insulin levels you could add a tablespoon of some stevia or honey (I personally don't go for
Agave, I think it's corn
syrup disguised as health with a high glycemic load, but we'll talk
about that ish on another day)
I'm talking
about you coconut sugar, honey, maple
syrup,
agave syrup, brown sugar, Sucanat, etc. etc..
But what
about all the natural sweeteners that are being marketed as «healthier» alternatives to sugar, such as honey, maple
syrup,
agave, coconut sugar, stevia, etc..?
I look forward to trying these, they look delicious, but
Agave Syrup, is not the health food it is being marketed as, check out this link to learn a little bit
about it.
They are
about the same amount of calories, but I used raw honey for my No Bake Nut & Seed Bars, they used brown rice
syrup &
agave.
I could write for weeks
about coconut palm sugar, yacon
syrup, honey,
agave, grade B maple
syrup, date sugar and the other unrefined sugars I love to use.