To make this cocktail paleo - friendly, omit the orange blossom water and substitute
honey for the agave nectar.
You can just sub the IMO
syrup for agave syrup (or date syrup) and the sugar - free chocolate for a regular bar of dark chocolate goodness.
I would really love to use this recipe for my frosting, but I would just like to know if I can substitute stevia, or maple syrup
for the agave nectar.
Where recipes
call for agave syrup, I personally would replace it with honey, maple syrup or rice syrup.
I made this recipe and substituted toasted chopped almonds for the pecans and the coconut
sugar for the agave nectar.
Also, I have not ever tried substituting honey
for agave in a coconut flour recipe, so this may also potentially be an issue.
And if you reach
for agave because you think it's healthier, it's time for a wake - up call.
I am not sure why the
need for agave, I guess the canned stuff was sweet?
I did subs half the agave for honey as I've not acquired a
taste for agave straight in recipes.
The only subs I made was palm
sugar for agave, and I didn't have pecans so I used walnuts....
I also substituted 1/2 honey
for agave as my preference leans honey.
Yogurt Cream 1 cup macadamia nuts - soaked overnight 1 cup cashews — soaked overnight 2 tablespoons light agave syrup 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons vanilla extract 2 tablespoons raw honey zest of 2 lemons 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon nutritional yeast pinch of salt 8 tablespoons Bio-k acidophilus 1 cup coconut oil 2 tablespoons sunflower lecithin (optional)-- really good for you
Each of these bloggers has her own favorite sweetener, but as a general rule you can substitute granulated white sugar for stevia (or Splenda if you prefer) and you can swap any syrupy
sweetener for agave nectar, honey, maple syrup or coconut nectar.
Substituting maple syrup
for the agave with the possible addition of a teaspoon of ground cinnamon in the crust, and 2.
Once upon a time, many health proponents (including Dr. Oz) claimed that you should swap your sugar
for agave since it has a low - glycemic index and doesn't lead to the kind of impromptu spikes in blood sugar (a.k.a. glucose) linked with plain old white sugar.
I subbed
xylitol for agave and coconut oil for shortning as we have none of the latter.
I am interested to hear any feed back you may have about this article or the WAPF and any substitutions you may
recommend for the agave that is listed in several of your recipes.
Substitution notes: Substitute 1 tablespoon of sugar
for the agave if you prefer.
The Fairtrade Certified logo is Wholesome Sweeteners» guarantee that our farming cooperatives are paid
directly for the agave grown.
cup Splenda and 1/4 cup Golden Syrup [a British cane syrup] for the Agave syrup.
of NuNaturals white stevia powder + 1/4 c.
water for the agave nectar and sugar free chocolate bits for the raisens.
I substituted the
Honey for Agave, (I had to melt it a bit in a pan first) and I did not even add the natural sugar OR the water at all.
The maple syrup can be substituted
for agave also, but will be missing that lip smacking quality of depth in all the flavors.
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)
The scientific
name for agave nectar is «hydrolysed high fructose inulin syrup».