I add a bit
of agave nectar because a small amount of carbohydrates enhances the brain's ability to uptake tryptophan as well, and sometimes a bit of unsweetened baking cocoa powder to get some antioxidant effects.
Thus you don't want to use too much
of agave nectar because it can put pressure on the liver.
Not exact matches
Agave nectar has a very low GI, primarily
because almost all
of the sugar in it is fructose.
I love the subtle spicy flavour combined with the coconut chips and the
agave nectar and
because if its bright yellow colour this granola is also one
of the prettiest I have ever made!
I also love incorporating
agave nectar into my baking
because of its low glycemic properties.
I made this last night with maple syrup in place
of the
agave nectar and some walnuts, but without the blueberries
because I just didn't have any.
I made these morning, I did not add the pecans
because my husband does not like nuts in baked goods and I substituted
agave nectar with maple syrup
because I did not quite like the taste
of the
nectar.
Because there is still a lot
of controversy surrounding
agave nectar, I avoid it as well.
I am not much
of a fan
of granola
because it is usually way too sweet and most granolas have sugar, honey or
agave nectar.
Because of the liquid from the
agave nectar I left out the oil.
I'm not a big fan
of agave or coconut blossom
nectar because they're both very unsustainable, and maple syrup probably isn't sticky enough to work here.
I've tested them with several different sweeteners (including date syrup, which I don't recommend
because it overwhelmed the orange and ginger) and like them best with
agave nectar, but I've included a couple
of other options for those
of you who avoid
agave.
I wrote (and used)
agave nectar in Super Natural Cooking
because it is one
of the most natural, least refined sweeteners available.
I did purchase the
Agave Nectar because some
of my recipes has that as an ingredient.
We did quite a bit
of substituting, no
agave nectar in Finland, soy yoghurt is too pricey and we didn't have flax seeds either, so we substituted water, orange juice (
because I wanted some orange there), a little more apple sauce, a few tablespoons
of soy flour and a bit more sugar.
-- maple syrup instead
of agave nectar (the first time using maple syrup was
because I ran out
of agave nectar, and I found that I actually like it better this way)-- melted coconut oil instead
of grapeseed oil — fewer nuts / seeds / coconut flakes than the recipe calls for.
Because the moisture content
of Brown Sugar is higher than that
of white sugar, liquids may not have to be reduced as much when substituting
agave nectar.
It's not 100 % paleo
because of the
agave nectar, but I was pleasantly surprised at how delicious they are, not to mention super easy.
For those that like to know about substitutions — I always use honey instead
of agave nectar and did so here; I did use grapeseed oil here
because it was the first time and I wanted to not vary the recipe the first time much but I will use coconut or palm oil next time as they seem to work fine in the other recipes I've tried so far from this blog.