Not exact matches
Honey also adds moisture to the muffins and
since it's sweeter than
sugar you can actually
use less of it.
We
used slighly
less sugar since our almond butter is a little sweeter than peanut butter.
It is still a
sugar, not one of those fake chemically tasting substitutes, but
since it is slightly sweeter by volume than white
sugar I could
use a little
less and still get the same effect.
Honey instead of
sugar: Honey also adds moisture to the muffins and
since it's sweeter than
sugar you can actually
use less of it.
You can also
use less white
sugar since the orange juice adds natural sweetness than with a traditional recipe (usually calls for 2 cups of
sugar).
Can't wait to try your recipe
since it
uses even
less sugar and fat than mine does.
Dates, due to their high natural sweetness index, are a great ingredient to achieve
sugar reduction,
since less can be
used.
Since cashews have a natural sweetness, a cashew cheesecake would
use less sugar than the cream cheese version.
You don't have to
use dried figs if you prefer, but I only
use a tiny bit
since I chop them up finely, so there's
less than one fig in 3 muffins, making these very low in natural
sugars.
** At the recommendation of Deb's post, I
used 1 cup of
sugar, for a slightly
less sweet cookie
since I was going to be
using the filling (more like the original Oreo),
use the greater amount (1 1/2 cups) if you want a sweeter cookie (
less like the real deal Oreo) or if you do not plan to fill them.
Since dates are sweeter than
sugar,
less date juice concentrate can be
used in the final product.
If you substitute one of these for all or part of the
sugar, you should
use less since those sweeteners are made to equate with granulated
sugar.
I
used 1c GF flour, 1 / 2c coconut flour, a little
less than 1 / 4c
sugar, coconut oil, and put an apple in my food processor for applesauce
since I didn't have any.
Most likely, your usual speed is derived from mostly aerobic
use of
sugar (which is the norm for efforts that last 2 - 60 minutes,
since it creates more power but lasts far
less than aerobic
use of fats).
You don't have to
use dried figs if you prefer, but I only
use a tiny bit
since I chop them up finely, so there's
less than one fig in 3 muffins, making these very low in natural
sugars.
Since I'm trying to keep our foods a little healthier than the usual, I'll
use less sugar but add ingredients that are beneficial for good health.