I always use half the amount of agave as I do sugar. So if it calls for 1 teaspoon of sugar, I use 1/2 teaspoon of agave.
Agave nectar is about as heavy as water. About 15 gm in one tablespoon.
There is 2/3 of a cup agave used for every cup sugar
Agave nectar is approximately 1.4 times sweeter than sugar, so an appropriate substitution is 3/4 cup nectar per 1 cup sugar. You do have to account for the extra liquid in the agave nectar, so be carefull when adding additional liquids to your recipe.
Yes, agave nectar can be substituted for turbinado sugar in most recipes. However, keep in mind that agave nectar is sweeter than turbinado sugar, so you may need to adjust the amount used in the recipe accordingly. Agave nectar also has a different consistency, so the texture of the final product may be slightly different.
You can substitute honey, maple syrup, agave nectar, or stevia for sugar in your recipes.
Agave nectar, brown rice syrup, maple syrup.
Most cane sugar is processed using bone char (the ground up bones of cows) to bleach the sugar granules. Therefore, agave nectar would be the alternative to sugar in a vegan diet. However, beet sugar, (Pioneer and Big Chief sugar are made using sugar beets) does not require bone char for processing. Therefore, this sugar is acceptable in a vegan diet.
You can substitute honey, maple syrup, agave nectar, or stevia for sugar in your baking recipes.
You can substitute sugar with alternatives like honey, maple syrup, stevia, or agave nectar in your recipes.
3/4 teaspon
use 3/4 of 1 cup - 180 ml
If you wish to substitute agave nectar for white sugar the equivalent is 2/3 cup of agave nectar for each cup of sugar. You should also lessen the amount of liquid used in a recipe by 1/4 cup.