Sugar, swaping it for something healthier.

I'm going to quote from one of my new favorite books (information at the bottom). It is seriously filled with so much information. You don't need to be vegan to benefit from it!

If the original recipe calls for...

1 cup (225g) brown sugar, & you want to switch to a similar but healthier dry sweetener or liquid sweeteners.

Replace it with...

• 1 cup (192g) dark evaporated cane juice, such as Sucanat
• 1 cup (235ml) liquid sweetener (e.g., agave nectar, barley malt, pure maple syrup, blackstrap molasses, brown rice syrup, fruit syrup), decrease other liquid by 1/3 cup (80ml) or add extra 1/4 cup (30g) flour to baked good recipe.

If the original recipe calls for...

1 cup (192g) white sugar, & you want to switch to a similar but healthier dry sweetener or liquid sweeteners.

Replace it with...

• 1 cup (192g) evaporated cane juice, such as Florida Crystals
• 1 cup (235ml) liquid sweetener (e.g., agave nectar, barley malt, pure maple syrup, blackstrap molasses, brown rice syrup, fruit syrup), decrease other liquid by 1/3 cup (80ml) or add extra 1/4 cup (30g) flour to baked good recipe.

If the original recipe calls for...

1 cup (235ml) liquid sweetener (e.g., high fructose corn syrup), & you want to switch to a similar but healthier liquid sweetener or dry sweeteners

Replace it with...

•  1 cup (235ml) agave nectar, barley malt, pure maple syrup, blackstrap molasses, brown rice syrup, fruit syrup
• Fruit puree or fruit juice concentrate to sweeten nondairy yogurts and smoothies, quanity to taste
• 1 cup (192g) dry sweetener, increase liquid by 1/3 cup (80ml) or remove 1/4 (30g) flour from the baked good recipe

 If the original recipe calls for...

1 cup (120g) powdered sugar

Replace it with...

• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (120g) evaporated cane juice ground in a very dry blender until powdery
• 1 cup (120g) store-bought organic powdered sugar
  

The Complete Guide to Vegan Food Substitutions by Celine Steen and Joni Marie Newman ISBN:978-1-59233-441-4