vegan sweeteners

[adamchristopher]

What's a good vegan alternative to sugar? I want to start experimenting with a lot of baking, but simultaneously cut down on my sugar intake. What's a healthy sweetener I can use? What do you guys use? Thanks.

Comments

[lucyhoney23]

agave is wonderful. maple syrup is great as well, and i usually use less of it.

if you're looking for something that has no calories, i just got wholesome foods zero (which is Erythritol--but it doesn't cause digestive problems). it's pretty expensive, though.

[adamchristopher]

Thanks so much to everybody for the speedy and varied responses! :)

[supercarrot]

if you go for xylitol, make sure to keep it and everything you make with it away from any dogs you might know.

[jfran2258]

If you need to replace brown sugar in a recipe, turbinado sugar is a good alternative. It still comes from sugar cane, but is less processed then regular white sugar. And is easier to find than some other sweetners. Sadly, where I live even true maple syrup is hard to find.