Can regular sugar be substituted for maple sugar?
I found a cake recipe that wants maple sugar in it, but I don't have maple sugar. Can regular sugar be substituted?
Best Answer
If maple is intended to be a significant flavor in the cake (i.e. you're making a maple cake, or a maple rum cake) it's not going to be the same without it. The best substitutions would be maple syrup, or white sugar plus maple extract, so that you still get that wonderful flavor.
As for quantities, looking around online, the common recommendations for replacing 1/2 cup of maple sugar seem to be:
- 3/4 cup white sugar and 1 teaspoon maple extract; or
- 1 cup maple syrup, and reducing other liquid in the recipe by 1/4 cup.
If you can do without the maple flavor, then you could just use the 3/4 cup white sugar, but I suspect it wasn't a superfluous ingredient!
In the case of this recipe, it looks like the maple is important, but there aren't liquids to reduce. That probably means that the easiest option is the maple extract, but you could also take the recommended amount of maple syrup, and boil it down until you've lost the right amount of water. (For example, for 1 cup of maple sugar, take 2 cups maple syrup and reduce it to 1.5 cups.)
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Because maple sugar adds no extra moisture, it can be substituted when sugar is called for 1:1. Which makes life easier in the kitchen, especially when those cookie cravings strike. We first substituted maple sugar for the entirety of the granulated sugar called for in the recipe (? cup, plus a tablespoon).What can I use as a substitute for maple sugar?
So what are the best substitutes for maple sugar? The top maple sugar substitutes are maple syrup, granulated sugar, sucanat sugar, brown sugar, turbinado sugar, and date sugar.Can I use sugar instead of maple syrup?
White Or Brown Sugar \u2013 1 cup for every 2/3 cup Sugar is a tricky maple syrup substitute due to several factors: sugar isn't as sweet as syrup and it's also a different consistency since maple syrup is a liquid. For every 2/3 cups of maple syrup, you should use 1 cup of sugar.Is maple sugar the same as regular sugar?
Maple sugar is naturally sweeter than white or brown sugar, however. You can use less in the kitchen to get the same effect. While maple sugar's lower glycemic index helps prevent blood sugar spikes, it can still raise your blood sugar level. Sustained high blood sugar can cause unwanted weight gain.How do you substitute maple for sugar in baking?
Maple syrup is about as sweet as sugar, so you can replace it using an equal amount of syrup (e.g., for 1 cup of sugar, use 1 cup of maple syrup). Decrease the liquid by 3 to 4 tablespoons per 1 cup substitution.How To Make Granulated Maple Sugar With Maple Syrup | Canadian Sugar
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Answer 2
This is an ancient post, but you got some terrible advice. Adding for the next person google sends here:
Maple sugar is mostly sucrose, same as white sugar. Substitute 1 to 1 or your sweetness will be off.
Maple syrup is maple sugar + water. The Water is 1/3 by weight, so if substituting adjust your proportions and liquids accordingly.
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