How to Convert Sugar Substitutes to Real Sugar

Sugar substitutes can be converted back into measurements for real sugar.

A sugar substitute can be any type of sweetener that a recipe calls for in place of sugar. It may be a natural or an artificial sweetener. Natural sweeteners include agave nectar and honey. Some examples of artificial sweeteners include Equal, Splenda, Sweet One and Sweet 'n Low. Many recipes, particularly those found in diet books or diabetic cookbooks, use sugar substitutes rather than real sugar. If you'd prefer to use real sugar, follow a few conversion rules to determine the amount of sugar to use for each type of sweetener. Does this Spark an idea?

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  Convert agave nectar to sugar by increasing the amount slightly. For example, according to VegFamily, if the recipe calls for about 2/3 to 3/4 cup agave nectar, use about 1 cup of sugar. Adjust the amount of liquid. For example, if the recipe calls for 3/4 cup of a liquid, use one cup instead. Recipes with agave nectar also tend to call for a lower oven temperature, but because sugar does not burn as easily as this sugar substitute, increase the oven temperature by about 25 degrees. According to Delicious Living, decrease cooking time by 6 percent when switching from agave to sugar.
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  Convert honey to sugar by increasing the amount of sugar. According to That's My Home, 1 cup of honey equals 1 1/4 cup of sugar. Additionally, if it is a baking recipe, increase the amount of a liquid by a total of 1/4 cup (regardless of what the original recipe calls for) to maintain the volume of ingredients lost by using sugar instead of honey.
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  Use sugar instead of Equal in a recipe by adding 1 cup of sugar for every 24 packets of Equal. Or, for Equal Spoonful, the equivalent is the same. For example, for every one cup of Equal Spoonful, use 1 cup of sugar, according to Pro-Quip.
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  Use 1 cup of sugar for every 12 packets of Sweet 'n Low. According to Pro-Quip, for every 4 tsp. of brown Sweet 'n Low, use 1 cup of brown sugar.
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  Use the same measurements for real sugar as you would for Splenda, according to Pro-Quip. For example, 1 cup of Splenda equals 1 cup of real sugar.
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  Add 1 cup of sugar for every 12 packets of Sweet One that your recipe calls for. One packet of Sweet One equals 2 tsp. of real sugar.

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