Running low on white sugar? Here are the best verified substitutes, including how to adjust your measurements.
About white sugar
White sugar is refined sucrose extracted from sugar cane or sugar beets, processed and crystallised into fine granules. It has a clean, neutral sweet taste with no distinctive aroma or flavour notes. In cooking and baking, white sugar dissolves easily to sweeten dishes, feeds yeast in bread doughs, helps create structure and browning in baked goods, and contributes to texture through caramelisation when heated.
Best substitute
Alternative
Reduce other liquids by ¼ cup per cup of honey and add a pinch of baking soda.
Alternative
Reduce other liquids by ¼ cup per cup of maple syrup and lower oven temperature by 15°C.