About Cooking With Maple
When most people think of Maple Syrup, they usually think of it as a topping for pancakes, French toast or ice cream. But the truth is you can use Maple Syrup anywhere you use plain ordinary white sugar. There are different ways of substituting Maple Syrup for white sugar depending on what your doing with it.
The easiest way to use Maple Syrup in cooking is by using Maple Sugar. When Substituting Maple Sugar for white sugar, use ½ the amount the recipe requires. This is because Maple Sugar tastes much sweeter than white sugar.
When Cooking with Maple Syrup, we recommend using ¾ of what the recipe suggests. Even though Maple Syrup is not in solid form it is still very sweet compared to white sugar.
Now when it comes to baking it gets a little tricky. Maple Syrup has a lot of water compared to white sugar. Due to this when substituting for white sugar, the dominant wet ingredient also needs to be reduced. Use the same amount of Maple Syrup as suggested for cooking, ¾ of what the recipe needs. For the main wet ingredient use 3 tbsp less for every 1 cup of Maple Syrup used.
When mixing Maple Syrup into the recipe, it is important to remember to add it with the wet ingredients instead of the dry. Good Luck and happy cooking.