Substitute Honey for Sugar

a jar full of honey with a dripper on top.

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Using substitution in baking always comes with a risk, but in fact, it is possible to substitute honey for sugar in baking in many recipes. Replacing sugar with honey greatly depends on the function of the sugar in the initial recipe. If sugar is more or less just a sweetener, you can almost always safely replace it with honey, however, when sugar is responsible for the texture eg. frosting, delicate sponge cakes, macarons, it is a bigger challenge or might not be possible.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 258kcal

Author: Katalin Nagy

Ingredients

1 cup honey

Instructions

Honey is different from sugar in terms of sweetness level, liquid content, and acidity. Honey also caramelizes faster than sugar. Therefore if you want to substitute honey for sugar, try your best to follow these rules:
Replace 200g / 1cup of sugar with 152g / ¾ cup of honey
Reduce ¼ cup of liquid for every cup of honey used
Add approx. ¼ teaspoon of baking soda for every cup of honey added.
Reduce the oven temperature by 10 C / 50 F and increase the baking time

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