Real Maple Syrup has significantly more calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, zinc, copper, and manganese than honey. Honey is a great source of Vitamin C and also contains Vitamin B6, niacin and folate, and Vitamin B5 which helps convert food carbohydrates in glucose. Maple Syrup also contains Vitamin B5.
Q. Can I use syrup instead of honey?
Maple Syrup Yes, you can use maple syrup as a substitute for honey in recipes where baking and cooking is required. But it is important to keep in mind the impact maple syrup will make on the overall taste of the dish. Maple syrup has a distinct flavor of the maple tree, from which it is made.
Q. Does syrup have honey in it?
No. Maple syrup is made from the xylem sap of maple trees. Honey is made up of nectar collected by bees, it gets broken down into simple sugars and is evaporated into honeycomb creating the sticky sweet liquid called honey.
Q. Can I substitute honey for maple syrup?
Honey has a similar texture to maple, and it’s perfect for topping pancakes. The flavor is slightly different, but it also works with sweets or baking recipes like no bake cookies or banana blueberry muffins. Use honey as a 1 for 1 substitute for maple syrup, though it will taste slightly different.
Q. What can be used in place of honey?
Honey substitutes in cooking
- Rice malt syrup. If you’re looking for a sugar-free and vegan alternative rice malt syrup is for you.
- Brown rice syrup.
- Molasses.
- Coconut nectar or syrup.
- Maple syrup.
- Agave nectar.
- Barley malt syrup.
- Golden syrup.
Q. Is it better to bake with honey or maple syrup?
Use honey in recipes that should have a soft, cake-like texture (like coffee cakes). Maple syrup has a beautifully thick consistency and an earthy sweetness. Like honey, maple doesn’t “cream” into a recipe the way granulated sugar does. It’s also expensive.
Q. Can we use old honey?
Over time the honey will darken and flavor will change but it will be safe to eat indefinitely. As it darkens, it may lose some flavor or become cloudy. As the honey becomes cloudy, you may even notice crystals in it. This will not make the honey unsafe as long as it has been stored properly.
Q. Is it safe to add honey to tea?
As it turns out, adding honey to boiling water can change the enzymes, reducing its benefits. So honey in NO WAY becomes toxic when heated (and added to tea). All it means is that it might be less beneficial.
