Ann from California asked me if I have a cupcake recipe with less sugar for her son's first birthday.
My response:
I don't have one off hand, as I don't do much baking of sweets; however, a book that I LOVE as a mom is Feeding the Whole Family by Cynthia Lair. Cheap on Amazon--I highly recommend it. She says you can "replace 1 cup of sugar with 1 cup overripe banana puree (blended with a few TBSP water until smooth). Freezing them first and then thawing before using makes an even sweeter puree".
She also says:
"When using any liquid concentrated sweetener in place of granulated white sugar, reduce liquid content by 1/4 cup. If no liquid is called for, add 3-5 TBSP flour for each 3/4 cup liquid concentrated sweetener (maple syrup, banana puree, etc). When replacing a sweetener with a dry (eg, replacing honey with date sugar), increase the liquid content of the recipe by 1/4 cup or reduce flour by 3-5 TBSP".
So I would use my normal recipe and follow the above instructions.
I don't have one off hand, as I don't do much baking of sweets; however, a book that I LOVE as a mom is Feeding the Whole Family by Cynthia Lair. Cheap on Amazon--I highly recommend it. She says you can "replace 1 cup of sugar with 1 cup overripe banana puree (blended with a few TBSP water until smooth). Freezing them first and then thawing before using makes an even sweeter puree".
She also says:
"When using any liquid concentrated sweetener in place of granulated white sugar, reduce liquid content by 1/4 cup. If no liquid is called for, add 3-5 TBSP flour for each 3/4 cup liquid concentrated sweetener (maple syrup, banana puree, etc). When replacing a sweetener with a dry (eg, replacing honey with date sugar), increase the liquid content of the recipe by 1/4 cup or reduce flour by 3-5 TBSP".
So I would use my normal recipe and follow the above instructions.
Thanks, Ann! I learned something from this one that I will definitely use!
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