Substituting Honey For Sugar

Have you ever wanted to replace crystal sugar (like caster sugar, raw sugar or brown sugar) with honey or golden syrup?

To do this, here is a simple, and general, 2-step rule to follow:

1. Substitute the same amount by weight. For example, use 220g honey or golden syrup to replace 220g sugar.
2. Reduce the amount of liquid ingredient (such as milk, buttermilk or water) by 1 tablespoon for every 110g (½ cup) sugar in the original recipe. If a recipe doesn’t contain any added liquid at all, such as in a biscuit dough, You’ll also need to add an extra 1 tablespoon flour for every ½ cup honey or golden syrup used.

These steps will account for both the higher moisture content of these liquid sweeteners as well as their intense sweetness.