Maple syrup vs agave nectar

[ZippyGirl]

I started baking from the BabyCakes cookbook, but am a little concerned about the recipes' reliance on agave nectar. Does anyone here have experience substituting maple syrup for agave nectar in baking recipes? Thanks!

[Magelet]

I don't know the babycakes cookbook. Is it a cake cookbook? babyfood? in babyfood, I'm sure its fine directly. (agave tastes sweeter than maple syrup, maple syrup has a different taste, but should work) in baking, again, I think that any syrupy sweetner should work the same. when you have sugar crystals its hard to directly sub with a syrup, but a syrup for a syrup should be just fine.

[lil_earthmomma]

It works just fine, and I've been able to cut the amount in half for most recipes.

[ZippyGirl]

Originally Posted by Magelet

I don't know the babycakes cookbook. Is it a cake cookbook? babyfood?

Thanks so much, ladies, for your replies! I'll definitely give it a try!

BabyCakes is a gluten-free, vegan bakery in New York City (and soon to be in LA). They recently came out with a cookbook, and the stuff is delicious!

[crunchy_mama]

I haven't used that cookbook either but have made lots of recipes calling for agave and always sub out maple syrup or raw honey with no problems

[columbusmomma]

I recently bought an agave-maple syrup at trader joe's. It's yummy and cheaper then pure maple syrup. It's great for baking too