Honey Tips & Tricks – Ratios to Substitute Sugar
It's no secret that we will always reach for honey when cooking and baking. We think that the diversity of colours and flavours of 100% pure Australian honey adds much more dimension and nutritional value over highly processed conventional sugars. It's not a simple 1:1 swap.
Some simple ratios for you to follow at home.
- Sugar
- Honey
- 1 cup
- 2/3 cup (158ml)
- 1/2 cup
- 1/3 cup (79ml)
- 1/3 cup
- 2 1/2 tablespoons (50ml)
- 1/4 cup
- 2 tablespoons (40ml)
Some extra tips when baking with honey
- For lighter cakes, biscuits and sweets opt for a lighter coloured honey – like from our Bee Delicate and Bee Fruity range of single varietal honeys.
- Darker honey will enhance the flavour and colour of more rich desserts made with dark chocolate or spices, look to our Bee Warm and Bee Bold ranges.
- When substituting in honey over sugar, we recommend reducing other liquid (ie milk) by 1/4.
- When swapping out maple or golden syrup, it’s a simple 1:1.