Golden syrup substitute

Agutka

Can I use honey or maple syrup instead of the goo that is golden syrup? I didn't like using the stuff, but my gingerbread men (people? :rolleyes: ) recipe calls for 60mls of it.

Toxic_Lemon

Yes, you can and it's much better and healthier to use those instead of golden syrup!

thriftlady_2

You can, but I don't think it's any healthier. They're all basically sugar I love golden syrup so I'm biased. I think maple syrup would be too runny, but honey should be OK.

twink

i was told golden syrup was the poor mans honey

thriftlady_2

Yes Twink, it's definitely cheaper than honey and maple syrup (v. expensive). Btw, the Tesco value golden syrup is not nearly as nice as Lyle's. My kids love it on porridge, and I like it (occasionally) on a thick slice of white bread and butter - hm of course.

tawnyowls

thriftlady wrote:

You can, but I don't think it's any healthier. They're all basically sugar .

Yes, but honey is natural sugars, whereas GS is refined. Plus honey has various vitamins, minerals and trace elements not found in GS. Having said that, I love the stuff too, and although honey gingerbread lovely, it just doesn't taste the same as real GS gingerbread.

Agutka

Late night baking going on here. I'm making gingerbread biscuits.
Can I substitute golden syrup with honey or maple syrup? Would that require an increase quantities?
It's all going wrong today - I melted butter instead of softening it, baked a cake at gas mark 2 for an hour instead of upping it to 5 after 20 mins. I'm sure more disasters await... Oh and I poured my potato salad cooked baby potatoes down the not-so-clean sink instead of just draining them :rolleyes: .

Agutka

Never mind!! I just did a search :rolleyes: and found an identical query written by MYSELF!! Maybe I should just go to bed instead....
Sorry guys!

babychick

what just about to suggest the same thing myself - going to bed that is... must be one of those days!!! get up early tomorrow and bake instead??:rolleyes:

Mr_Proctalgia

Off topic I know...... But I have just chucked all my stock down the sink and kept all the chicken "bits"


Not best chuffed!!!!!

Agutka

No more mishaps! Cake is lovely, potato salad gorgeous, as are the biscuits - although I did get fed up with cutting shapes, so made lots of squares instead . NOW I deserve to go to bed...

Mr Proctalgia, well done.