Fran Costigan - Let’s Talk About Liquid Sweeteners

What happened to rice syrup and what is silan?

This event aired on Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Topic: Let’s Talk About Liquid Sweeteners

Join Vegan Pastry Maestro Fran Costigan for an exploration of the differences, equivalencies and the answer to when you should, and when you shouldn't pick a particular liquid sweetener.

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Fran Costigan

Director of Vegan Pastry

FranCostigan.com

Fran Costigan is internationally renowned as the authority on vegan desserts. Trained at the New York Restaurant School and Natural Gourmet Institute, Fran was a chef in both traditional and vegan pastry kitchens before moving into teaching over 20 years ago. A lifelong chocoholic and long time vegan, Fran’s latest book, Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy Free Desserts, (Running Press 2013) is for all who madly, deeply love chocolate desserts, whether or not dietary considerations are an issue. Her previous cookbook, More Great Good Dairy-Free Desserts Naturally (Book Publishing Company 2006) is the basis of the Costigan Vegan Baking Boot Camp Intensive®. For more information, www.francostigan.com.

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Patrick Britton

facebook.com/groups/EssentialVeganDesserts

Kathy Peters

What would be the healthiest liquid sweetener to place in a cake recipe to make that recipe healthier than just using regular organic sugar?

Valerie Flynn

My husband has Prostate cancer and we avoid all sugars. Do you suggest any substitutes?

rochelle hudson

What is the key to a great tasting vegan buttercream frosting?

Lynn Benson

Will you be discussing level of sweetness for each product. I would like to use less for desired level

Aude Richard

Why should we use liquid sweeteners more than powdered sugar (unrefined)? What are the main differences?

Ala Sumerlin

My family is gluten free. Will I be able to modify the recipes to suit our diet?

Norma F

What about stevia? Will I be using it?

Yoko Leader

What is difference between date syrup and date paste? Can I use it as the same sweetener and amount?

Michele Cruce

Would the corn vegan butter work? The recipe on FOK site...

Therese von Rodeck

AS a FOK cooking class student, can we also join your FB page?

rochelle hudson

Have you ever used Melt Brand Vegan Butter? Is so, is that good to bake with?

Katie Miles

Hello Fran. I'll be unavailable to watch your event live, although I dont want to miss it. Is there a way to watch it at a later time?

Alyona Burchette

Never used this. But cooked this grain (sorghum)

Theresa Almeida

miyoko's creamery butter? Is this ok?

Robin Wheatley

Can honey be used as a sweetener?

Joy Cutts

After Agave you mentioned another syrup. Was it ?Yacon syrup?

Michele Cruce

Would you use a liquid sweetener in something savory, just a lil in cornbread?

Mary Anne Runyon

What sweetener do you recommend for someone on the Keto diet?

rochelle hudson

Will I still have access to videos on the dashboard after my 90 day class is up?

Theresa Almeida

Thank you Fran, So much! I wish there were thumbs-up and heart emoticons to post to encourage you!

Norma F

I just saw monk fruit sweetener... is that good? Have you used it?

Kat Hale

Hi Fran, I am in the UK - do you have brand names that are similar in flavour to those you have shown?

Mary Anne Runyon

Is there a good site that shows you the conversionratio from white sugar to liquid sweetener?

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Fran Costigan