Vegan Cooking Tips with Ann Gentry

Ann Gentry is a chef, restaurateur, food educator and visionary. She opened Real Food Daily in Los Angeles 1993, a totally vegan and organic restaurant that has since spawned another in West Hollywood. Please visit Real Food Daily to find out more about this truly unique restaurant and to learn more about Ann Gentry.

Question:

I have a great cookie recipe but it calls for brown sugar (not vegan). What can I use instead that will have the same effect and/or come close to the same flavor?

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Answer:

Maple sugar crystals. This is basically maple syrup in powder form. Texture wise it is like brown sugar. Health wise, this is a more conscious choice to make. If you are a die hard vegan, you do not run the risk of having a sugar that often is processed by methods using animal byproducts.

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