hi i'm mariko today i'm going to talk about how to measure agave nectar compared to sugar agave nectar is really delicious and it's also healthy for you it's lower glycemic than most traditional sugars and it also has a nice pleasant caramely taste that is delicious in a lot of dishes including your favorite baked goods it is possible to substitute agave nectar for sugar in your favorite recipes but there's just a few key tips that you need to know to get it perfect every single time the first step of measuring agave nectar compared to sugar is you want to use about 2 3 cups of agave nectar for every cup of sugar so you're not going to want to use a cup for cup it's going to be about two-thirds agave to one cup of sugar the next tip is you'll want to reduce the liquids in your recipe by about 20 because agave is in liquid form it's going to give more moisture to your baked goods so you will want to decrease the other liquids by about 20 the final trip for using agave in place of sugar is you will want to increase your baking time for a few minutes depending on the dish as with any baked good it's always good to check the doneness with the toothpick if you put the toothpick in and pull it out and the toothpick is clean it is done this is mariko showing you how to measure agave compared to sugar enjoy you