Lakanto Brown Monkfruit Sweetener is a cup for cup replacement for brown sugar!
Whether you’re new to using Lakanto Brown Monkfruit Sweetener or it’s been a staple in your kitchen for a while, we have heaps of sugar-free knowledge for everyone. Get all your Brown Sweetener questions answered here!
We’ve heard a few people ask, “How is Brown Sweetener different from Golden Sweetener?” or “What gives it the brown colour if it doesn’t use molasses?” We sat down with our product development team and asked all the questions so you can be in the know. Keep reading to find out all 10 facts.
As you can see, it’s pretty similar. Lakanto Brown Sweetener has all the same features, without any of the molasses!
Lakanto Brown Monkfruit Sweetener’s colour naturally comes from the monk fruit extract. During the extraction process there are two different types of mogrosides (the stuff that makes monk fruit sweet) that are produced, one of these mogrosides is darker than the other which is then used to produce Brown and Golden Sweeteners. None of our sweeteners have any added colours. To learn more about the extraction process, check out our “What is Monk Fruit?” page.
Pictured recipe: Keto Almond Brownie Slice
Great question! The new Brown Sweetener has a moist consistency and is a true replacement for brown sugar, whereas Golden Sweetener is a replacement for raw cane sugar. Golden Sweetener still works to replace brown sugar, but this new product gives a more direct replacement. We won’t judge if you like using one in place of the other though!
Brown Sweetener: Tastes like light brown sugar. Natural flavour is added which gives it the scent and subtle flavour of brown sugar.
Golden Sweetener: Hints of maple. No natural flavour added and all flavour is from monk fruit and erythritol.
We’d love to reveal the specific natural flavour we use, however, we’d get in trouble for leaking proprietary information. What we can confirm is that we only use natural flavours. They’re derived from plants whereas artificial flavours are lab created. You can be rest assured that nothing is artificial about this sweetener.
In order to achieve some of the same qualities of brown sugar, Brown Sweetener has vegetable glycerin in it. Our vegetable glycirin is a vegan alternative compared to other animal based glycerin's. The purpose for the glycerin is to help Brown Sweetener retain moisture and allow it to pack, just like brown sugar.
Pictured recipe: Golden Brown Ginger Bread Cake
Use it as a brown sugar substitute in recipes that call for brown sugar, cup for cup swap its that simple! A few popular categories we've seen it in most:
Our favourite recipes that use Lakanto Brown Monkfruit Sweetener include:
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It depends. Would you use brown sugar in place of white sugar? If so, feel free to try it. Although, since our Brown Sweetener has different texture, flavour and moisture content, we can't guarantee that your recipes will turn out the way you want.
9. What makes Lakanto brown sweetener different to other brown sweetener substitutes?
Lakanto has 3 times more monk fruit extract than other products available to purchase.