Good morning all - I was going through some of the threads recently and saw several references for agave nectar. What is this, how do you use it and is it found easily ? Thanks for the info.
From my understanding, it is very similar to honey in consistency and can basically be used as such in place of regular sugar. I have been looking at my regular grocery stores and have not been able to find it anywhere. I think I'm going to have to go to more of a specialty store like a Whole Foods--I'm not sure even Trader Joe's would have it (I checked last time I was there, but maybe I was just looking in the wrong section).
I buy it at Trader Joe's. It is near the syrup and costs about $2.50...in California. I think it would be the same everywhere. I use it in place of a lot of things. I use it to sweeten my greek yogurt and I even put it on waffles instead of sf maple syrup. I love it!
Jill - that's so odd that they were different prices in the different locations!
I personally don't use it a lot - I make my own bbq sauce with it and put a little of it on plain yogurt. We buy the Trader Joes brand - it's the cheapest I've found. DH is a Type II diabetic (it's lower on the glycemic index and glycemic load than other sweetners) so he uses it when he needs to sweeten something - iced tea, plain yogurt, as syrup on pancakes or waffles. It's VERY sweet. You don't need very much.
michigan girl , 03-12-2008 10:00 AM
jillybean720 , 03-12-2008 10:58 AM
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