Coombs Family FarmsOrganic Maple Sugar, 1lb 9-Ounce Container

I am allergic to refined and processed sugars. I stumbled upon this product and I use this in all of my baking when the recipe calls for white sugar.

We used it to make real maple syrup and it is AMAZING! I also use it to flavor/sweeten my oatmeal.

This stuff is amazing and such good value - I used to buy a similar product at the local farmers market, but it was a fortune.This smells lightly of maple, and sweetens things really well. It's slightly less sweet than white cane sugar and much less sweet than agave, and doesn't leave a residue on your teeth in the same way those do. I'd say to use a well-rounded tsp for every flat tsp of cane sugar, if you want to know the like-for-like sweetness level.I switched to using this in my coffee when I read it was the most efficient sugar to metabolize (so your glucose levels don't jump as high as with other sugars, supposedly). I'd been using agave before and was disturbed to learn the fructose content in agave is really fast to process, so your body ends up absorbing more, which negates the fact that it's 30% glycemic than cane sugar. Maple sugar has a less cloying flavor than agave and you can't detect it in coffee the way you sometimes can with agave.Anyway, it tastes similar to light brown sugar - but not as strong - and the taste completely disappears in my daily cappuccino (I'm a bit of a coffee snob who likes a strong coffee, but I think you wouldn't detect any flavor in drip coffee either). It does dissolve in liquid completely, but it takes a bit longer and requires more stirring than cane sugar, so you might also try to dissolve in room temp or warm liquid first before adding it to something (I usually dissolve it into my first shot of espresso, then add another one on top). I'd say the granules have that freeze dried crumbly texture, similar to powdered honey. It's easier to dissolve than coconut sugar and has less aftertaste - coconut/palm sugar is what I substitute for brown sugar in recipes, because it's richer in flavor.Anyway, try it and you'll be pleasantly surprised. I've tried just about every type of natural sugar substitute, and besides the outrageously expensive Japanese brand Lacanto (which has zero calories and contains fruit alcohol and monk fruit extract), this is the best.

I really love this organic maple sugar. I had been using honey as my sweetener for many years until I decided to try and find a product with a lower glycemic index that was all natural, and was sweet enough to make everything that you put it in taste good. I tried so many different kinds of "natural" sweeteners that I didn't like at all. Some of them, like Stevia, left a very unpleasant taste in products that I tried it in. After experimenting for a long time, I finally found 2 products that I really liked and that were all natural. They are organic coconut sugar and organic maple sugar.The next step was to choose from many different brands to find the brand that I liked the best. I chose the Coombs Family Farms organic maple sugar because of the size of the container and the container itself. The only problem that I had with it is that, when you get down to the bottom of the container, it is difficult to get the rest of the maple sugar out of it, so I purchased a teaspoon with a very long handle that I found on Amazon. That solved the problem. I really love the aroma of this maple sugar and how wonderful it makes my coffee taste in the morning. I drink my coffee black with just the maple sugar in it. It is perfect that way. I prefer the coconut sugar for my herbal teas. I have tried the coconut sugar in my coffee and didn't like the way it made it taste, and I tried the maple sugar in my herbal tea and didn't like that either. So, I use the coconut sugar for my teas, and the maple sugar for my coffee, and that is the perfect solution to my quest for the best tasting drinks!

Quality product

This comes in handy when you need sweet maple flavor but don't need the liquid. Nice topping for muffins. Super spendy so I only use it sparingly.

This is a verified purchase here on Amazon by me, first bought in 2012. I have since continued to faithfully use, but store bought.Don't like or don't want to use crap arti sweeteners? Try this! Don't like or want to use reg crap sugar? Try this! Don't want to use Stevia because deep down you know that any store bought or advertised Stevia really isn't a true, raw product? Try this!This is by FAR the healthiest "sugar" you can put in your body, in my researched opinion. Low glycemic, organic, tastes great.I use in my coffee, and in my teas. I sprinkle on my oat bran cereal and on my ghee soaked GF multi grain bread. Admittedly, I am not a baker so can't attest to how this works for that, but can only imagine it would be an ideal substitute (reviews agree).It's phenomenal. Why anyone would use the white, brown, pink, blue or yellow packets and brands to sweeten their goods when this is available is beyond me. Oh, this is not cheap, but neither is my body. You wanna dance? Pony up and pay for the music!KEEP IN MIND< this is NOT a sugar substitute per se, and those with sugar sensitivities should try a little bit first, then work up. I can tell you this though: my son is a type 1 diabetic and he can tolerate this sugar quite well. His blood sugar seems to remain stable after using a tbsp in coffee or cereal.And the Coombs family themselves? They are truly nice, good people and make an unrivaled product.Highly recommend.

Due to allergy concerns I'm no longer able to eat cane sugar so I decided to substitute it with maple sugar. The Coombs Family Farms Organic Maple Sugar brand is delicious! Great in just about any dessert it helps sweeten stuff up exactly like cane sugar. We use it in our coffee in the morning and my husband absolutely loves the flavor.The container is comes in is extremely sturdy and offers a great deal of maple sugar for the price. Highly recommended if you're someone like me and needs a healthy sugar alternative!