Cookbook giveaway - Baking with Less Sugar

April 13, 2015·Darcie

In Baking with Less Sugar, Joanne Chang - author of the bestselling Flour and a Harvard math major to boot - comes up with a winning formula: Minus the sugar equals plus the flavor. Joanne shares her secrets for substituting natural sweeteners, such as honey and maple syrup, for refined sugar in all-new recipes plus favorites from her previous cookbooks and her bakeries. To learn more about the challenges that she faced in swapping out natural sweeteners, read our Q&A with Joanne. Also, don't forget to check out the EYB World Calendar of Cookbook Events to see details on the book tour.

We're delighted to offer 3 copies of Baking with Less Sugar to EYB Members in the US and Canada. One of the entry options is to answer the following question on this blog post:

What delicious treat would you be most interesting in baking without refined sugar?

Please note that you must enter the comment after signing into Rafflecopter or your entry won't be counted. The contest ends May 11, 2015.

95 comments

sgumpApril 13, 2015

Angel food cake already has essentially zero fat . . . can you remove (or at least replace some of) the sugar and have much anything left?

AGENT99April 13, 2015

Coffee cake - they always have so much sugar!

mflApril 13, 2015

icing

jenniesbApril 13, 2015

I am really excited to have a cookbook that focuses on reducing the refined sugar in recipes without resorting to artificial sweeteners/stevia. I think this is definitely a book to add to your cookbook library!!

AmbrosiaApril 13, 2015

Chocolate cake!

angelanorrApril 13, 2015

pie of all kinds

MLKehoeApril 13, 2015

I'm intrigued by the whole concept! Since baking is more a science than an art (although art does enter into the equation!), I don't bake a lot of items heavy in sugar. If there's a way to cut down on the refined sugar I'd love to know how!

The Pumpkin Apple Spice Muffins are calling to me.

MangerToutApril 13, 2015

Cookies of any kind. It is so easy to have a few and the number of calories can be astounding!

TeaLadyApril 13, 2015

The HUBS LOVES cake. And eats WAY to much of it. I would like to find that perfect lower/no sugar cake for him.

elinwoodsApril 13, 2015

Pretty much anything! I love to bake and I try to replace on my own, but having a bit more guidance would be appreciated!

tasteslikeApril 13, 2015

Lemon meringue pie

chawkinsApril 14, 2015

All desserts, most of them are too sweet for my taste.

nicolthepickleApril 14, 2015

Chocolate chip cookies.

southerncookerApril 14, 2015

Brownies maybe.

reno2014April 14, 2015

I have been disappointed many times with my favorites without the sugar. It is hard to find these types of recipes. Does this book break my past experiences? I hope to find out. How about a sugarless black forest cake for starters. Then follow that up with pecan butter tarts, and then mincemeat pie (meatless variety).Always looking to cut back on calories. Love the chance to find out if this meets my needs. And with no flavor lost.

trudys_personApril 14, 2015

Any kind of cake, pie - especially lemon meringue ... I'd like to try the recipes in this book because someone else has done the testing for me - a pastry chef!

bfg67April 15, 2015

banana bread

ballenApril 14, 2015

peanut butter cookies

annieskiApril 16, 2015

pecan pie

contest718April 14, 2015

cheese cake, biscotti and of course candy bars like snickers!

MCDFormApril 15, 2015

We love so many baked goods but we are partial to brownies since we can never eat enough!

BakingreaderApril 14, 2015

So excited to try her banana bread with less sugar, never would have dared deviate from that delicious recipe!

jlh39April 16, 2015

Brownies, frosting, cakes, ....

cecroftsApril 15, 2015

The chocolate chip cookies I make for my sons weekly!

DeneenmApril 16, 2015

considering that I have a major sugar addiction but love baking, this book would be so great to have!

kimtrevApril 15, 2015

Brownies

kidzcookApril 16, 2015

Meringues

tkay77April 16, 2015

I love baking of all sorts and have a horrible sweet tooth. Truly I would love to see adjustments for all types of desserts, but particularly pies.

GraceApril 16, 2015

Chocolate cake

aliceinbakinglandApril 16, 2015

A really good basic cupcake with buttercream like frosting

MaryLouSumbergApril 18, 2015

some kind of high-protein cookie/bar that is made with low/no sugar and a healthy kind of oil

tjnelson1hotmailApril 17, 2015

Cookies....frosting....

kalex426April 18, 2015

A lighter, less sugary cake/cupcake frosting would be a life saver

annapannaApril 17, 2015

buttercream and lemon bars

sbh2006April 17, 2015

I am always interested in learning to reduce my use of refined sugars, particularly in breakfast breads and fancy desserts.

AnalyzeApril 18, 2015

i guess whichever ones would be most adaptable to it! looking forward to perusing the book to see how it's done! if I had to pick one, I'll say cake :)

matagApril 25, 2015

Brownies

chowfamilyApril 17, 2015

I find almost all desserts too sweet. The flavor of the main ingredients gets lost in the overwhelming taste of sugar.

RoseMApril 20, 2015

cake, of course! texture is never quite right

rchesserApril 21, 2015

The lemon bars

nmclallenApril 21, 2015

muffins and quick breads

nadiam1000April 19, 2015

Probably lemon bars or brownies - 2 of my favorite desserts

elysekApril 26, 2015

Chocolate Chip Cookies and Brownies

lmalterApril 26, 2015

Tarts!

jd5761April 20, 2015

brownies

sillyvyApril 21, 2015

pies

percussion03April 26, 2015

Cake with frosting

CarpecookieApril 24, 2015

I'm interested in making a caramel sauce without refined sugar. Sugar substitutes don't seem to caramelize well but I'm hopeful that either coconut palm sugar or maple sugar might work.

kirbiemomApril 26, 2015

Pineapple upside down cake! The fruit is sweet enough, but less sugar in the glaze and cake? Please!

LadyEssexApril 27, 2015

I'd love a Sachertorte recipe, mmmm!

crimsonqueen5April 27, 2015

Chocolate chip cookies

beetlebugApril 27, 2015

Cookies.

cpasekApril 26, 2015

I would like to see muffins without sugar, because they are a more common treat in our household.

NancithApril 26, 2015

Brownies, definitely!

ltsukApril 26, 2015

chocolate chip cookies!

JanSchollApril 27, 2015

Anything with peanut butter! I could live on PB out of the jar.

mtlevinsonApril 26, 2015

husband loves the sweets and anything Joanne Chang creates with less refined sugar will be scrumptious!

kelbooowApril 27, 2015

Cheesecake, definitely. I have such a soft spot for it but it's so incredibly sugary!

DJBWAApril 26, 2015

A delicious chocolate chip cookie!

bevie19April 26, 2015

Any and all cookies-- shortbread too.

Ileina23April 26, 2015

Cakes

pandapotamusApril 29, 2015

cookies!

cilantromapucheApril 27, 2015

a lemon bar.

rstuartApril 28, 2015

Meringue: is it possible?

MariarosaApril 29, 2015

Brownies

VbroussardApril 29, 2015

Breakfast items like scones and muffins.

stephlindeApril 27, 2015

I almost always cut the sugar in half for muffin recipes. Would love to see ideas for cookies and cakes also.

robinjApril 29, 2015

Biscotti

shaedurlsApril 29, 2015

Banana bread

skinnellyApril 30, 2015

Chocolate chip cookies and blueberry pie!

Sofie168April 29, 2015

Cookies & bundt cakes

t.tApril 29, 2015

brownies

elenajhApril 30, 2015

Coffee cake

paulabucharlesApril 29, 2015

Cheesecakes and Mousses!

kitbluApril 29, 2015

I would love a sugar-free recipe for angel food cake.
MPaula

kb_mwApril 29, 2015

cookies!

littlejulieApril 30, 2015

I would love sugar free recipe for carrot cake and all sweet treat really.

lilhubbard8April 29, 2015

Anzac Biscuits! Traditionally they contain golden syrup & granulated sugar to get that dark, crisp finish (you would probably call it a cookie rather than a biscuit). I've tried baking them with Xylitol, but they turned out soft and chewy - completely the wrong texture! I'd love to find a natural alternative to refined sugars for this biscuit - perhaps there is a similar recipe in the book that I could adapt.

SfgordonMay 3, 2015

Would love a recipe for pecan pie that doesn't require a boatload of corn syrup, and some less sweet frostings - I've been making french and italian buttercreams lately but I'm wondering if I can replace the sugar syrup with something less intensely sugary.

JuliaMay 2, 2015

I would love to reduce the use of sugar in all of my baking without sacrificing taste or texture.

clairew137May 9, 2015

cakes

artistonholidayMay 1, 2015

Coffee and walnut cake

TinybiteMay 10, 2015

Brownies and Bar Cookies

infotropApril 30, 2015

Muffins... they usually taste too sweet to me.

srjMay 4, 2015

Shortbread

zubs1990May 9, 2015

Carrot cake and chocolate chip cookies are faves in our household. I have switched from white sugar to pure cane, but would like to learn how to use less or substitute another sweetener.

DFedApril 30, 2015

Everything! I've really been trying to cut back on sugar as a rule!

SilverSageApril 30, 2015

Carrot cake

MmeFleissMay 6, 2015

Pound cake.

VitaminJMay 4, 2015

I made these ice cream sandwiches with sugar cookies recently, and they had sugar sprinkled on top as well as in them-- I'd love to experiment with less refined sugars as a garnish- the texture and difference in taste would be fun and different!

michelle1009May 5, 2015

Carrot cake!

ElizabethLMay 3, 2015

Lemon bars

madamepinceApril 30, 2015

Cakes -- hard to get the crumb right without the sugar.

stuCooksApril 30, 2015

Brownies… and anything chocolate

TwoGrantsApril 30, 2015

Chocolate pudding!