Plus, find out if it's better for you than white sugar (and learn how to swap one for the other). If you're looking for an alternative to traditional sweeteners, agave syrup might have caught your eye ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spoon inside jar of agave nectar - PHLD Luca/Shutterstock If you've ever gotten into making cocktails, you've probably heard of ...

With a plate of Saturday-morning pancakes balanced in one hand, I opened the refrigerator with the other. There they stood: maple syrup on one door, agave nectar on the other. My unsweetened breakfast ...

Agave syrup's popularity has surged from a drizzle to a full-on flood. A product of agave salmiana—the same plant that produces tequila—this vegan sweetener is often marketed as being "healthier" ...

Agave nectar is generating a lot of buzz in the health food sector, and it holds special appeal for those of us trying to steer clear of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). So it's no wonder sales are ...

"Well, I've got Beano on my broccoli and flaxseed in my soup," said my mother, gingerly placing her lunch tray on the wood-slatted patio table outside the dining room. We were sitting down to our ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Finally, a way to enjoy agave without the hangover! That’s right, agave nectar — the current darling of the alternative-sweetener world — is made from the ...

My roommate recently asked me to pick up a few bottles of agave nectar for her at the store. She works at a restaurant and was using it for a signature cocktail. Not wanting to seem ignorant, I agreed ...

Hi my dears. I've been avoiding this post for a while now because ... I'm flip-flopping. I will admit, I was wooed by agave nectar for some time. But I fell in love with the natural sweetener before ...

If you've ever gotten into making cocktails, you've probably heard of agave syrup. It's a sweetener produced exclusively in Mexico from agave plants, and the blue agave plant is famously used to make ...