Golden Syrup

Our answer

We understand that golden syrup may be availble in Esselunga supermarkets, so if you have one in your area then it is worth checking there (it may be with other British and International ingredients rather than with sugars so you may need to search a bit or ask). Also as maple syrup is usually quite expensive you may want to consider using honey instead.

Golden syrup is more viscous than both maple syrup and honey so it depends on the recipe as to whether these are good substitutes for golden syrup. Where only a small amount of golden syrup is used then it is fine to use substitutes. In cakes, such as sticky ginger cake, honey works well. For flapjacks and oat/museli bars you may find that the texture is much crumblier using maple syrup or honey so sometimes you have to lower the oven temperature and cook them for slightly longer. For treacle tarts the filling will tend to be slightly runny if a substute is used and also both honey and maple syrup have fairly strong flavours so we do not suggest attempting a substitute for these dishes.