# Coffee Sweetener **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** coffee\ **Created:** [March 29, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868 "2026-03-29T14:34:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ynnad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4491bb/32.png) [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868/1 "2026-03-29T14:34:19Z")
I put real maple syrup in my coffee this morning. It was pretty good. Am I Canadian now? ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868/2 "2026-03-29T14:42:56Z")
I don’t sweeten my coffee, but that’s a great combination. More than a couple donut shops I’ve been to slip a little espresso extract into their maple icing. That’s down here in Southern California where all the donut shops are run by Cambodians. So maybe you are Southeast Asian, now. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868/3 "2026-03-29T14:44:41Z")
My weekend joe always has some type of sweet liquor addition. Today was Rumchatta. Kaluha, Baileys, etc are all good. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868/4 "2026-03-29T14:57:39Z")
Partial credit. The proper tool for this job would have been maple sugar. Extra tip: Use maple sugar and walnut bitters in your next Old Fashioned. You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868/5 "2026-03-29T15:59:13Z")
I use two teaspoons of Stevia, Monk Fruit, or Allulose. This morning I used Allulose. It’s only 50% as sweet as table sugar, and since I gave up added sugar a few years ago, it’s plenty sweet for me. Allulose also has a mild GLP1 effect, which helps keep me being hungry before lunch. I’ve never tried maple syrup, but it sounds like a good idea to me. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868/6 "2026-03-29T19:02:13Z")
Allulose doesn’t upset your tummy? I really hate that stuff. I drink coffee maybe once a month. Black. But yeah, @Ynnad you can relocate anytime..oh, Canada! ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868/7 "2026-03-29T19:16:26Z")
I’ve been using pure Allulose for years, primarily for baking and cooking instead of sugar, and never had a stomach issue, although I know it’s a common problem. I use it daily on my oatmeal and in my coffee. I haven’t seen it sold in packets, so when I am out I take along Stevia in what look like “sugar packets”. When I’m home, having my tea or coffee, and I want something sweeter than Allulose, I use granular Monk Fruit extract. One of those three natural sweetener options works for me in almost all circumstances, even though they all taste a little different, at least to me. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868/8 "2026-03-29T20:37:17Z")
Great..I’m so happy these sweeteners work for you. Unless it’s artificial (saccharine or aspartame) it’s all derived from sugars, alcohol sugars or a rare sugar. Carbs are different in all of them. I just quit fighting the whole thing. The taste or sweet I get is, is just not worth it. To me. Of course YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868/9 "2026-03-29T20:38:54Z")
Not sure. Did the Good Lord take a liking to you and blow you up real good? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868/10 "2026-03-29T22:36:25Z")
Nice Farm Report reference. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868/11 "2026-03-30T02:11:43Z")
I normally use half a bag of the pink stuff (yes, saccharine) per 12oz mug of coffee. Occasionally, I’m using a local coffee liquor, amaretto, Bailey’s, etc. Otherwise, said pink stuff. Oh sure, I have other options, ones I enjoy even, but I’m trying to avoid empty sugar calories _most_ of the time. And I figure the very limited amount of saccharine is a reasonable risk in the balance. Since I normally have only the one, and no more than two sweetened beverages a day, that ends up being a single bag. And yes, I know, the pink stuff is cut with _other_ sugars as well as a bulking agent, I used to use the liquid stuff but boy was it expensive. When I am using various other sweeteners, I enjoy my turbinado, dark brown sugar, piloncillo, maple syrup, or even honey with my coffee! ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868/12 "2026-03-30T13:21:57Z")
I put a couple drops of liquid monk fruit extract in my coffee. Sometimes I’ll do half a teaspoon of brown sugar and a single drop of monk fruit; that combo gives my coffee a very natural sweet flavor with less sugar overall. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868/13 "2026-03-30T13:35:53Z")
I just use 1/4 tsp sugar and 1 sweetener tablet. 😳 I have some golden syrup and some honey; I’m going to give them a go. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868/14 "2026-03-30T13:44:37Z")
> [@Ynnad](#): > > I put real maple syrup in my coffee this morning. I think most coffee sweeteners sold in stores taste absolutely horrid but, if you’re going to sweeten coffee, real maple syrup is the ticket.