What is coconut sugar? Coconuts, once mostly known as the thing they made radios out of on Gilligan’s Island, have been enjoying quite a run of popularity recently.There are all manner of ...

Coconut sugar is widely touted as a healthy sugar alternative. Still, it’s important to be realistic: coconut sugar is still sugar. It isn’t a superfood—or even really a health food.

Coconut sugar versus cane sugar — it’s the fight we’ve all been waiting for. OK, maybe not, but it’s a debate worth having.

But coconut sugar—aka sugar sourced from coconut trees—has more of a mixed reputation. Many healthy bakers, including Alt-Baking Bootcamp stars Mia Rigden and Jenny Dorsey, swear by it as a ...