Coffees, Teas & Aromatics

Substitutes for Chestnut Honey in gelato

Chestnut honey is a dark, intensely aromatic monofloral honey from Castanea sativa blossom, prized for its bitter, tannic, slightly resinous flavor. In gelato it acts as an inverted-sugar sweetener plus a bold flavor, boosting anti-freezing power and adding a distinctive amber, wildwood character. Closest matches on the balancing numbers, ranked. Swap and adjust as noted.

Nearly interchangeable on the balancing numbers: swap ~1:1 and choose on flavor, color, cost or availability.

Swap ~1:1, then softer (PAC +21), adjust to compensate.

Swap ~1:1, then softer (PAC +21), adjust to compensate.

Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -112), +6% fat, -11% solids, adjust to compensate.

Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -106), -51% solids, adjust to compensate.

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