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Zero-sugar holiday baking: sugar, chips, sprinkles and frosting swaps
By zerosugar · November 8, 2026
Holiday baking has a zero-sugar swap for nearly every bag in the cupboard: white, brown and powdered sugar, chocolate chips, sprinkles and frosting. Lily's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Style Baking Chips: 0g sugar per 1 tbsp (14g), against 8g per 1 tbsp (14g) of Chocolate chips. Swerve The Ultimate Sugar Replacement, Brown: 0g sugar per 2 tsp (8g), against 8g per 2 tsp (8g) of Brown sugar. Zero sugar is not zero carbs, so each one shows its total carbs. Every number links to its source.
The sugar itself
Sugar replacements are made to bake like sugar, but they are not all measured the same way. Check the package for how much to use in place of sugar.
Chips, sprinkles and frosting
Cookies you can buy
If there is no time to bake, these are the zero-sugar cookies closest to the classics.
Cocoa, cider and peppermint
Every product in this article
Questions
What can I use instead of sugar for holiday baking?
Holiday baking has a zero-sugar swap for nearly every bag in the cupboard: white, brown and powdered sugar, chocolate chips, sprinkles and frosting. Lily's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Style Baking Chips: 0g sugar per 1 tbsp (14g), against 8g per 1 tbsp (14g) of Chocolate chips. Swerve The Ultimate Sugar Replacement, Brown: 0g sugar per 2 tsp (8g), against 8g per 2 tsp (8g) of Brown sugar. Zero sugar is not zero carbs, so each one shows its total carbs. Every number links to its source.
Can I bake with a sugar replacement?
Yes. The replacements here are sold for baking. Texture and browning can change a little, and each package says how to measure it.
Are sugar-free chocolate chips good for cookies?
They are sold for baking. The swap page shows both labels for the same serving.
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How to read a nutrition label for sugar
Numbers come from official labels, each chain's published nutrition information and, for a few plain add-ins in restaurant orders, the USDA food database. Each page links its sources. Recipes change, so check the package. How we check every number. Some store links are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, zerosugar earns from qualifying purchases.