When baking a cheesecake, the sweetener plays an important role. Yes, any sweetener sweetens desserts. However, in a cheesecake, the sweetener should help retain moisture in the cream cheese and eggs and support slow, even baking. I wanted to test whether granulated sugar was really the best sweetener for cheesecakes. So I tested the classic sweetener against brown sugar, coconut sugar, honey, agave syrup, maple syrup, and two low-sugar alternatives to see which one was trul