I don't take any sweetener in my coffee. Over the last couple years we've tried to avoid sugar in our house, though we don't use a lot in the first place to be honest. Stevia, agave and coconut palm sugar are the usual alternatives we use. In my opinion the coconut palm is probably the most direct taste alternative, and it's used in the same measures and is granulated etc. I tend to use this if I want to sweeten oatmeal.