How much different is brown sugar from white sugar?
I saw this recipe for butterbeer where it said brown sugar. But I don't have brown sugar right now so would it taste different if I used white sugar instead??
Making anything with white sugar when it calls for brown sugar will cause a taste difference and possibley different texture as well since brown sugar is more moist than plain white sugar.
Yes, it's different. And yes, it will taste completely different if you sub white for brown. Might not even work in your recipe.
Brown sugar is just SO much more flavorful and it melts down to be syrupy. White sugar is refined and just doesn't. When a recipe calls for brown sugar, there's unfortunately no good substitute ... just go buy the brown sugar!
brown sugar is white sugar with molasses in it. some kinds of brown sugar, like uncooked sugar is in basic terms white sugar that has no longer been completely processed and nonetheless has the molasses in it. fit? uncertain. Sugar would desire to be a cope with no longer a wellness option. EDIT: Sil. all sugar does no longer come from sugar cane. some comes from sugar beets...
Brown sugar is more true to "raw sugar," it contains molasses which makes it more moist and thicker.
Granulated (white) sugar is cane sugar that has has been processed, crystallized into a larger grain, and dried so that it doesn't clump up together without moisture.
you cannot use white sugar for brown sugar as a straight subistute but you can brown the white sugar it won't be quite the same but in a pintch it will work
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brown sugar is white sugar with molasses in it.
White sugar is not 'super fined" from brown sugar.
Raw sugar(which also appears brown but is larger granuled) is different than brown sugar.
If you have molasses you can make your own brown sugar.
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Making anything with white sugar when it calls for brown sugar will cause a taste difference and possibley different texture as well since brown sugar is more moist than plain white sugar.
Yes, it's different. And yes, it will taste completely different if you sub white for brown. Might not even work in your recipe.
Brown sugar is just SO much more flavorful and it melts down to be syrupy. White sugar is refined and just doesn't. When a recipe calls for brown sugar, there's unfortunately no good substitute ... just go buy the brown sugar!
brown sugar is white sugar with molasses in it. some kinds of brown sugar, like uncooked sugar is in basic terms white sugar that has no longer been completely processed and nonetheless has the molasses in it. fit? uncertain. Sugar would desire to be a cope with no longer a wellness option. EDIT: Sil. all sugar does no longer come from sugar cane. some comes from sugar beets...
Simple answer: Yes it will taste different.
Brown sugar is more true to "raw sugar," it contains molasses which makes it more moist and thicker.
Granulated (white) sugar is cane sugar that has has been processed, crystallized into a larger grain, and dried so that it doesn't clump up together without moisture.
Brown sugar still has molasses in it, white sugar does not.
White sugar is refined.
you cannot use white sugar for brown sugar as a straight subistute but you can brown the white sugar it won't be quite the same but in a pintch it will work