How to Use demerara sugar in a Sentence

demerara sugar

noun
  • On the back page of the menu, find specialties like customized mojitos, beer and wine and a cafe section featuring classic cafecito made with espresso and demerara sugar.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Add one chai tea bag, a small pinch of salt, and three demerara sugar cubes.
    Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Combine 1 cup water, 1 cup demerara sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
    Liza Weisstuch, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2022
  • Add 10 oz of demerara sugar with 5 oz of water into a small saucepan.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Bring equal parts demerara sugar and hot water to a boil until sugar is dissolved.
    Tina Danze, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Make the demerara syrup: In a small pan over medium heat, combine the demerara sugar with the water and bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.
    Washington Post, 22 June 2021
  • Thinly slice remaining chiles; set aside for serving. Whisk lime juice, fish sauce, and demerara sugar in a small bowl; set lime dressing aside.
    Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 19 Feb. 2017
  • Spread the demerara sugar or sparkling sugar, if using, onto a baking sheet.
    Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2020
  • How to make a sugar rim Before adding the cocktail, on a small plate or shallow bowl, combine demerara sugar and a pinch of cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice.
    The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Another partner of The Gates Hotel, the craft distillery uses demerara sugar in the rum instead of molasses.
    Julia Sayers, AL.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Spread the last of a jam jar across a sheet, roll it up, and slice it before topping with a little demerara sugar and baking: voilà, jammy pinwheels that could have come from a fancy bakery.
    Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2021
  • In the meantime there is an excellent limeade sweetened with demerara sugar and a dark purple, fruity sorrel punch, which can give the impression it has been lightly spiked with rum.
    New York Times, 26 June 2018
  • First, measure out 1 cup demerara sugar and ½ cup boiling water.
    Al Culliton, Bon Appétit, 13 July 2019
  • Hot Toddy's are traditionally made with lemon, demerara sugar, your favorite scotch whiskey and fresh nutmeg, according to Food Network's recipe.
    Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2021
  • Sprinkle batter, trying to avoid bananas, with demerara sugar.
    Molly Baz, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Lightly brush dough with egg; sprinkle with demerara sugar, dividing evenly.
    Torie Cox, Country Living, 11 Feb. 2020
  • And, if desired, sprinkle with demerara sugar or regular sugar.
    Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2021
  • Then these ginger-molasses cookies needed to be rotated at three minutes, individually punched down with the back of a spoon and sprinkled with demerara sugar at six minutes, cooled on the sheet pan and then carefully transferred to a cooling rack.
    Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Dec. 2021

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