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Is turbinado the same as cane sugar?

Turbinado sugar is a raw cane sugar that's high in moisture, large in crystal size, and very minimally processed—only the outer layer of molasses is removed.

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Attention sweet-tooth-havers everywhere: If you haven't already, it's time to expand your sugar pantry. While the white granulated stuff is a trusty standby, the baking aisle is teeming with many types of sugar—in a variety of textures and rich colors—that can give your desserts (and savory cooking too!) added depth and complexity of flavor. For a primer on staples like granulated and light brown, as well as more specialized varieties like demerara and sanding sugar, read our list of 14 favorites: the differences between them, how to use them, and the dishes they star in. To be clear, we're only talking about shelf stable, grainy or grainy-adjacent sugars today—we're not even beginning to tread into the wide world of liquid sweeteners like maple syrup, molasses, and sorghum. Instead, these 14 are the sugars you can keep in your baking cabinet alongside the vanilla extra and cocoa powder, to deploy whenever you're craving something sweet.

White granulated sugar

The ingredient called for in most baking recipes, granulated sugar is a basic and straightforward route to sweetness. The refining process that transforms beet or cane sugar into the granulated variety you probably have in your kitchen right now strips it of all molasses, leaving behind nearly 100% pure sucrose in a bright white color and fine texture similar to table salt. Its flavor is sweet but mild, making it a favorite in all kinds of applications. Use it: With abandon. Whisk into lemon curd, bake into versatile sugar cookies, or beat into the filling of a creamy cheesecake.

Brown sugar

Brown sugar is an unrefined or partially-refined sugar (that is, it still has at least some molasses left in it) or fully refined granulated sugar with molasses added back in. This accounts for its brown color. The presence of more or less molasses is what makes dark or light brown sugar respectively; though the two can be used interchangeably, the darker variety is more deeply caramelly in flavor. The molasses component is also what makes brown sugar acidic, which means you'll find it alongside baking soda in recipes that require some lift. It's also what makes finding a brown sugar substitute a bit of a sticky matter. Brown sugar has the texture of wet sand and will dry into a hard brick unless kept in an airtight container. Use it: No chocolate chip cookie is complete without it, and it adds a perfect toffee note to a sweet potato casserole.

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Cane sugar

Some granulated sugar originates as cane sugar, a variety produced entirely from sugarcane and very minimally processed before it's packaged and sold. You can use cane sugar in place of granulated sugar in a 1:1 ratio, but note that the grains will be larger and slightly blonde in color. Use it: In your favorite simple bake or the brine for a batch of quick-pickled vegetables.

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Confectioners' sugar

Another baking pantry stalwart, confectioners' (or powdered, or icing, or 10X) sugar is granulated sugar that's been ground into a powder and mixed with a bit of starch in order to prevent caking. It's extremely light and texture-less, so it's often used by itself as a snowy finishing touch over cakes or bars. It also whips into frostings and whisks into glazes smoothly and evenly. You can make your own powdered sugar by pulverizing 1 cup of granulated sugar + 1 teaspoon of cornstarch (or tapioca starch, or potato starch) in a blender. You can also sub powdered sugar in for granulated sugar—depending on how the ingredient is used (i.e: it won't cream with butter, but will mix into a brownie batter just fine—by replacing 1 cup of granulated with 1¾ cup powdered sugar.

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