Dark Simple Syrup Recipe

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Dark Simple Syrup

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Course: DrinksCuisine: American
Servings

8

servings
Calories

150

kcal
Total time

3

minutes

A simple brown simple syrup for drinks.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups 400 g Brown, demerara, or other non-bleached sugar

  • 1.5 cups 360 ml Water

Directions

  • Combine the sugar and water in a heat proof container and microwave on high for 30 seconds or heat on the stove. Stir to combine
  • Once the syrup has cooled bottle and refrigerate or freeze to store for an extended period of time.

Featured Video

What Is The Difference Between Brown Sugar And White Sugar?

So, believe it or not, white sugar is bleached to make it white. Bleaching sugar produces a completely uncolored and clean sweetener that only adds sweetness and no additional flavor. Non-bleached but still refined sugar will always have a little molasses left behind. Molasses can only be wholly removed chemically. Regardless most manufactured sugar is bleached. To produce brown sugar, many companies will mix a little extracted molasses back into the bleached refined sugar. Natural, non bleached brown sugars are: turbinado sugar, demerara sugar, muscovado sugar, and piloncillo sugar. These sugars vary in how refined the molasses content is. These will make a simple dark syrup with a similar enough taste. Sure there will be some differences, but if you can’t find piloncillo or demerara, then turbinado or regular brown sugar will do.

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