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    Talking replacing sucanat with organic sugar?

    okay, heres another question about replacing ingredients! (maybe i should make a thread of this?)

    i want to make caramel apples for halloween. the recipe calls for sucanat. i dont have that, but i read its an unrefined sugar. can i replace that with organic sugar instead?
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    Default Re: replacing sucanat with organic sugar?

    Maybe an organic brown sugar?
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    Default Re: replacing sucanat with organic sugar?

    sucanat is basically brown sugar, so yes, assuming the organic sugar you refer to is brown (ie without the molases extracted). Sucanat is a made up american word (perhaps just to be special?) not part of the english language.
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    Default Re: replacing sucanat with organic sugar?

    I'd use a brown sugar, not a white one!

    Just as was stated...

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    Default Re: replacing sucanat with organic sugar?

    thanks everyone!!
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    Default Re: replacing sucanat with organic sugar?

    Quote Mr Flibble
    sucanat is basically brown sugar, so yes, assuming the organic sugar you refer to is brown (ie without the molases extracted). Sucanat is a made up american word (perhaps just to be special?) not part of the english language.
    I think it is a made-up word from SUgar CANe NATural. It retains all the minerals and may foam when you caramelize it (not desireable).
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    Default Re: replacing sucanat with organic sugar?

    Yes, they can be replaced. Caramel is simply sugar that's been heated to melting with a syrup in it such as corn, rice, etc (to help prevent crystalisation) and butter and cream added to make it rich so yes, IMO, you can replace the sucanat with organic sugar with no problem. If the sugar will melt, it will work.

    Brown sugar, at least in US, is simply white sugar with molasses added. If bone char is an issue (since a lot of US sugars are bone-char filtered), use the sugar of choice with a bit of molasses added in. Viola! Vegan brown sugar.

    eta: I realsed I might be a bit late with my "help". Did you make the caramel apples and how did they turn out?
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