Is turbinado sugar a direct replacement for brown sugar?

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Does it act the same way as brown sugar in recipes? Will it dissolve in Dutch's beans like brown sugar does? Does it impart a different flavor when used in larger amounts. I'm making a large amount of Dutch's beans using 2 #10 cans which means about 4 cups of brown sugar. I have a large bag of turbinado that I'd like to start using up but I don't want any surprises from using it instead of brown in a quantity of beans that large.

 

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Turbinado sugar is raw sugar with natural molasses. Brown sugar is white sugar with molasses added back. No problem substituting turbinado.

 

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Taste the 2 and check the difference...    You may want to add some molasses if you use turbinado...

 

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What Dave said. Turbinado has less molasses.

 

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IMO, I think everyone is correct for the most part. The molasses that is in the Turbinado has just not been precessed out of it. Therefore, I think that the better way is to use half and half.

 

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I think my main concern is will it dissolve completely into the beans like brown sugar does. Brown sugar is more along the lines of a powder where turbinado is a larger grind crystal. Once you add brown sugar into beans give it a couple stirs it dissolves into the beans. I don't want 4 cups of turbinado sugar crystals floating around in my beans. I will add a couple tablespoons of it and stir it in and see what happens I guess. I add a bit of extra molasses even when using brown sugar anyhow.

 

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Turbinado is expensive compared to white sugar...    Since you are adding molasses anyway, why not use white sugar ??

 

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I've never had an issue which turbinado not dissolving in items that are being heated and cooked. Yes I have used it in beans.

 

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dirtsailor2003 said:

I've never had an issue which turbinado not dissolving in items that are being heated and cooked. Yes I have used it in beans.

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^^^^^This... and turbinado has the same molasses content as light brown sugar.

 

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It's the only sugar I use in my beans!

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I've never had problems with it dissolving in beans. I use it/measure it just like light brown sugar.
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