demerara sugar

noun

dem·​e·​rara sugar ˌde-mə-ˈrär-ə- How to pronounce demerara sugar (audio)
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: a coarse light-brown raw sugar

Examples of demerara sugar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Colin is holding up a chocolate chip cookie (Colby’s grandma’s cookies, made with bacon fat) and a chocolate-butterscotch cookie (with a little demerara sugar) while on a swingset that is cropped out of the final frame. Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024 Bring to a simmer, remove from heat, then stir in 3 cups of demerara sugar. Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 12 July 2023 For best results, do a through egg wash, then place your pie in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to an hour, covered loosely with saran wrap to keep from drying out, and then a egg wash top-coat, and perhaps a sprinkle of demerara sugar for sparkle and crunch. Beth Segal, cleveland, 4 June 2021 Like turbinado sugar, demerara sugar is often used to shower baked goods with a dramatic, sparkly finish thanks to its large crystalline granules. Nico Avalle, Bon Appétit, 7 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for demerara sugar 

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Word History

Etymology

Demerara, river and region in Guyana

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of demerara sugar was in 1848

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“Demerara sugar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demerara%20sugar. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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