Best Substitutes for Demerara Sugar
Out of Demerara Sugar? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.
Original Ingredient
Demerara Sugar
Mixer
Warm, toffee-like sweetness with a molasses richness and slight mineral depth. Coarser texture than white sugar. Adds caramel complexity and golden color to syrups and cocktails.
Recommended Substitutes
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Brown sugar
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
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Sugar
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
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Powdered sugar
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
General Substitution Tips
- → Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
- → For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
- → Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
- → For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.