Can I use light brown sugar instead of dark brown sugar?

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In recipes that call for dark brown sugar can I use light brown instead? In Costco they sell a huge pkge of light brown sugar but not dark and it's a really good price...

Last edited by ra_mom on Fri, Oct 09 2009, 2:32 am; edited 2 times in total

When I used light brown sugar instead of dark brown in a recipe, I had to add a bit of granulated sugar as well.
It works though.
Using a bit more of the light brown than the recipe calls for should also work.
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Yup. The flavor in dark is a little bit more intense, but I doubt anybody but you (and maybe your mother Wink

) would notice the difference.

Posted: Fri, Oct 09 2009, 2:35 pm Post subject:

Don't worry about it. I always buy the large bags of light brown & use it whenever a recipe calls for brown sugar.

I do it all the time.

Posted: Fri, Oct 09 2009, 3:12 pm Post subject:

do it except the flavour is not as intense ... you can always add more molasses which is what gives it the nice flavour and colour
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I do it all the time. It's a little "lighter" flavor, and the color will be lighter as well. I also flip with corn syrup too based on what I have in the house.

I always use them interchangeably and I don't notice it makes any difference in taste.