Brown Sugar

Our answer

Light and dark brown sugar in the UK is a type of fine granulated sugar that has molasses added to it. Muscovado sugar is very similar but can be slightly moister and also comes in light and dark versions. We understand that Indian golden brown sugar is very similar to light brown sugar and so can be used as a substitute for light brown sugar in baking and cooking.

In most recipes you can also use light brown sugar instead of dark brown sugar and so again you could use golden brown sugar instead. You can also substitute a combination of light or golden brown sugar plus molasses for dark brown sugar. To do this add 1 tablespoon of molasses to each 200g (1 cup) light brown sugar.