
sugar
Sugar is primarily composed of carbohydrates providing approximately 4 calories per gram, with negligible protein, fat, or micronutrients in refined white sugar. Specialty sugars such as muscovado and coconut sugar contain trace minerals including potassium and iron, though in nutritionally insignificant quantities.
About
Sugar is a simple carbohydrate (monosaccharide or disaccharide) that serves as a fundamental sweetening agent in culinary applications worldwide. The most common culinary sugar is sucrose, a disaccharide derived from sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum) or sugar beets (Beta vulgaris), which is extracted, refined, and crystallized into granulated form. Sucrose comprises glucose and fructose units bonded together and represents approximately 99.9% purity in refined white sugar.\n\nSugar exists in multiple forms beyond granulated white sugar, including brown sugar (sucrose with molasses), muscovado (moist, mineral-rich), demerara, and turbinado (large-crystal varieties), as well as other sweetening sources such as honey, maple syrup, and coconut sugar. Each variety possesses distinct moisture content, crystal size, and residual mineral profiles that influence flavor and culinary properties. Chemically, sugar is highly soluble in water and undergoes transformation when heated—caramelizing at elevated temperatures and undergoing the Maillard reaction when combined with proteins.
Culinary Uses
Sugar functions as a fundamental ingredient across all culinary traditions, serving roles that extend far beyond simple sweetening. In baking, it modifies texture (providing moisture and tenderness), promotes browning through caramelization and the Maillard reaction, and contributes to structure through its hygroscopic properties. In confectionery, precise heating and crystallization techniques transform sugar into syrups, caramels, fondant, and pulled sugar sculptures. Sugar also functions as a preservative in jams and pickles, balances acidity in sauces, and enhances the perception of other flavors. It appears in savory applications including barbecue rubs, glazes, and Asian cooking, where balance between sweet and savory is essential.
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Recipes Using sugar (2,800)
Columbian Pancakes
Columbian Pancakes
Comlek
Rabbit casserole with onions and wine vinegar. The same recipe can be used for hare, with excellent results, by increasing quantities of other ingredients, since hare is much heavier than rabbit. , being soaked in vinegar.
Confetti Rice Salad
Confetti Rice Salad
Congo Fool
Fool is old-fashioned custard and fruit dessert native to England, but popular in English-speaking Africa. In the original English Fool, gooseberries are traditionally used.
Congo Fruit Salad
Fruit Salad
Conkies
Conkies from the Recidemia collection
Cooked Sweet Corn
Cooked Sweet Corn from the Recidemia collection
Corn Bread
Corn Bread from the Recidemia collection
Corn Pancakes
American cuisine Breakfast Cuisine Vegetarian Cuisine
Corn Skillet Cakes
Corn Skillet Cakes from the Recidemia collection
Corny Soufflé
American cuisine Vegetarian Cuisine
Costa Rican Tilapia
Costa Rican Tilapia from the Recidemia collection
Cottage Cheese Sticks
Cottage Cheese Sticks from the Recidemia collection
Country Cheese with Raspberries
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * Source: old newspa
Country-style Green Beans
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * Source: The Illust
Cowboy Beans
Makes 6 servings.
Cowboy Cookie Mix
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * Yield: About 3½ do
Cranberry Walnut Bread
Created by Lauren HaguPie, submitted by Cyrai. I love to bake breads, and this is one of my favorites to make. It's especially great around this time of year when fresh cranberries are in abundance.
Cranberry Walnut White Fudge
A visit to several Oregon cranberry farms inspired my unusual fruit-flavored white fudge. I make it for family and friends at holidays and for special occasions. I was thrilled when the recipe earned first place at our county fair.
Cream Cheese Barfi
Cream Cheese Barfi
Cream Cheese Bread
Bread machine recipe. This recipe is excellent for additions like nuts, raisins, etc.
Cream Cheese Brownie Pie
Dessert Recipes by South Carolina Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe
Cream Cheese Brownies
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group
Cream Cheese Cookies
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Legmen Estate in Jacksonville, Texas in 1991.
Cream Cheese Pineapple Danish
Spray rectangular baking pay with nonstick cooking spray. Spread one can of crescent rolls on the bottom pinching edges together. Mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until creamy then spread over crescent roll bottom.
Cream Cheese Rhubarb Pie
Cream Cheese Rhubarb Pie from the Recidemia collection
Cream Cheese Roll-Ups
Cream Cheese Roll-Ups from the Recidemia collection
Creamed Green Peas
Good little side dish, especially if your kids (or even you) don't normally care for Peas, and want a way to eat them.
Creamed Peas and Carrots
Serves 6 Creamed Peas and Carrots
Creamed Spinach
Creamed spinach makes a nutritious sauce that goes well with fish and meat dishes. In Swedish cuisine it has traditionally been used with boiled potatoes and fish or with chipolata, the Swedish "prince-sausage".
Cream Horns (Šaumrole)
2 dozens Cream Horns (Šaumrole)
Cream Pudding
Cream Pudding
Creamy Apricot Rice Mold
Makes 8 servings
Creamy Cheesy Turnips
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Hakes Estate in Dallas, Texas in 1988.
Creamy Lime Chile Dressing
Creamy Lime Chile Dressing from the Recidemia collection
Creamy Mascarpone Dessert
In Italy they will just mix creamy light cheeses like mascarpone with just a bare bit of sugar, egg yolk custard, sweet spices, citrus zest, and chocolate. If you have ever tried one of these cheese desserts, you'll know that they're very good.
Creamy Mascarpone Dessert
In Italy they will just mix creamy light cheeses like mascarpone with just a bare bit of sugar, egg yolk custard, sweet spices, citrus zest, and chocolate. If you have ever tried one of these cheese desserts, you'll know that they're very good.
Creamy Peanut Butter Fudge
Creamy Peanut Butter Fudge from the Recidemia collection
Creamy Peanut Soup
Creamy Peanut Soup This can be either be made as a pureed soup variety to be creamy or left with chunks of vegetables as a stew.
Creamy Rice Pudding Cups
Makes 8 servings

Crème Anglaise
frequently referred to by the generic term in English, is the most common and versatile dessert sauce, being used as an accompaniment, or as a base for additional treatment, in numerous desserts in the cuisines of countries throughout the world.

Crème Brûlée
Crème brûlée
Creme Brulee Cheesecake
American cuisine | Vegetarian Cuisine | Holiday Recipes
Crème caramel
Crème caramel from the Recidemia collection
Creme Caramela
Sudanese Caramel Custard which Yields 1-quart mold.
Creme de abacate
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Crème de Cacao Torte
Makes 1 torte, about 2 cups of filling and about 1 cup of glaze.
Crème de Riz Torte
Makes 8 servings
Crème pâtissière
– Yield: About 1 pint
Cremesicle ice
Cremesicle ice from the Recidemia collection