Trader Joe's Organic Light Brown Sugar

I've done more baking in the last 2 weeks than I did over the entire holiday season. The whole being at home thing and staying close to the refrigerator most of the time has been very real. I'm positive pajama pants have given me a false sense of security as well. So, I figured I would revisit an older product review.

Taste

For $3.49, it's not as cheap as regular brown sugar from most big box grocery stores. The premium here is for organic labeling.

But what also makes this item unique is that it isn't quite light brown and it isn't quite dark brown sugar. It sits neatly between those two varieties.

This has much larger granules of sugar as compared to other brands of brown sugar. I've used this primarily for cookies and it works very well, I personally prefer it to Domino or store brands of brown sugar.

In the applications I've used it in, it seems to retain a more crisp or crunch texture. And because it is slightly darker than regular light brown sugar it adds more of an assertive molasses flavoring.

The packaging

If I have to complain about something here, it would be the packaging. The zip-top here doesn't always work well for me. It seems little granules of sugar get stuck in it. This leads to the bag not being fully closed, which then leads to hardening.

Making your own

So, if you are like me looking to cut back on the number of trips to the store you are making (thereby using up everything you have in the house first), then at the bottom I've included some recipes. If your household is suddenly running low or without this pantry staple, don't worry, with 2 ingredients you can make your own at home.

Oh, don't have those 2 ingredients? That's ok, that post has a full list of substitutions, recipe ideas, how to bring a brick of brown sugar back to life, and how to store this product properly so hopefully, you won't need those directions.

Overall

Would I buy this again? Trader Joe's Organic Brown sugar is a staple item in my household. It's good stuff and I do recommend it for baking. I've bought Trader Joe's Organic Light Brown Sugar several times in fact.

A visual overview

The bag of Trader Joe's Organic Light Brown Sugar: