Once you have a pouch of flavoured sugar in the cupboard, the question stops being whether it's useful and starts being what to put it in first. Here are fifteen ways to use it, sorted by where you'll actually reach for it.
Coffee and hot drinks
- Stir it into black coffee instead of a syrup pump. Start with a teaspoon and adjust.
- Whisk it into hot milk before pouring over espresso for a flavoured latte with no extra bottle.
- Rim a hot chocolate mug with a wet edge dipped in flavoured sugar for the first sip to hit different.
- Sweeten builder's tea with a flavoured spoon instead of plain sugar. Vanilla and mocha both work.
- Dust the foam on a flat white or cappuccino the way a barista would dust cocoa.
Cocktails and drinks
- Rim a glass for a Margarita, Daiquiri or Espresso Martini variation.
- Dissolve into a shaker in place of simple syrup, using slightly less liquid to compensate.
- Make a quick syrup by dissolving flavoured sugar 1:1 in warm water if a recipe specifically needs liquid.
- Finish a mocktail with a spoon stirred through sparkling water and citrus.
Baking and desserts
- Swap it 1:1 into any recipe that calls for sugar, including cakes, cookies and crumbles.
- Fold it into whipped cream instead of plain caster sugar and vanilla extract separately.
- Sprinkle it over fruit fifteen minutes before serving to draw out juice and add flavour at once.
- Finish a crème brûlée or custard with a flavoured sugar crust under the blowtorch.
Everyday extras
- Top porridge or yoghurt in place of a plain sugar or honey drizzle.
- Add to pancake or waffle batter so the flavour is baked through rather than poured on top.
- Keep a jar by the kettle as a standing replacement for whatever sugar you're already buying.
Each of our flavours leans toward a different list above. Dirty Vanilla is built for the coffee section, Juicy Strawberry for the cocktail section, and Midnight Mocha for the baking and dessert section, while Spiced Chai suits the hot drinks and everyday extras, like porridge and toast. The Full Set covers all four if you'd rather not choose.
