When you don't have five or six hours to roast a bag of sugar BraveTart-style, this simple technique will give you a cup or two of lightly toasted sugar in just 30 minutes.| Serious Eats
Toasting sugar in a low oven allows it to slowly caramelize. The result is a sort of "granulated caramel" that can be used in any recipe as a one-to-one substitution for plain sugar.| Serious Eats