how many grams in a teaspoon of dulce de leche?

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• How many teaspoons of dulce de leche sweeten a bowl of oatmeal?
  One to two teaspoons (6-13 g) stirred into a hot bowl of oats melts into the porridge and gives you the caramelized-milk note without overwhelming the grain. More than that and the oatmeal turns into dessert. For yogurt the same range works, but stir thoroughly — undissolved teaspoonfuls form sweet pockets that throw off the balance bite to bite.
• How much fits inside a thumbprint cookie or filled chocolate?
  A thumbprint indent or a moulded chocolate shell holds about half a teaspoon to one teaspoon of dulce de leche, so 3-6 g per piece. Pipe it in with a small bag rather than spooning — at this scale spoon transfer wastes nearly as much as it deposits. Leave a 2 mm gap at the top so the filling does not weep out during baking or sealing.
• Is a teaspoon enough to flavour a single-serve mug cake?
  Two teaspoons (about 13 g) folded into a single-serve mug-cake batter gives you visible caramel pockets after microwaving, plus a faint background sweetness throughout. One teaspoon disappears into the crumb and is barely noticeable. If you want a molten centre instead, drop one teaspoon into the middle of the batter before cooking rather than mixing it through.

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