Learn how to make homemade brown sugar with this easy, two-ingredient recipe.
White sugar and molasses are combined to create an up-leveled flavor experience.
This is the Best Brown Sugar Recipe Because…
- Homemade brown sugar makes baked goods extra moist and tender.
- It adds a light, toffee-like flavor to all your baked goods, and is perfect to caramelize meats and veggies.
- You can make dark brown sugar by simply mixing in a tablespoon of molasses to one cup of light brown sugar. Adjust the amount to suit your taste.
- You can use it to sweeten everything from in everything from dalgona coffee to ginger cookies.
Ingredients and Variations
White Sugar: Use regular white sugar, (or granulated sugar). Caster sugar is more finely ground than white and can also be used. Larger-grained raw sugar (AKA sugar-in-the-raw), Turbinado, and Demerara sugars can be made into brown sugar, but are best used as ingredients for streusel or as a topping.
Molasses: Mild or dark molasses (or treacle) is used in this recipe. Blackstrap molasses can be used but has a more robust flavor and is best used as a sauce or glaze.
Variations
Grape and date molasses will add a bright, fruity flavor to homemade brown sugar, and carob molasses will impart a chocolatey flavor.
It’s not recommended to use maple syrup or honey because neither has the strong flavor that molasses does.
Stir in a little cinnamon or homemade apple pie spice, or gingerbread spice.
How to Make Homemade Brown Sugar
- Combine sugar and molasses in a medium bowl (recipe below).
- Stir or press out lumps.
- Store until ready to use.
Ways to Use Homemade Brown Sugar
Use homemade brown sugar in brown sugar carrots , or as a glaze on a holiday ham. Amp up a teriyaki sauce, or create more depth of flavor in your pumpkin pie muffins. Even oatmeal tastes better with homemade brown sugar.
Storing Homemade Brown Sugar
- Keep homemade brown sugar stored with a slice of bread (to absorb excess moisture) in an airtight container or a zippered bag for up to a month.
- If brown sugar gets lumpy, pulse it in a food processor until it’s smooth again. You can also soften it in a warm oven if it gets too hard.
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Homemade Brown Sugar
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon molasses
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, add sugar and molasses. Mix until fully combined.
- Stir or press out all lumps with a fork, spoon, or spatula.
- Store in an air tight container for up to a month.
Notes
- Leaving any brown sugar exposed to air will dry it out and make it hard. So store it in an air tight container or zip top bag.
- Add a slice of bread to keep brown sugar soft.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information does not include optional ingredients or garnish and is an estimate. It may change based on actual ingredients and cooking methods used.
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