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Learn how to make brown sugar from scratch with only 2 simple ingredients. Never run out of brown sugar with this easy recipe to make it at home!
Can you turn regular sugar into brown sugar?
Yes and you only need 2 ingredients. My cookies turned out delicious and I never had to make a trip to the store to get any. The homemade version worked perfectly!
Keep reading to see just how simple and easy this is!
Ingredients
- granulated white sugar
- molasses
How to Make Brown Sugar
In a small mixing bowl, mix together sugar and molasses.
How to make brown sugar soft?
To prevent this sugar from getting too hard, add a large marshmallow to your container. The marshmallow will dry out, not your sugar.
You can also put a slice of bread in the container to keep it soft and fluffy.
This simple trick works great and the sugar will always be soft to use in your recipes.
How to Make Brown Sugar
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 tablespoon molasses
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, mix together sugar and molasses. Continue to mix until the molasses is completely incorporated into the sugar. This will take 2-3 minutes.
- If you need dark brown sugar, add another tablespoon (2 total) to the sugar.
- Use and store as you would the store bought brown sugar.
My problem is usually that my brown sugar has gotten rock hard. I currently don’t have any brown sugar in the cabinet, so when I saw this post I was so excited, until I realized that it requires molasses, something I definitely don’t stock in my cabinet. HOWEVER – I’m going to get some molasses so I can make my own brown sugar in smaller batches. That way it doesn’t get hard!
Such a crazy easy recipe – good to know how to make in a pinch!
Love this it’s super easy and haven’t thought of making brown sugar before
The kids love it too!
Great idea Cheryl!! Plus, just so you know, keep a marshmallow in with your brown sugar and it won’t get hard. 😉
Fantastic I’m going try this tomorrow
Great! Let us know what you think. Thank you!
Tastes just like what I buy!
Baking cookies just isn’t the same without brown sugar. Needed some in a pinch, found this and I’m in heaven; I’ll never be without brown sugar again !!! Thank you for sharing this ?????