Is there a way to make your own brown sugar?
Yes! Yes, there is.
And the best part is that making your own brown sugar is easier than you can even imagine!
My story
My youngest daughter, who lives near me, was in the middle of baking a cake, for which she needed brown sugar.
She was out and, weirdly, so was I. Brown sugar is one of those items I keep in the pantry.
But lucky her, I did have the two ingredients I needed to make our own.
Within five minutes, the brown sugar was in her hands, and she was back to the business of making her cake.
If you’re ever in a pinch, it’s nice to know that making your own brown sugar is a possibility.
How to make brown sugar
Brown sugar, real honest to goodness brown sugar, not a brown sugar substitute, is simply a mixture of white sugar and molasses.
Start by putting a small amount of molasses in a bowl. I started with one tablespoon.
Add about half a cup of white sugar and mix until there are no clumps, and the white sugar is completely coated with the molasses.
If you want lighter brown sugar, add more white sugar to the molasses.
Since I prefer lighter brown sugar, I ended up using one tablespoon of molasses and one cup of white sugar.
The higher the ratio of molasses to white sugar, the darker the resulting brown sugar will be.
Once the white sugar and molasses are mixed well, the resulting brown sugar is ready to use.
If you’re having trouble getting all the clumps out of the sugar, knead it like you would if you were making bread.
Go Ahead and Buy a Jar of Molasses
Whether you are an avid baker, or barely know how to mix up a cake, keeping a jar of molasses in the pantry is a good idea.
Molasses is a versatile product and can be used in a variety of ways in the kitchen.
At the bare minimum, having molasses and sugar on hand ensures an unending supply of brown sugar.
Molasses has an incredibly long shelf life and takes up very little room, so go ahead and buy a jar, just in case.
Storing Brown Sugar
Brown sugar, whether homemade or store bought, should be kept in an airtight container in a cool dark place.
While it’s ok to freeze sugar to extend the already long shelf life, it’s not ok to keep it in the refrigerator.
Don’t Throw Out Hard Sugar
If sugar, either brown or white, gets hard, don’t throw it out.
Instead, add a piece of bread to the container in which the sugar is stored.
The bread will get hard, and the sugar will get soft.
Don’t ask me to explain that one, just trust me, it works.
So back to the original question, can you make your own brown sugar?
Luckily the answer is yes! As long as you have white sugar and molasses on hand, there’s no reason to ever run out of brown sugar again.
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