How to Make Brown Sugar

Name: How to Make Brown Sugar
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 5 lbs
Ingredients: 5 lbs bag of granulated white sugar; 12 oz jar of molasses

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Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings
5 lbs
Calories
1953 kcal
Cuisine
American

How to Make Brown Sugar

Deacon Adams

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Homemade brown sugar is so easy that once you learn how to make it, you’ll never go back to store bought again. Perfect in a pinch, or as your new go to!

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Ingredients

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5 lbs bag of granulated white sugar
12 oz jar of molasses

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Instructions

Mix together to make dark brown sugar.
How to store: It should be stored in an airtight container. If stored properly, it should keep up to two years.

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Light Brown Sugar
Mix together to make light brown sugar.
Mix together to make light brown sugar.
Dark Brown Sugar
Mix together to make dark brown sugar.
Mix together to make dark brown sugar.
Commercial brown sugar recipes have a 3.5% molasses to sugar ratio by volume for light brown sugar and 6.5% ratio for dark brown sugar. So this is the closest measurement to that.
Commercial brown sugar recipes have a 3.5% molasses to sugar ratio by volume for light brown sugar and 6.5% ratio for dark brown sugar. So this is the closest measurement to that.
A food processor or electric mixer makes this recipe easier to mix. You could also do it with two spatulas or even mix it up with your hands!
A food processor or electric mixer makes this recipe easier to mix. You could also do it with two spatulas or even mix it up with your hands!
If your brown sugar goes hard, you can toss a slice of bread into the container to soften it up. You can also soften brown sugar by microwaving it in 20 second increments covered with a moist paper towel.
If your brown sugar goes hard, you can toss a slice of bread into the container to soften it up. You can also soften brown sugar by microwaving it in 20 second increments covered with a moist paper towel.
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp molasses
1 cup granulated sugar
3 1/2 tsp OR 1 tbsp molasses

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Serving 1g Calories 1953kcal (98%) Carbohydrates 504g (168%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 30mg (1%) Potassium 1005mg (29%) Sugar 504g (1008%) Calcium 144mg (14%) Iron 3mg (17%)