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How to Make Brown Sugar

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!

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

Ingredients

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

Instructions

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

Notes

  • Want to Make a Smaller Batch?
  • 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

Nutrition Information

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%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 5lbs

Amount Per Serving

Calories 1953

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 1953kcal 98%
Carbohydrates 504g 168%
Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 30mg 1%
Potassium 1005mg 21%
Sugar 504g 1008%
Calcium 144mg 14%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.