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How to Make Brown Sugar

You NEED this for your fall/holiday baking this year. Making brown sugar is so easy and only requires 2 ingredients and 5 minutes of your time.
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Prep Time:5 minutes
Course: ingredient, pantry staple, sweetener
Servings: 3 cups

Equipment

  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 spoon or electric mixer

Ingredients

  • 3 c granulated cane sugar
  • 1/2 c unsulphured molasses

Instructions

  • Place 3 cups of granulated cane sugar in a bowl
  • Add 1/2 c. molasses to the sugar. Stir (or use an electric mixer) the molasses into the sugar until everything is evenly incorporated.
  • Store in an air-tight container in a cool place such as your pantry. Use in all of your favorite baking recipes, hot drinks, oatmeal, and more!

Notes

You can customize this to your liking:
Less molasses = lighter brown sugar, lighter flavor
More molasses = darker brown sugar, richer flavor