Homemade Brown Sugar is so Easy

Learn how to make brown sugar at home! This recipe works as a brown sugar substitute and if you have 5 minutes, granulated sugar, and molasses, you can make it too (and I include alternatives if you don’t have molasses)!

Ingredients
1 cup granulated sugar (200g)
1 Tablespoon unsulphured molasses (use 2 Tablespoons of molasses if you would like to make dark brown sugar)

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Instructions
00:00 Introduction
00:19 Combine sugar and molasses in a mixing bowl.
00:37 Use a spatula to work the ingredients together as well as you can. Use the spatula to press any lumps against the side of the bowl and smash them out.
01:14 Continue to mix until no lumps remain and the brown sugar is uniform in color.
01:24 Store in an airtight container.

Notes
Air will dry out the brown sugar and make it hard, so for best results store in an airtight container. I like to store mine in a Ziploc bag and press out as much of the excess air as I possibly can.
If you go to use your brown sugar and find it has hardened, place a slice of bread with the sugar for several hours in the container, the sugar will soften.
Brown sugar will keep for months, if not longer.

[ashvafia]

I love doing this! I couldn’t find dark brown sugar at all here in Puerto Rico. Even bought an overpriced bag online once so I felt super silly after I found out how easy it was to make at home lol

[mauriziocatanese]

It is so easy to make. And you can use a fork or whisk to combine too.

[ledysrodriguez]

I am unbelievably shocked 😲 Didn't even know this was possible 😳 Thank you soooo much for sharing with us! ❤

[wendyfletcher]

Thanks, this is easy and I didn't know. Btw love your shirt, very pretty.

[uppityglivestockian]

Far superior to store bought these days (2023) where molasses isn't used at all. Great tutorial, no muss, no fuss, as it should be. Thanks. Dark brown sugar: 2T molasses per 1C white sugar.

[KSENIA_PEREZH]

Thank you very much for the invormative video recipe 🤗👍👍

[nancig]

How did I not know this? I did learn that grinding white sugar in a coffee grinder makes, icing sugar.

[susannarocco]

Thank you very much! It is not easy to find here in Italy!❤️

[OneAdamAdam]

Especially good idea when I see molasses on sale, I save the molasses so I can make brown sugar.

[oAgL]

Brown sugar is more expensive here and even though molasses is a bit expensive a little goes a long way. Thank you!

[gardeneravalos]

👀 Omg! No way....you just blew my mind 🤯

[tennesseegirl]

Awesome valuable to know, thanks Sam, excellent video 👍👍

[ShineeIshAsiAn]

Holy cow, that’s it? Here I am thinking it was a different kind of sugar crop lol! Once I run out of my store bought brown sugar, will have to buy molasses instead to make my own!

[sharihorting]

Wow! Who knew? Certainly not me 😃 Thank you for the info.

[eldridgesmart]

AWESOME! Thanks for sharing. Now I can't use, "The store is out of Brown Sugar", as an excuse. GOD Bless you & your family.

[jenna]

I love making stuff homemade! It's always cheaper.

[Tina-ggzh]

Is your molasses made from cane sugar or white sugar?

[IamwhoIam]

I love molasses
I take a teaspoon of it every day. It's good for you.

[osmanpilav]

Can you make chocolate chip cookies using homemade brown sugar

[yongcastillo]

I wrote the recipe down and tried to memorize it. Even so, I couldn't make this happen. I guess I'm not a great cook. (Just joking, Sam. Pretty cool trick when you need brown sugar quickly and no time to go to the store.)