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Homemade Brown Sugar: Easy DIY Recipe in Minutes

Making your own brown sugar at home is surprisingly simple and takes just 10 minutes! This DIY recipe lets you control the intensity of flavor and moisture level, creating either light or dark brown sugar depending on your preference.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 16 servings
Course: Ingredient
Cuisine: American
Calories: 52
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1-2 tablespoons unsulfured molasses 1 Tbsp for light brown sugar, 2 Tbsp for dark brown sugar

Method
 

  1. Gather your ingredients. Measure out your white sugar and molasses.
  2. Place the white sugar in a medium mixing bowl. Pour the molasses over the sugar.
  3. Using an electric mixer on low speed, beat the mixture until the molasses is completely incorporated into the sugar and no white grains remain visible. This usually takes 3-5 minutes.
  4. Check consistency. The finished brown sugar should be uniformly colored and slightly moist.
  5. Transfer your homemade brown sugar to an airtight container for storage.

Nutrition

Calories: 52kcalCarbohydrates: 13gSodium: 1mgSugar: 13g
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