If you’re out of brown sugar and need some for a recipe, you can make some yourself with granulated sugar and molasses. Here’s how!

Scoop of Homemade Brown Sugar in Metal Measuring Cup
I usually do a good job of keeping everything in my pantry stocked up, but there came a time when I ran out of brown sugar.  I thought, eek!  What now?  I needed that chewiness that the molasses content in it gives, and then it hit me….I have molasses.  Could I just add molasses to the recipe to yield the same results?  And a little Google search led to the discovery that brown sugar is just a combination of regular sugar with some molasses, and it’s very easy to make.  You literally just put both in a bowl and mix until the molasses is evenly distributed.  I know, who knew?

Start mixing molasses and sugar together. It will look very clumpy at the beginning:

Molasses Clumps in White Sugar, Transforming into Brown Sugar

Mix for a little longer and there will be even less clumps:

Make Your Own Brown Sugar By Mixing Molasses Into White Sugar Until Clumps Incorporate Completely

And keep mixing until the clumps have disappeared and the molasses has been evenly distributed:

How to Make Brown Sugar - Keep Mixing Molasses into White Sugar until Brown
Store in an airtight container.  The brown sugar is now ready for use!

Scoop of Homemade Brown Sugar in Metal Measuring Cup

Dark Brown Sugar Recipe

If you're out of brown sugar and need some for a recipe, you can make some yourself with granulated sugar and molasses. Here's how!
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb sugar (about 2 cups)
  • 3 oz molasses (1/4 cup)

Instructions 

  • Place molasses in the bottom of a large mixing bowl, and dump in the sugar. Use a hand mixer to stir things around until the molasses is evenly distributed (you could also do this in a food processor). First it will start out all clumpy, and after you mix for a few minutes, those clumps will start to disappear. Keep mixing until the clumps have all been broken up and the molasses has been evenly distributed.
  • Store in an airtight container. The brown sugar is now ready for use!

Nutrition

Calories: 896kcal, Carbohydrates: 231g, Sodium: 18mg, Sugar: 231g

Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.