What Is Brown Sugar?
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What is brown sugar made out of?
Brown sugar has a distinctive brown color due to the presence of molasses. It adds a caramel-like depth to recipes. From sweet to savory, brown sugar is an essential ingredient in many favorite Southern soul food dishes.
Is brown sugar just white sugar with molasses?
Yes, brown sugar is simply refined white sugar with added molasses.
What is the difference between brown sugar and white sugar?
The presence of molasses (thus the brown color) is what makes brown sugar different than white granulated sugar.
What is the difference between brown sugar and light brown sugar?
The difference is in the molasses content.
- Regular (dark) brown sugar has double the molasses (6.5%).
- Light brown sugar has half the amount of molasses (3.5%).
Are brown sugar and unrefined brown sugar the same?
Brown sugar and unrefined brown sugar (raw sugar) are not the same. Unrefined brown sugar undergoes less processing, so it retains some of its molasses content and natural brown color.
How do you turn white sugar into brown sugar?
Betcha didn’t know you can make brown sugar at home!
- To make dark brown sugar – Mix two tablespoons of molasses with one cup of white sugar.
- To make light brown sugar – Mix one tablespoon of molasses with one cup of white sugar.
What can you use if you don’t have brown sugar?
Can you make brown sugar at home? Yes, you can make brown sugar (see the recipe card below).
Or you can use a sweetener substitute. Mix a tablespoon or two (two tablespoons to make dark brown sugar – one for light) of one of the liquid sweetener substitutes listed below with 1 cup of white sugar to replace a cup of brown sugar.
Brown sugar substitutes
- Honey
- Maple syrup
- Agave nectar
You could also use more of one of the following lighter sweeteners:
Does brown sugar go bad?
Sugar doesn’t go bad unless contaminated. It may dry out when in need of moisture. However, it’s still not bad.
What is brown sugar also known as?
Ever heard that sugar is addictive? According to Vedantu, this is why…
“Brown sugar is also known as heroin. It is diacetylmorphine hydrochloride and is derived from the acetylation of the morphine. Morphine is considered a natural opiate. These opiates are extracted from the opium of the dried latex of the poppy plant.”
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Equipment
- spoon or small spatula
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar granulated
- 1 tablespoon unsulphured molasses *To make dark brown sugar, add 2 tablespoons.
Instructions
- Combine the sugar and molasses in a mixing bowl.
- Mix the ingredients using a small spatula or spoon until no lumps remain and the sugar is a uniform brown color.
- Store your homemade brown sugar in an airtight container.