DIY Brown Sugar

Ok, why didn't anyone tell me how easy it was to make brown sugar?! I'm passing this along to you so hopefully you never have a baking emergency where you need brown sugar and think you don't have any on hand. All it takes is two ingredients: sugar and molasses. That's it. I thought there was more to it but nope, that's everything. For every 1 cup of sugar, you need 1 1/2 Tablespoons of molasses. So for example, 3 cups of sugar equals 4 1/2 Tablespoons of molasses.

Add the molasses to the sugar and using a hand mixer or spatula, mix thoroughly.

Note that there will be clumps of molasses so you have to mix and mix and mix. I spent 6 minutes using the hand mixer and 2 minutes using a spatula, just to get it all combined.

Put the brown sugar into an airtight container.

I've heard if you put a marshmallow in the same container as the brown sugar, it will keep it from clumping. I don't know if that's true or not but you're free to add one, if you like. If you do, let me know how it works for you!

TOTAL COSTS: About $7 to make as much as you want!

$4.19 for molasses

$2.69 for sugar

TOTAL AMOUNT OF TIME: Less than 10 minutes

EASY-PEASY SCALE (1 super easy - 5 very difficult): 1 out of 5

Whoever says this isn't the easiest thing to do is either lazy or is adding a step that isn't necessary. It tastes just like store-bought brown sugar!... or... so I've been told... excuse me, I have to go make a dentist appointment now...