All commercial brown sugar is is molasses and sugar. If you ever need brown sugar and you normally purchase it, that’s good to know. If you have molasses.

Me, I would rather have sugar and molasses on hand and just use that. But those days you want brown sugar straight, it’s nice to have it on hand.

But I can’t bring myself to purchase it. We buy molasses by the gallon and sugar in 25# boxes. So, I have started to simply make some in advance.

Since I recently learned that not everyone knows this, here’s a how to.

I am going to start with 6 cups of sugar. No reason. I have my two cup measure out, so that’s where I am. Now, I know I am lucky to have have a kitchen aid, and not everyone does. It is 30 years old, though. if you can find one, please consider it. This is still possible, just not as easy.

I love playing with molasses. It’s a cool non Newtonian fluid!

I can’t say it’s my favorite, because whipped cream, ketchup, and nail polish are all up there.

Anyway, that’s 2 tablespoons of molasses to six cups of sugar, or 1 teaspoon per cup. Let the mixer work for 6 minutes and viola! Brown sugar! Want it darker, add more. Lighter? Add less. Baking cookies? Remember 1cup + 1tsp to simply add while creaming. And you never need to rely on commercial brown sugar again.