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Homemade Brown Sugar

April 28, 2016 by Tracy | Updated December 11, 2020 This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

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No more last-minute trips to the store for sugar because you can make your OWN Homemade Brown Sugar with just two ingredients and just two minutes!

a food processor of blended brown sugar.

Phew, what a week!  It's been an amazing whirlwind of family, friends, and love this past week as my mom and brother were in town for our Baby Shower BBQ!  It's been a wonderful but crazy and exhausting week, to say the least.  This preggo is beat.

 So I bring you one of the fastest, easiest, oh-my-god-how-did-I-not-know-about-this-sooner recipes to date.  Homemade Brown Sugar.

Ingredients Needed

2. Two. Dos. That's IT. Does it get any easier?!

  • Sugar - White granulated sugar
  • Molasses

Step-by-Step Instructions

molasses being poured into a food processor bowl with white sugar.

SO. Soooooo easy. Ok the hardest thing? Pulling out your food processor.

Then you just add the sugar and the molasses.

a food processor with brown sugar blending in it.

Blend.

a food processor of blended brown sugar.

And DONE.

a measuring cup with brown sugar.

I know what you're thinking because I thought the same thing when I realized you could make your own Homemade  Brown Sugar!  It's only 2 ingredients - and 2 ingredients we always have in the house!  All the times I've run to the store because I ran out or forgot brown sugar... What a waste of time that'll never happen again!

Have no fear, friends. As long as you keep a jar of molasses in your fridge and have some white sugar on hand, you'll never have to make a last-minute brown sugar run again!

Light or Dark Brown Sugar

This recipe is for Dark Brown Sugar. For Light Brown Sugar (which is really just sugar with a more subdued molasses flavor) just means adding fewer molasses. That's it - another reason why this recipe is so great, it can be customizable to whatever you need!

a measuring cup with brown sugar.

Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!

a measuring cup with brown sugar

Homemade Brown Sugar

2 ingredients and 2 minutes and you'll have your own brown sugar!
5 from 3 votes
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Course: Condiment
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan
Total Time: 2 minutes
Servings: 1 cup
Author: Tracy

Equipment

  • Food Processor

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon molasses

Instructions

  • Add sugar and molasses to food processor. Blend until molasses are all incorporated.
  • Store in an airtight container or plastic bag.

Notes

The nutritional value is for the full 1 cup.
To make light brown sugar, reduce molasses to 1 teaspoon. 

Nutrition

Calories: 828kcal | Carbohydrates: 214g | Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 296mg | Sugar: 215g | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Amanda

    December 11, 2018 at 3:07 am

    I'm so glad I found this as I head into my annual Christmas cookie baking marathon! I almost always run out of brown sugar, and it's such a pain to have to dust the flour off of myself and run to the store in the middle of baking. I never realized how easy it is to make brown sugar at home! I love that it's always fresh this way too. The store bought kind dries out so easily.

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  2. Marisa Franca

    December 10, 2018 at 10:03 am

    I knew there was a way to do it but I never thought to make it. What a great idea. Yes!! Sometimes I run out of brown sugar and it would be great to just whip some up. We always have molasses in the house -- I'll be making some brown sugar this week.

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  3. Traci

    December 09, 2018 at 10:44 pm

    Uhm, ok...mind BLOWN!!! I had no idea homemade brown sugar was even a thing. It's so funny because I always feel like I need to have both on hand at all times, for when the mood strikes. Now, I cannot wait to run out of brown sugar so I can try it. Thanks for sharing this, Tracy! 🙂

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  4. Leah

    December 09, 2018 at 8:07 pm

    This is such amazing information! I have run out of brown sugar before and would have loved to had this recipe to make my own instead of going to the store. Thanks for sharing this, so great!

    Reply
  5. Daniela

    December 08, 2018 at 3:15 pm

    Congratulations! This is such a cool trick! Who knew it was so easy to make brown sugar at home? Now I never have to rush to the grocery store at the last minute after discovering that I'm out.

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    • Tracy

      December 09, 2018 at 8:15 am

      Yes- it makes life so much easier!

      Reply
  6. Mackenzie

    December 07, 2018 at 7:46 pm

    I have no idea how I've gone this long without knowing this trick! What a lifesaver! I guess in my head, I'd always figured it was a different type of sugar (although now that I think of it, this makes total sense!) Quick question though, is this closer to light or dark brown sugar?

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