Dark Brown Sugar is so easy to make with just 2 ingredients: Granulated White Sugar and Molasses. It comes out light and fluffy and is sure to make your baked goods and other recipes delicious with this homemade sugar recipe!

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Dark Brown Sugar

Hi Everyone, this Dark Brown Sugar recipe tutorial is the follow up to my last post on Light Brown Sugar. These recipes are so easy and they come out so well that you are not going to want to buy store-bought brown sugar again.

In fact, I now make my own Light and Dark Brown Sugar with regular granulated white sugar and molasses and it couldn't be easier!

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I made sure to include step-by-step recipe photos to walk you through this super easy process of making your own Dark Brown Sugar below and in the recipe card.

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What do you need to make Dark Brown Sugar?

All you need is just 2 ingredients for this recipe: Granulated White Sugar and Molasses.

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Dark Brown Sugar

Yield: 1 cup

Prep Time: 2 minutes

Cook Time: 1 minute

Total Time: 3 minutes

Dark Brown Sugar is so easy to make with just 2 ingredients: Granulated White Sugar and Molasses. It comes out light and fluffy and is sure to make your baked goods and other recipes delicious with this homemade sugar recipe!

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Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated white sugar
• 2 tablespoons molasses, regular

Instructions

1. In a small-medium bowl, add granulated white sugar and 2 tablespoons molasses, stir to combines. It can be easier to mix with your (clean) hands.

Notes

• Store in an air-tight container.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 4
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 224Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 4mgCarbohydrates: 58gFiber: 0gSugar: 58gProtein: 0g

Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best.

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