Light Brown Sugar vs. Dark Brown Sugar The difference between light and dark brown sugar boils down to one simple factor: the amount of molasses. Light brown, unsurprisingly, has less—typically ...

Molasses is what makes brown sugar, well, brown. In fact, both light and dark brown sugar are made by mixing white (or granulated) sugar with molasses. That jar of dark, viscous liquid that smells ...

(Light brown sugar is about 3.5% molasses and dark brown sugar is nearly double at about 6.5% molasses.) Prime Day Deals: Shop sales in tech, home, fashion, beauty & more curated by our editors.

You may have seen golden sugar on the supermarket shelf, but how does it differ from brown sugar? We break down their ...

For dark brown sugar, combine 2 tablespoons of molasses with 1 cup of white sugar and pulse it in a food processor until well mixed. For light brown sugar, use just 1 tablespoon.

As someone who cooks and writes about food for a living, I am sort of forced to have a lot of stuff in my kitchen. So, whenever I can find a way to streamline things, I do. And sometimes, that ...

1 cup granulated white sugar. 1 teaspoon molasses. Combine the two ingredients in a food processor or blender. If dark brown sugar is what you need, add more molasses and blend until combined.

1 cup light or dark brown sugar. ½ cup water. ¼ cup salted or unsalted butter, optional. ⅛ tsp. vanilla extract, optional. Directions: Active: 15 mins. Total time: 15 mins + cooling time.

In addition to my molasses, I also used to keep a box of light brown sugar, and another of dark brown sugar, in my pantry at all times. But on one occasion, I reached for the light brown, and ...