Homemade Brown Sugar is easy to make with only 2 ingredients. It’s great when you are in a pinch  and  tastes just like store bought because it is the same thing.

Brown sugar is one of the ingredients I run out of too often.  I’ve thought about buying a 5 gallon bucket to store it in like I do flour and sugar.  But brown sugar tends to dry out too quickly when storing large quantities.  And there are ways to fix it once it has dried out, but that’s a pain to do every time.

I had seen a few times how to make your own brown sugar.  But I thought it was just easier to buy it.  Well after I made it the first time, I learned I was wrong.  It requires 2 ingredients – sugar and molasses.  I keep molasses on hand for The World’s Best BBQ Pork Ribs.

Before I go into telling you how to make it, I want to say this is not a substitute for brown sugar.  It is brown sugar.  This is how they make it to sell in stores.  I’m sure they just do it on a much larger scale. Jamie and I were discussing the different brands and how most say sugar and molasses and one says brown sugar.  I looked that brand up online and found that they also use sugar and molasses.

Now to the how to which is so easy especially if you have a stand mixer.

I didn’t do the math to see if this is less expensive.  But I’m sure it was for me since I buy my sugar when it’s on case lot sale and is cheaper than buying at Costco.  That’s a big tip I can give you on saving money on baking ingredients.  Buy a bunch when it’s on sale.  I have 5 gallon buckets with Gamma Seal Lids so no bugs get into them and keeps the ingredients fresh.  I buy a different color lid for each ingredient.  Blue for sugar, red for flour, yellow for oats, etc.  It also makes getting into the buckets much easier.  I can never get the other kind of lids off.

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