Brown sugar is a critical ingredient for your favorite chocolate chip cookies, a basic barbecue sauce, or even chocolate cake for the ultimate texture. This beautiful blend of sugar and molasses helps ...

Brown sugar gone hard? Learn fast ways to soften it—microwave, bread or apple slice, terra-cotta, or a low oven—plus airtight storage tips to stop clumps.

We’ve all opened a long-ago purchased box of brown sugar only to find it has turned into a brick. No amount of banging it against the counter will return it to its once supple, wet sand-like texture.

If you have a day or two, just place a piece of fresh bread in a container with the brown sugar, seal the container, and your brown sugar will soften right up. If you are in a hurry, place the brown ...

Brown sugar is white sugar coated with molasses. When air hits it, the moisture in the molasses evaporates, and the brown sugar gets hard. Store brown sugar in an airtight container that's not too big ...