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ByMary Beth Sharkey
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Brown sugar is an essential ingredient in so many scrumptious recipes, but if yours has gone hardened and clumpy, never fear - read on for some helpful tips on how to soften brown sugar quickly and easily!
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Maximizing the sweetness of your holiday treats starts with having the right ingredients, but what do you do when you have hardened brown sugar? Don't worry, I have a solution. Whether you find yourself in this situation every year or it's for a one-time
Have you ever had a bag of brown sugar, one that you had never even opened and yet when you went to use it in a recipe it was hard as a rock? If you answered yes to that I am here to help you. I had that happen to me the other day. I was making a Dr. Pepper Barbecue Sauce for some ribs and my brand new bag of brown sugar was hard.....rock like....hard as a brick...in other words, I had a bag of hardened brown sugar. I was really frustrated but remembered a tip I had come across to make brown sugar soft. I had nothing to lose so I gave it a try and it worked!
The tip I read said to do this in a plastic bag but I didn't want to nuke food in plastic so I used a glass measuring cup instead and it worked like a charm.
How to Quickly Soften Brown Sugar
First, place the hard and lumpy brown sugar in a glass, microwave-safe, container. I used a glass measuring cup.
Next, dampen a paper towel with water. I wet my towel and then squeezed it out. You want it damp but not soggy.
Place the dampened paper towel on top of the brown sugar.
Cover your bowl with a lid or plate that is microwave-safe.
Place your covered glass container in the microwave on high for 20 seconds.
Remove from microwave and stir with a fork breaking up the brown sugar chunks. This will not be hard to do as they are now soft chunks, not hard.
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If necessary, repeat the cycle until all of the large, hard chunks are gone. I had to do this 3 times for my bag of brown sugar but it worked great and was so worth it.
You now have soft brown sugar that you can use in your recipe!
Did you know it was this easy to soften brown sugar?
How to Soften Brown Sugar
Brown sugar is an essential ingredient in so many scrumptious recipes, but if yours has gone hardened and clumpy, never fear - read on for some helpful tips on how to soften brown sugar quickly and easily!
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Place the hard and lumpy brown sugar in a glass, microwave-safe, container. I used a glass measuring cup.
Next, dampen a paper towel with water. I wet my towel and then squeezed it out. You want it damp butnotsoggy.
Place the dampened paper towel directly on top of the brown sugar.
Cover your bowl with a lid or plate that is microwave-safe.
Place your covered glass container in the microwave on high for 20 seconds.
Remove from microwave and stir with a fork breaking up the brown sugar chunks. This will not be hard to do as they are now soft chunks, not hard.
If necessary, repeat the cycle until all of the large, hard chunks are gone. I had to do this 3 times for my bag of brown sugar but it worked great and was so worth it.
As with any of my recipes, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
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Author: Mary Beth
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