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 ...

Don't throw out that rock-hard chunk of sugar — we've got tips to help you salvage it. Stacey Ballis is a novelist, cookbook author, and food writer with 20 years of experience. She has authored a ...

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.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Every home cook has been there: You're getting ready to bake, you reach into your pantry to get your ...

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 ...

Too late and already have a clump-filled supply? We also have pro tips for how to conquer and soften brown sugar clumps after they happen. Although most Americans use it daily to sweeten coffee or tea ...

Don't throw out that rock-hard chunk of sugar — we've got tips to help you salvage it. But too often, you reach for the canister and discover a solid brick of brown sugar, or a pile of little rocks.