Brown Sugar, Homemade

Michelle Underwood

Why choose homemade organic brown sugar over store bought? Because it is half the price and super simple. I buy organic cane sugar and molasses in bulk. Mix them together and you have brown sugar. Easy as 1 (buy in bulk), 2 (mix), 3 (enjoy).

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Prep Time 5 mins

Servings 1 cup

Ingredients

1 cup cane sugar organic
1 Tbsp molasses organic

Instructions

Mix ingredients. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.

Notes

*Need dark brown sugar, just double the molasses

COST BREAKDOWN

10 lbs of organic cane sugar: $10 (~$1.00/pound or $0.06 / ounce)
1 lb 8 oz of organic brown sugar is ~$3.75 ($2.40/pound or ~$0.15 / ounce)
32 oz of blackstrap molasses is ~$8.50 ($4.25/pound or ~$0.27 / ounce)

RECIPE COST:

1 cup (8 ounces) organic sugar: $0.48
1 Tbsp (1/2 ounce) molasses: $0.14
Total: $0.62 / 8 ounces or $0.08 / ounce

COMPARISON

Store bought brown sugar
- ~$3.75/24 ounce bag or $0.15 / ounce
Homemade brown sugar
- ~$1.95/24 ounces or $0.07 / ounce

Keyword condiment