Brown Sugar

• Brown sugar is frequently used in baking to add moisture, a caramel flavor, and a chewy texture to cookies, cakes, brownies, and other desserts. It's often called for to add a distinctive richness to recipes.
• Brown sugar is excellent for making glazes and marinades for meats, poultry, and vegetables. Its molasses content helps create a sticky, flavorful coating that caramelizes beautifully during cooking.
• Brown sugar can be used as a topping for oatmeal, yogurt, or fruit. Its rich, sweet flavor complements a variety of breakfast and snack options adding a unique touch to otherwise common fare.
• Brown sugar is used to sweeten coffee, tea, and other beverages adding a more complex flavor than white sugar and a more natural sweetness without the processed feel.
• Brown sugar is often used in savory applications, such as BBQ sauces and rubs, to balance spicy or acidic flavors and enhance the overall depth of flavor.
• Brown sugar, due to its hygroscopic nature, is helpful in preventing baked goods from drying out quickly extending the freshness and texture.

• Provides trace minerals like calcium, iron, and potassium.
• Offers a source of energy due to its carbohydrate content.
• May be slightly less processed than white sugar, retaining some molasses.
• Can add a unique flavor profile to baked goods and desserts, potentially reducing the need for other flavor enhancers.
• The molasses content may offer some antioxidant properties, though in small amounts.

To prevent brown sugar from hardening, store it in an airtight container. Adding a slice of apple, a marshmallow, or a piece of bread to the container can help maintain its moisture. If your brown sugar does harden, you can soften it by microwaving it with a damp paper towel for short intervals or by placing it in an oven-safe dish covered with foil at a low temperature until softened.