hard brown sugar try these tips to soften

annie
annie March 25, 2011

Place a few apple slices or a slice of bread in an air-tight container with the brown sugar for a day or two. Then, remove the slices once the sugar has softened

place the brown sugar in a bowl, and cover with a damp cloth. Let sit over night

place the brown sugar in the microwave, with a small container of water beside it. Microwave for one minute. Then, check and continue to microwave in 30-second increments until the sugar is soft be careful because the sugar will be hot

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Claudia lamascolo
Claudia lamascolo March 25, 2011 12:58
Re: hard brown sugar try these tips to soften

thank you Annie!

A.L. Wiebe
A.L. Wiebe March 25, 2011 15:23
Re: hard brown sugar try these tips to soften

Annie, thank you. I wish I'd had these tips a couple of years ago, when I was forever having issues with brown sugar that had gone hard.
Now I've learned a way to prevent that.
As soon as I bring the brown sugar home from the store, I place the whole bag inside a zip-lock bag, seal it, then pop it into the vegetable crisper, where it will continue to live, until it's gone. It stays nice and soft. Just make sure that the zip-lock bag stays sealed tight.
This idea came from my late mother-in-law, who, for years had been keeping her brown sugar in the crisper. The first time I saw this, I know she could see the question marks popping out of my head. She said, "Well, EVERYONE knows that", lol. I do now!

Amos Miller
Amos Miller March 26, 2011 00:37
Re: hard brown sugar try these tips to soften

These are all excellent ideas! I had always preferred the piece of bread method until zip lock can out. I squeeze any air out the the sugar bag and twist the bag, then twist tie it THEN put it in a ziplock freezer bag. Even a pin hole in a brown sugar bag will turn it into a brick in no time. Fortunately, brown sugar has a very short life span in my kitchen. But all these ideas are great. By the way, I 86'd my perfectly good microwave years and years ago - and I do not miss it one bit.

Claudia lamascolo
Claudia lamascolo March 28, 2011 10:22
Re: hard brown sugar try these tips to soften

Love these tips always did the zip lock bag till I got the seal and meal machine now I use that for everything and love it... thats another great gadget will have to take a picture of that one. Mine came with containers too!

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