Learn how to prevent clumps, which containers work best, and what to do if your brown sugar has already hardened.

Along with white sugar, brown sugar is considered an "added sugar," so the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends limiting one's intake of it to under 50 grams (about 12 teaspoons) per day.

Advice: Microwave the brown sugar in a sealed zip-top bag combined with a little water (3/4 teaspoon for every 8 ounces of sugar) for 15 seconds, then massage it into submission. Effort: Medium ...

1 cup granulated white sugar. 1 teaspoon molasses. Combine the two ingredients in a food processor or blender. If dark brown sugar is what you need, add more molasses and blend until combined.

Soak a terra cotta tile These small tiles can be soaked in water for 30 minutes, dried off, and then stored in an airtight container with your brown sugar to keep it soft.

Brown sugar lends complexity to recipes—from savory barbecue sauce to chocolate chip cookies—along with big flavor that’s absent from white sugar. It’s a moist, earthy, craveable source of ...

You’ve seen turbinado sugar before, usually in rustic brown packets labeled as “raw sugar.” It’s advertised as a natural or organic alternative to typical white table sugar. But other than ...