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

Advice: Place the brown sugar in an open microwave-safe container next to 1/2 cup of water in another vessel and heat for a few minutes. Advertisement. Effort: Low. Did it work: No.

The main reason your brown sugar is super hard is because it dried out. After you open a package of brown sugar, you instantly release some of the natural moisture in the sugar.

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