How maddening to reach for the brown sugar, expecting it to be soft and fluffy, only to find a rock-hard clump in the bottom of the box. Or how about this: Brown sugar is on sale, so you stock up. Even without opening the bags or boxes left on the shelf, the contents, in time, turn brick-hard.
Should you toss the bricks into the garbage? Better idea: Learn how to keep brown sugar soft and fluffy — and how to soften after it has hardened.
Brown sugar is white sugar plus molasses. Molasses is what gives brown sugar its distinct color, flavor and moisture. Although there is a trace amount of various nutrients in brown sugar that come from molasses, brown sugar is not considered healthier than other sugars….