Make your brown sugar last longer when you learn how to keep brown sugar soft with these simple little tricks!
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How to Keep Brown Sugar Soft
Shelly said: “My Grandmother taught me this trick… if you put a slice of bread in your bag/container of brown sugar, it will keep it moist and reduce the clumping.”
Marilyn said: “To keep your brown sugar from hardening…. store in plastic container and leave a slightly moistened paper towel on top of the brown sugar and place plastic lid over it. Always ready to use.”
Lisa said: “Make sure to seal your sugar super, super tight with no air, and it stays moist.”
Kelly said: “If brown sugar becomes hardened just microwave for a few seconds. Microwaving it is short lived, but you can do it as many times as necessary in order to use it instead of tossing it.”
Now how easy is that?!? No more worries about rock hard sugar! 😉
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Valerie says
My mother-in-law told me many years ago to put your brown sugar in a zipper bag and refrigerate and it works it may be a little stiff because it is cold. Fresh as the day you bought it.
Brittany says
I’ve used marshmallows, too! Works very well!
Marty Dean says
Grandmother’s advise: When you want to thicken sauces for soups,stews,potatoes, etc….don’t use flour. Just stir corn starch into melted butter, then add to the pot and stir well. It will never clump like flour. I have used it for years.Corn starch also aids gluten free issues. Use corn starch to fry your chicken.
Barbara Lundin says
They make clay animals that you soak until wet and then lay them in a plastic bag WITH the Brown sugar bag.. if the clay starts to dry, so does the Brown sugar, but a Little more moisture will make both the animal AND the sugar happy.. again and again*G* (well, if it lasts that long!!)
Shari F says
I placed a damp terracotta piece in the bottom of a large glass jar with a bag of soft brown sugar. After many months, I opened the jar to use the sugar, and although it was soft, it smelled strongly of yeast. I had to throw it away. What happened?
M FILLINGHAM says
I use a terra cotta disk, bought at craft fair years ago. Soak in water for 10 minutes, push into centre of sugar. Keeps soft for months.
Audrey says
I received some OXO Good Grips POP Storage containers for a wedding gift in 2011, and used one of them for brown sugar. I’ve never had brown sugar stay soft so long without the help of a slice of bread or my terra cotta brown sugar disk (not even sure where that is now). In my book, that’s a seriously awesomely air-tight product.
Sherl says
Celery stalks will keep about a month if wrapped in aluminum foil. I used to throw out at least half of what I bought before I learned this trick.
Virna Lassiter says
My mother taught me that a marshmallow on the top of your brown sugar will do the trick. It works!
Danyelle says
Yes I heard this too!
April says
…a slice of apple left in the brown sugar…
Nancy says
I’ve used the apple and later found it moldy and had to toss it all out.