4 Ways to Keep Brown Sugar Soft (2024)

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4 Ways to Keep Brown Sugar Soft? ›

How to prevent your brown sugar from hardening. Brown sugar should be stored in a cool, moist area in a rustproof container with a tight-fitting lid. Brown sugar can also be stored in any type of re-sealable, moisture-proof plastic bag.

How to prevent your brown sugar from hardening. Brown sugar should be stored in a cool, moist area in a rustproof container with a tight-fitting lid. Brown sugar can also be stored in any type of re-sealable, moisture-proof plastic bag.

As its name suggests, sugar saver is a small piece of terracotta or other porous clay that is designed to keep brown sugar soft and ready for use.

Terra cotta is porous — it will absorb water without being wet to the touch. Soak the disk for 10-15 minutes, then pat it dry and stick it in your brown sugar container. It will slowly release moisture into the container without dissolving or crystalizing the sugar, keeping your brown sugar soft for 3-6 months!

She says sugar should always be stored in an airtight container. Keep it in a cool, dry place—like the pantry—because exposure to heat or sunlight may also cause it to clump.

White sugar will clump when it absorbs moisture, so keeping it dry will keep it clump-free, and will break up any clumps that develop. You can add moisture absorbers to your container to help with longer-term storage.

If you discover hard brown sugar and have time to spare, Susan M. Reid, editor of The Baking Sheet blog from King Arthur Flour, suggests placing the sugar in a resealable plastic bag overnight with a slice of bread or a couple of apple wedges.

Yes, the Brown Sugar Bear can draw moisture out of salt, spices, crackers, pretzels, and chips.

How to Soften Brown Sugar with Bread. If you have a day or more: Put a slice of fresh bread in an airtight container with the lumpy brown sugar. After about a day, the sugar will have absorbed enough moisture from the bread to become its soft and crumbly self again.

Even though the shelf life of brown sugar is indefinite, it's best to use it within two years of purchase for maximum flavor. Don't store brown sugar in the refrigerator. However, if you are in a very dry area or are going to keep it for a long time, you may want to freeze it.

What brown sugar doesn't get hard? ›

Sucanat is a type of unrefined cane sugar. Pourable Brown Sugar is refined cane sugar. The advantages are they do not clump, cake, or harden as regular brown sugars do. They are easy to measure and sprinkle.

But the basic explanation is the sugar gets dehydrated, haha. So to prevent that from happening always store your brown sugar in an air-tight container like Tupperware or one thing I started doing is storing mine in its original bag and then in an airtight silicone bag. Mason jars are also a good choice.

A good choice for long-term storage is a glass canning jar used with a FoodSaver vacuum sealer and jar sealing accessory. Even in a supposed airtight container, unless all of the air has been vacuumed out and sealed, there is enough moisture loss for brown sugar to harden.

The exposure to open air dries and hardens both the sugar crystals and the molasses in the sugar, making the sugar crystals stick together. The end result: brown sugar that feels more like stone than damp sand! But the good news is your brown sugar is still totally usable.