11 Ways Brown Sugar Can Elevate Your Dessert

Time spent in the kitchen can really add up by the end of the week. Thankfully, these tips for elevating your desserts with one simple ingredient may cut back on your cooking and prep time and transform your sweet treats into unforgettable dishes.

Brown sugar may seem simple enough, but there are endless ways to utilize it and get creative with this staple ingredient.


Whether it's light or dark, brown sugar is typically used for baking. According to Bake or Break, the molasses that is mixed with white sugar to form brown sugar can add moisture and flavor to your baking. However, baking with brown sugar is only scratching the surface of what can be done with a bit of brown sugar here and there. From simple tricks, such as sprinkling, stirring, and dusting, to more complex processes like caramelizing and candy-making, brown sugar is certainly more than something to keep in the back of the cabinet for baking.

If you're feeling lost when it comes to incorporating brown sugar into your desserts, remember that the sugar has a caramel or toffee-like flavor that is sweet and rich, according to Healthline. Consider what other ingredients and flavors work well with caramel, and you're on the right track. Peanut butter, chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, and even some fruits are ingredients that will work well with the molasses in brown sugar and will take your desserts to the next level.

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