Molasses took Europe by storm following the conquest of the West Indies. For centuries, it was the most popular form of sweetener, in part because it was far more affordable than refined sugar.

Molasses is one of those flavors that you can really only get from sun-ripened sugar cane. It has a taste all its own, and ...

The Filipino version is distinctive from the original, evolving over 300 years of Spanish colonization. ... and pan de coco, a sweet roll stuffed with coconut and molasses.

Molasses, on the other hand, was brought to the U.S. from the Caribbean, the epicenter of the sugar cane industry, to be used in rum production. Up until the 19th century, ...