"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Brown sugar hardens when exposed to oxygen due to its molasses content. To avoid lumps, store it in an ...

If you have a day or two, just place a piece of fresh bread in a container with the brown sugar, seal the container, and your brown sugar will soften right up. If you are in a hurry, place the brown ...

Hardened sugar can be difficult to use, but with this simple hack, you can soften it right up. If not stored properly, brown sugar can quickly harden and become difficult to break apart and measure.

So you wanted to start baking, but when you grabbed the brown sugar it was hard as a rock. You can thank molasses, in part, for that. Once brown sugar is exposed to air, that thin coating of molasses ...