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What can I substitute for Brown sugar?

The most common substitute: White sugar + molasses, 1 cup sugar + 1 tbsp molasses — Exact substitute.

What Brown sugar does in the dish: sweetening. A good substitute does the same job.

🧮 How Much of Each Substitute?

Brown sugar Cups
White sugar + molasses By the ratio: 1 cup sugar + 1 tbsp molasses
Date syrup (silan) Cups
Coconut sugar Cups
Honey Cups

Change any row and all the others update.

  1. White sugar + molasses · 1 cup sugar + 1 tbsp molasses
    Exact substitute #
  2. Date syrup (silan) · 3/4 cup per 1 cup
    Similar caramel flavor #
  3. Coconut sugar · 1:1
    Natural caramel flavor #
  4. Honey · 3/4 cup per 1 cup
    Reduce the liquid in the recipe #

Recipes with Brown sugar → · All substitutes

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