You’ll never go chocolate chip cookie-less again.

Not that theres any shame in that, of course.

Consider a few of these last-minute back-up plans to substitute in for brown sugar.

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Thats all brown sugar really is, anyway.

And the best part is, itssuper-easy.

(That way, I never have to deal with hard-as-a-rock brown sugar if I store it improperly.)

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Start with 1 cup of white sugar and a tablespoon of molasses for light brown sugar.

Use 2 tablespoons of molasses for dark brown sugar.

As a result, its much richer in flavor.

muscovado-sugar

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Its known for being moister than other sugars, so it wont clump together when used in baking recipes.

Coconut Sugar

Coconut sugar comes from the palm of a coconut thats been boiled and dehydrated.

(Take this with a grain ofahem, saltsince the same amount of caloriesisthe same amount of calories.)

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Its commonly used to top off dishes like oatmeal or porridge.

you could use it one-for-one in lieu of brown sugar.

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Maple Syrup and White Sugar

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Liquid Sweetener Brown Sugar Substitute

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Turbinado sugar

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Date Sugar as a Brown Sugar Substitute

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Applesauce Brown Sugar Substitute

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Palm sugar

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