how can you restore brown sugar if its hard?

Answer 1

The placing a couple slices of bread in the bag really does work. Just remember, whenever you open a bag of brown sugar, place a slice of bread in it and then seal it. It will stay moist. Cooks have been doing this for years.

Answer 2

If your sugar has gone hard, you can just use one of the ceramic bears. Make sure that wherever you're storing the sugar is well-sealed, so you aren't letting a lot of the moisture out. I keep mine in a Ziploc bag, and then in a sealed plastic container. It's not as much overkill as it seems. I've got several types of sugar in individual bags, and they're all in one handy container. And the brown sugar stays soft for a long, long time. If you need to soak that bear every 2 weeks, I'm thinking that the sugar must not be in a well-sealed container. Try storing it in a canning jar, maybe. It takes a while for rock-hard sugar to soften, but eventually the moisture from the clay will get the sugar soft again. The concept is the same as putting a cut piece of apple into a container with cookies that you want to keep soft. Personally, I've never done that, so I don't know how well it works, but it's the same idea. The apple would release moisture and keep the cookies from drying out. How long a cut piece of apple would last before it went all funky, I don't know.

Answer 3

I absolutely agree that a slice of bread in the brown sugar works every time. Even if the sugar has become rock hard, simply put one slice of bread -- it doesn't matter whether it is white or whole wheat -- in the same bag as the sugar, close the bag tight....You can wrap a rubber band around it to help keep it closed. Then put it back in the frig and within a few hours, the sugar will be soft and as good as new. Somebody else said that cooks have been doing it for year. I have been doing it for years and it really works. You only need ONE SLICE.

Answer 4

I have heard that placing a couple slices of bread with the brown sugar in a sealed container with minimal airspace,like a Ziploc baggy,would restore moisture..I cant vouch for that though,as I have never tried it

Answer 5

Just needs heat. Easiest way is to microwave the box for about 30 seconds. Definitely works, in fact had to do that this past Thanksgiving.

Answer 6

sugar will dissolve in liquid no matter how hard it is

then again a box of brown sugar cost what $1.50,

go buy a new box

Answer 7

Place it in the microwave for approx. 20-30 seconds. Spritz it with some water first, just a sprinkle though.

Answer 8

Microwave slightly on defrost.

Or, drop a couple slices of bread in with it.

Answer 9

Hehehe! you just got crush it into powder or melt if need to in liquid