What do gingerbread, ginger snaps and baked beans have in common? (Nope, this isn’t the start of a bad joke.) Molasses. The sticky-sweet brown syrup is something of a kitchen hero: It makes cookies ...

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A little sweetness is usually a good thing, and molasses has sweetness in spades. While regular table sugar is often people's go-to ingredient for dishes requiring a sweet edge, molasses can provide ...

Many people, whether they are diabetic or just looking to reduce calories, want to eliminate refined, white sugar from their diets. However, it can be confusing and controversial to tell what to use ...