Cane Molasses

Cane molasses is the dark, viscous syrup left after sugar-cane juice is boiled and sucrose crystals are removed. It sweetens and flavours baked goods, sauces, marinades, drinks, confectionery, and savoury dishes, where a small amount can add depth as well as sweetness.

It has concentrated sweetness with caramelized, toasted, bittersweet, and sometimes mineral-like notes. Colour ranges from reddish brown to nearly black, and the syrup may be fluid enough to pour or thick enough to cling to a spoon. Later extraction stages generally produce darker, more robust molasses with less sweetness and more bitterness.

Molasses is sold in bottles, cans, or other containers as a pourable syrup or a more concentrated grade. Its character changes with the number of sugar crystallizations and the degree of concentration; it can be stirred into mixtures, brushed onto food, or diluted in drinks and sauces.