Sweeteners

Try these sweet recipes for jams and jellies and read our expert tips on baking and cooking with honey, brown sugar, white sugar, molasses, and syrups.

May 4, 2025 · 1 min · 4 words · Sheila Pierce

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Golden Eagle Syrup

syrup pouring onto a spoon from bottle

dark molasses

Molasses

Southern Living Vanilla Syrup pouring from a jar to a bowl to use

corn syrup being poured into a bowl

Southern Living How to Make Vanilla Extract in a bottle ready to use

Southern Living Cornbread Cookies finished and ready to serve

dark brown sugar and light brown sugar - Southern Living

Southern Living Vidalia Onion Dressing

Southern Living Heavenly Honey Cake iced and ready to serve

hot honey in a jar - Southern Living

brown sugar and cayenne pepper mixed in a small bowl

Southern Living Turtleback Cookies on a plate ready to serve

Southern Living Southern Sticky Chicken in bowls to serve with rice and broccoli

boxes of dark brown sugar and light brown sugar

Southern Living Penicillin Cocktail in a glass to serve garnished with a lemon peel

Molasses

Crystalized Honey

Southern Living Honey Roasted Carrots in a bowl ready to serve

Southern Living Seven Minute Frosting in a bowl ready to use

Southern Living Honey Mustard Chicken on a plate to serve with green beans

Southern Living Honey Vinaigrette in a jar beside a salad to serve

sweet potato bundt cake with salted caramel glaze - Southern Living

Southern Living Molasses Cornbread for Zora Neale Hurston sliced in the pan to serve

Southern Living Caramel Frosted Pound Cake whisking in the caramelized sugar

Southern Living Tea Cakes on plates to serve

Southern Living Peach Simple Syrup in a bottle ready to use

sliced tomatoes on a small cutting board

brown sugar

Southern Living Modjeskas on a plate to serve

Southern Living Hot Honey Grilled Chicken on a platter ready to serve

Charoset in a light brown bowl with gold spoon - Southern Living

Honey-Glazed Ham - Southern Living

Southern Living Moravian sugar cake cut on plates to serve

Southern Living Vodka Cranberry adding the cranberry juice

Southern Living Banana Layer Cake With Caramel Icing on a platter to serve with a piece cut

Southern Living Caramel Rolls on a serving board

watermelon simple syrup in jars with wedges of watermelon beside them

Southern Living Simple Syrup in a pitcher ready to use

Glazed Spiral-Cut Holiday Ham

Southern Living Carrot Cake Cupcakes on a platter to serve

Southern Living Brown Sugar Shortcakes with Roasted Rhubarb

Southern Living Peanut Butter-Banana Upside-Down Cake sliced on a plate to serve

Sour Cream Apple Pie in pie plate with a slice out

Southern Living Spiced Hot Chocolate Caramel Corn

Southern Living Classic Caramel Corn ready to serve

Southern Living Apple Crumble in the baking dish to serve with a serving out to the side

Southern Living Apples Foster with Easy Granola in a bowl to serve with ice cream

Southern Living Ginger Soy Grilled Chicken Marinade after cooking on a plate to serve

Southern Living Ranger Cookies on a plate to serve

Southern Living Bourbon Glazed Salmon on a platter to serve

Brown Sugar-Bourbon-Glazed Ham

Southern Living Brown Sugar Pound Cake sliced and ready to serve topped with whipped cream

Southern Living Laura Bush’s Cowboy Cookies on a plate to serve with glasses of milk

Southern Living Candied Sweet Potatoes in the baking dish to serve

Southern Living Sweet Potato Souffle in baking dish to serve with glasses of tea

Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake sliced on plates to serve

Southern Living Lace Cookies on a platter to serve

brown sugar