how many grams in a teaspoon of molasses?

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• How much molasses fixes a too-acidic tomato sauce?
  Start with one teaspoon (about 7 g) per quart of sauce, stir in, and taste. Molasses rounds out the sharp edge of canned tomatoes the way a pinch of sugar does, but adds a faint caramel undertone that reads as long-simmered. Add a second teaspoon if the sauce still bites, but stop before three — past that, the molasses flavor starts showing up in the finish.
• Can I sweeten tea with a teaspoon of molasses?
  You can, though it's an acquired taste. One teaspoon (7 g) in a strong black tea gives a smoky, slightly bitter sweetness — closer to a treacle tart than to honey. Blackstrap is too mineral for most palates here; light or dark molasses works better. It's a traditional cold-weather drink in parts of the American South and rural Britain, but it won't dissolve as cleanly as sugar.
• How do I make a small batch of brown sugar with teaspoons?
  Half a cup of granulated sugar plus one and a half teaspoons (about 11 g) of molasses gives you roughly half a cup of light brown sugar — enough for one batch of chocolate chip cookies. Mash the molasses into the sugar with a fork until the color is even. For dark brown, use a full tablespoon of molasses against the same half cup of sugar.

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