Piloncillo

SweetenerMolassesCaramelEarthySmokyToffee

Nutrition (per 100 g)

Calories: 383
Protein (g): 0
Fat (g): 0
Carbs (g): 98
Fiber (g): —
Sodium (mg): 30

Unrefined cane sugar retaining molasses and trace minerals, giving deeper flavor and darker color than white sugar. Composition varies with moisture and processing.

Storage

Room temp: up to 365 days
Refrigerated: up to 0 days
Frozen: up to 0 days

Piloncillo is an unrefined whole cane sugar compressed into dense brown cones. It offers a robust molasses-caramel flavor and a hard, brittle texture that grates, shaves, or dissolves readily; common uses include café de olla, atole, syrups, glazes, and baking where deep caramel notes are desired.

Made by boiling sugarcane juice to a thick syrup and molding it without centrifuging, it developed around colonial sugar mills and remains integral in Mexican and Central American cooking. Related forms appear across Latin America under names like panela and rapadura.