Powdered sugar, also known as confectioners' sugar, is a finely ground sugar that adds a delicate sweetness and velvety texture to various culinary creations. Made from granulated sugar, powdered sugar is often used as a dusting for baked goods, a key ingredient in frostings and icings, and a sweetener for beverages and smoothies. Whether you're seeking a simple yet delectable dessert topping or elevating the flavors of complex pastries, powdered sugar offers endless possibilities.
Here are our top 17 tried and tested recipes!
VANILLA - CHOCOLATE POWDERED SUGAR FROSTING
Fluffy powdered sugar frosting.
Provided by Anonymous
Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings White
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Cream sugar, butter and vanilla. Add a small amount of milk (1 to 2 tablespoons). Add cocoa if desired and beat until fluffy. If frosting is too sweet add a little more milk.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 38 calories, Carbohydrate 5.3 g, Cholesterol 5.1 mg, Fat 2 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 13.7 mg, Sugar 5.1 g
POWDERED SUGAR COOKIES I
Sugar cookies that melt in your mouth.
Provided by Alicia K. Chaput
Categories Desserts Cookies Sugar Cookies
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Beat sugars, margarine, vegetable oil and salt very well. Add eggs and dry ingredients.
- Make into balls, roll in sugar and place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 8 minutes. For holidays or special occasions, roll in colored sugar instead of white sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 141.6 calories, Carbohydrate 14.7 g, Cholesterol 17.9 mg, Fat 8.7 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 59.9 mg, Sugar 6.7 g
POWDERED SUGAR
Powdered sugar for when you run out.
Provided by lexeo
Time 5m
Yield 192
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Place the sugar and cornstarch into the work bowl of a food processor, and process until the mixture is fine and powdery, 2 to 3 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 17.4 calories, Carbohydrate 4.5 g, Sugar 4.2 g
HOMEMADE POWDERED SUGAR WITH SPLENDA AND GLAZES
Make and share this Homemade Powdered Sugar With Splenda and Glazes recipe from Food.com.
Provided by MarraMamba
Categories < 15 Mins
Time 5m
Yield 1/2 cup, 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place ingredients in blender jar. Cover and blend until SPLENDA® Granular is a very fine powder.
- Use it whenever you need to dust and/or decorate with icing sugar.
- To Frost:.
- beat the 8 oz of cream cheese with the butter, then mix in the vanilla and 1/2 cup of the home made powdered sugar tasting as you go.
- Note: I don't taste the cornstarch, but then i don't in powdered sugar either which is full of cornstarch.
COCONUT BUNDT CAKE WITH POWDERED-SUGAR GLAZE
Coconut milk gives this cake a velvety texture. Canned coconut milk is available in the Asian foods aisle at the market or at the Asian market.
Provided by Ashley U
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 16-18 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Butter and flour a 12 cup bundt pan.
- Sift flour and salt together.
- Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until fluffy.
- Add extracts and the eggs one at a time until well mixed.
- Mix flour mixture into the batter alternatively with one cup of the coconut milk.
- Fold in two cups of flaked coconut.
- Transfer batter to the prepared bundt pan and bake until top is golden brown (about 1 hour and ten minutes).
- Cool in cake pan for about five minutes then invert onto cooling rack.
- Whisk powdered sugar and remaining 1/4 cup of coconut milk.
- Spoon glaze over cake and sprinkle with additional coconut.
POWDERED SUGAR COOKIES III
I love this recipe. My mom made these when I was young. They are light, crispy and seem to melt in your mouth. Yum!
Provided by Jodeen Brown
Categories Desserts Cookies Sugar Cookies
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Mix together the shortening, egg, and confectioners' sugar. Stir in vanilla, cream of tartar, salt, baking soda and flour. Mix well.
- Roll dough into 1 inch in diameter balls. Place on cookie sheet. Press down with a glass bottom dipped in sugar. ( I have also used cookie stamps dipped into sugar.)
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 10 minutes or just until edges are turning golden. Let cool slightly before removing from the cookie sheet.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 93.4 calories, Carbohydrate 8.7 g, Cholesterol 5.2 mg, Fat 6.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 69.4 mg, Sugar 3.3 g
POWDERED SUGAR COOKIES
My grandmother got me started on thie recipe when I was just a little kid. I love to munch on the dough *lol*. It's easy and kids love helping to make it.
Provided by Amanda D.
Categories Dessert
Time 2h30m
Yield 1 cookie
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Mix margarine, egg, vanilla, almond, and powdered sugar.
- Beat until creamy.
- Slowly stir in sifted flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar.
- Cover and put in the refrigerator for atleast 3 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Get dough into the size of a baseball, flour an area to roll out the dough.
- Cut into desired shapes.
- Bake until edges are light brown, 7 to 8 minutes.
FRIED PLANTAINS WITH POWDERED SUGAR...AND RUM
You will probably purchase green plantains, let them ripen to the yellow/brown/black stage. Rum is optional, but very delicious in the recipe and served with the recipe. (They look like huge fat long green bananas)
Provided by Montana Heart Song
Categories Breakfast
Time 45m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In large fry pan, add 1 tblsp oil. Heat oil to medium stage and lay each strip in the pan.(Fry 1 plantain in each batch). When the strips start to turn a golden brown, flip then over and add a little more oil.Fry the other side until golden and brown.
- There will not be much oil left in the pan.
- Sprinkle a little rum over the strips if desired.
- Sprinkle a little nutmeg on one side.
- A dash of salt on the strips.
- Take out the strips and place on a warm plate. Keep warm in a 250° oven.
- Fry the second batch. Follow the steps.
- Fry the third batch. Follow the steps.
- When the frying is completed, take out the plates. Cut the strips in half of the length. Roll up and secure with toothpick.
- Place back on plate.
- Let the strips cool, then take out the toothpicks. The plantains will hold the rolled shape.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar right before serving. You can serve warm or cold, but if you serve warm the powdered sugar will soak in and you have have to pass separate powdered sugar, I pass a separate sifter after serving and each person can sift their own sugar on their serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 253.3, Fat 10.6, SaturatedFat 1.6, Sodium 5.6, Carbohydrate 42.8, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 20.1, Protein 1.8
POWDERED SUGAR REPLACEMENT / SUBSTITUTE
Make and share this Powdered Sugar Replacement / Substitute recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Summer Breeze
Categories Dessert
Time 10m
Yield 4 Cups
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender.
- Whip until well blended and powdered.
- Store in jar with a tight lid.
- To make frosting, use the mixture as you would use confectioners sugar. Adding softened butter, vanilla and 2 to 3 T. milk and beating until smooth. Add cocoa powder to make choc. frosting.
PASTISSETS (POWDERED SUGAR COOKIES FROM SPAIN)
A delicate cookie from the Catalunya and Baleares Region of Spain. From Penelope Casa's book "Delicioso!" She recommends using lard for authenticity and best flavor.
Provided by Acerast
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 24 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, with a wooden spoon, beat together the lard and butter.
- Incorporate the sugar, egg yolk and lemon peel into the lard/butter mixture.
- In a separate bowl, combine the cinnamon and flour; work into the lard mixture with your hands to form a smooth dough.
- On a floured surface, roll the dough 1/4 inch thick and cut with a 3-inch scalloped cookie cutter (or other shape).
- Arrange cookies on a greased or parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for about 10 minutes, or until golden.
- Allow to cool briefly on the cookie sheet as they are delicate when warm.
- When cool, coat with confectioner's sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.2, Fat 8.5, SaturatedFat 3.9, Cholesterol 19.1, Sodium 0.9, Carbohydrate 12.2, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 4.2, Protein 1.2
SPLENDA POWDERED SUGAR
I looking for powdered sugar but use Splenda sugar. For low carb or diabetic.
Provided by Melissa Anderson
Categories Other Sauces
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- 1. Place the Splenda sugar and cornstarch in a food processor. Blend in high speed for 1 minutes.
- 2. Stored airtight container to month. Try dusting on condies, tarts, bars and cakes.
CORN FREE POWDERED / CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR
Make and share this Corn Free Powdered / Confectioners' Sugar recipe from Food.com.
Provided by babyparentingguide
Categories Dessert
Time 5m
Yield 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Blend ingredients in a blender until a fine powder forms.
- Be sure to choose a sugar that doesn't contain corn like C&H pure cane sugar, Dixie Crystals or Domino sugar.
- If you use cream of tartar, it will come out tasting tart. Use only if you are making lemon or lime icing or something similarly tart or sour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 797.1, Sodium 4.7, Carbohydrate 205.5, Sugar 199.8
CHOCOLATE POWDERED SUGAR
Make and share this Chocolate Powdered Sugar recipe from Food.com.
Provided by littlemafia
Categories Low Protein
Time 1m
Yield 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- In a small bowl stir together powdered sugar and unsweetened cocoa.
- Chocolate Powdered Sugar is quite light in color. Dark chocolate cookies show it off best.
LEMON PUDDING CAKE W MIXED BERRIES AND POWDERED SUGAR GLAZE
Make and share this Lemon Pudding Cake W Mixed Berries and Powdered Sugar Glaze recipe from Food.com.
Provided by SavvyL
Categories Dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan.
- Pour sliced almonds in the bottom of the bundt pan.
- Combine all cake ingredients, except for berries, in a large mixing bowl. Blend, with mixer on medium, for 2 minutes.
- Fold in thawed berries.
- Pour mixture into bundt pan over the almonds.
- Bake for 1 hour at 325 degrees. Remove from oven and cool for 5-10 minutes. Invert onto cake plate.
- For glaze, combine powdered sugar and milk, using more or less milk to get to desired consistency. Drizzle over cooled cake.
CIN'S "HOMEMADE POWDERED SUGAR FOR DIABETICS" AND A FROSTING MADE WITH IT
I posted this on one of the pie recipes that I posted this evening, BUT, thought maybe it would be good to post on it's own as maybe not everyone with diabetes will read the dessert.
Provided by Straws Kitchen(*o *)
Categories Other Desserts
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. TIP For Diabetics: To make your homemade powdered sugar from Splenda...take 1 cup Splenda and 2 tablespoons cornstarch, using a clean coffee grinder (or a blender) place both ingredients in the cup, put the lid on and pulse into a powder form. This can be used for dusting cakes, cupcakes...etc. Cinnamon is good when mixed into the powdered sugar. You can also make a frosting using the homemade powdered sugar..check it out.
- 2. FROSTING: Beat the 8 oz of cream cheese with the butter. Mix in vanilla and 1/2 cup of the home made powdered sugar (taste it as you go). Fold in chopped nuts, lite cool whip, and-or others flavorings if you prefer.
POWDERED SUGAR WITH SPLENDA AND GLAZES
Got from the computer. I am a diabetic and I have a doctor that is on me about this!!
Provided by Melissa Anderson
Categories Other Sauces
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Place ingredients in blender. Cover and blend until Splenda granular in a very fine powder. Use it whenever you need to dust and or decorate with icing sugar.
- 2. ToFrost: Beat the 8 oz of cream cheese in the butter, then mix in the vanilla and 1/2 cup of the home made powdered sugar tasting as you go.
POWDERED SUGAR NUT BALLS
Categories Nut
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Make dough. Chill. Roll in 1" balls. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes. Roll cooled cookies in extra powdered sugar.
Tips:
- Choose the right powdered sugar: There are two main types of powdered sugar: confectioners' sugar and bakers' sugar. Confectioners' sugar is the most common type and is made from finely ground granulated sugar. Bakers' sugar is made from coarser ground granulated sugar and is often used for dusting baked goods before baking. The best choice of powdered sugar will vary depending on the recipe.
- Use a sifter: Sifting powdered sugar before using it will help to remove any lumps and create a smooth, even texture. This is especially important for recipes that require a light and airy texture, such as meringues or macarons.
- Measure powdered sugar correctly: The best way to measure powdered sugar is to use a spoon to scoop it into a measuring cup. Do not pack the powdered sugar into the measuring cup, as this will result in too much sugar being used. Level off the powdered sugar with the back of a knife.
- Use powdered sugar sparingly: Powdered sugar is very sweet, so it is important to use it sparingly. A little bit of powdered sugar goes a long way. Start with a small amount and add more to taste.
- Store powdered sugar properly: Powdered sugar should be stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. This will help to prevent the sugar from absorbing moisture and becoming clumpy.
Conclusion:
Powdered sugar is a versatile ingredient that can be used in a variety of recipes. It can be used to sweeten, thicken, and decorate desserts. With a little experimentation, you can create delicious and beautiful dishes using powdered sugar.
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