How to make sugar free powdered sugar, which works for any recipe that calls for regular powdered sugar. It’s SO easy!
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…
Is it snowing where you are?
As usual, Dallas weather doesn’t know what it wants to do. So it vacillates from 25 to 75 and back again.
Shorts one day, fleece pants the next. Always on our toes.
No snow here yet, but I do have white powder of a different sort: sugar-free powdered sugar. (Oxymoron?)
Every Christmas for as long as I can remember, my mom has made multiple batches of pixie cookies (the little chocolate crinkle cookies, dusted with powdered sugar).
Last month I decided it was time to try creating a healthier, vegan version of those crowd-friendly chocolate pixies. In my quest to “healthify” the recipe, I landed on an about.com article describing how to turn Splenda into powdered sugar.
This got me to thinking, “If you can do it with Splenda, why not with other sweeteners?”
So I tried it, first with Sucanat and then with Xylitol.
Both times, it worked!
Sugar Free Powdered Sugar
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sweetener of choice, such as coconut sugar or erythritol
- optional 1-2 tsp arrowroot or cornstarch, to prevent clumping when stored
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients in a blender. It’ll smoke a little, but that’s okay. You should have powdered sugar in a matter of seconds! Store in a covered container in the pantry, just as you’d store regular powdered sugar.Healthy Glaze Icing:Combine 1 cup of the above powdered sugar with 1 1/2 tbsp milk of choice and 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract. Use in place of regular powdered sugar icing, on cookies or cupcakes, etc.
- Shown above on Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal.
Notes
And now I’m going to return to eating my chocolate pixie cookies. Hope you all have a lovely day!
I made powdered sugar yesterday for some homemade chocolate (I’ve practically memorized your Three Ingredient Chocolate Bars, I make them so often!) but I used Truvia instead of Sucanat or xylitol. It worked beautifully and, in my opinion, tasted better than any powdered sugar you get at the store. Thanks for this recipe!
I just wanted to let you know xylitol makes a powdered sugar as well as granulated.
I’m so excited to try this out! Just came across your site. We’ve nixed sugar from our eating lifestyle but I admit I miss powered sugar on a few things! Great idea!
Great post. We have been SF for about a month and was looking for different baking ideas. This recipe sure will cone in handy.
Is there any easy way to print your recipes without all the extras n your page from an ipad? Thanks.
You can hi-light just the recipe itself, then right click and hit copy. Then open a new document in Word and hit paste. You can name & save this document in a CCK folder, and print the recipe as needed.
I have found that powdered xylitol works best in raw recipes. I used it as a sugar substitute for your Copycat Reeses Eggs and it was good, however in baked recipes like cupcakes it tastes horrible.
I am a diabetic and use Splenda frequently, especially since I can substitute the same amount as sugar in recipes. Do you have a problem with Splenda? When you said “If you can do it with Splenda, why not with other sweeteners?” it made me think so. If so, could you tell me what it is?
Katie, have you tried to powder erythritol? Have you ever tried baking with it? Any thoughts on that? I would rather use erythritol than xylitol as I try to stick to a paleo diet and I’ve heard erythritol is ok but not xylitol. I would simply use stevia for every recipe but I don’t like the taste of it. I have found that using part stevia and part other sweetener works pretty well for most of my recipes. It’s a fine line though. Too much stevia and I ruin the recipe…. Thanks!!! 🙂
Sorry, I’ve never tried erythritol.
I think I am going to make this using half xylitol and half coconut sugar. Just got my vitamix yesterday!! 🙂
Hello! I was wondering; Do you think the sugar-free powdered sugar would work well in a Puppy Chow recipe?
How much glaze does 1 cup of sugar-free powdered sugar make? Maybe 2 or 3 Tbsps? Does anyone know?
You are soooooo creative! I am amazed with all the different ideas you have! Even sugar-free powdered sugar! Thank you for sharing! I am suffering with losing weight and getting healthy and your website has been Heaven on earth to me! Thank you again, Ann
Wonder if stevia would work…
My veterinarian just told me that Xylitol is TOXIC to pets. So, if you plan on sharing this or any other recipe with your pets, ( I have a mini pig). Do NOT use xylitol. Btw, Katie, Thank you and I can’t wait to try the pop-tart babies recipe.
Sorry, I didn’t notice that xylitol has already been spoken of. Sooooo many posts, I didn’t take the time to read first. LOL… Btw, it is often used in chewing gum. Just in case someone didn’t know. Thanks again to all.
I never thought about sugar-free powdered sugar even EXISTING, and now I am soooo excited!! I made this in my Magic Bullet and it was easy-peasy. I am storing it in one of my empty (and clean!) canning jars.
Frosting to me is ALWAYS the most important part of the cake (or cinnamon roll) but it is so high in calories and sugar, it tends to ruin the healthy dessert that it is topping 🙁
However…
I plan to now make the pumpkin cinnamon rolls (again) but make the glaze with a 3:1 ratio of sugar free powder sugar to regular powder sugar to seriously knock out calories and sugar. This is honestly the best thing. Ever.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I love making healthy cinnamon rolls but missed the icing. Now I can indulge and not feel guilty. 🙂