Happy Tuesday! Every Tuesday I share a tip that I’ve found useful in my kitchen or home. Today I’m sharing a tip on how to make powdered sugar using unrefined sweeteners like sucanat, rapadura and coconut sugar! This stuff is so great, and way more natural than most stuff you’ll see in the store. Who says you can’t add something naturally sweet to your recipes?
How To Make Unrefined Powder Sugar
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup Sugar (Coconut Sugar, Rapadura or Organic Cane Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Arrowroot Powder or Corn Starch (Non GMO)
Instructions:
- Blend sugar and arrowroot powder (or corn starch) together in a blender or food processor.
- Blend until sugar is a “powdered” texture.
- Store in an airtight container. Use in place of confectioners powdered sugar in recipes. That’s it!
How To Make Unrefined Powdered Sugar
Ingredients
Equipment
- Blender or Food Processor
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Sugar (Coconut Sugar, Rapadura or Organic Cane Sugar)
- 1 Tablespoon Arrowroot Powder or Corn Starch (Non GMO)
Instructions
- Blend sugar and arrowroot powder (or corn starch) together in a blender or food processor.
- Blend until sugar is a “powdered” texture.
- Store in an airtight container. Use in place of confectioners powdered sugar in recipes. That’s it!
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Iris
July 24, 2018 at 6:19 pmCan I use tapioca flour instead of cornstarch?
heidipickens
February 22, 2018 at 3:11 pmI did this in my ninja blender for a good 20 minutes and it was powdery, but very grainy and unpleasant when I tried to make frosting with it
I used tapioca starch. Do you have any tips on how to make it blend to a finer powder?
The Coconut Mama
February 23, 2018 at 7:17 amHmmmm.I don’t have a ninja blender so I can’t compare. When I use the vitamix the coconut sugar turns into a fine powder.
Yan
March 6, 2018 at 5:22 pmCould you tell me your Vitamax model or food processor for making Fine Powdered coconut sugar?
Erica
July 3, 2016 at 9:42 amHow long should this take in a food processor? Looks like it’s working, but running for a very long time to eliminate the graininess!
Ashley
November 7, 2014 at 9:45 amThis excites me! I’ve been changing out the junk foods in mine and my toddler’s diet. His second birthday is in 4 months and this is perfect to use for some yummy BUT healthy snacks! Love your page!!
joanna
April 19, 2014 at 2:16 pmwell, this did not work at all and i wasted a whole bag of expensive coconut sugar!! i ended up making icing and the icing was SO GRAINY. sticking to regular powdered sugar!
joanna
April 17, 2014 at 3:41 pmcan i make a big batch of this in the food processor or do i have to do a couple of 1 cup batches? i need 3 cups of it.
Heidi
April 16, 2014 at 2:31 pmI use a dedicated coffee grinder and only grind coconut sugar. I use it in frostings and it works fine. Honestly, it’s the most well received frosting in general, even among folks who eat regular sugar.
Janet Paula
March 16, 2014 at 1:58 amDoes anyone know about how long it will take to blend if I use a blender of 800 watts.
Vanessa Russo
November 14, 2013 at 7:26 amI did this! It works wonderful! I will never buy powdered sugar again.
Donna Frmville
September 24, 2013 at 7:41 amWhat about potato starch in place of corn starch?
Theresa M. Houghton
September 23, 2013 at 7:00 pmOh I am so excited to try this!!! I love this site!!!!
Katherine Natalia
September 9, 2013 at 12:34 amWow, this is so clever. I can’t wait to give this powdered sugar a try.
Corinne Cooze
September 7, 2013 at 12:12 pmWhat about using Sucanat?
Tiffany @ The Coconut Mama
September 8, 2013 at 10:56 pmSucanat works 🙂
Brenda
September 5, 2013 at 4:12 pmI used unrefined sugar and I cant get it to be completely powdery… its still a little grainy… and it tastes a little funny. help!
Tiffany @ The Coconut Mama
September 8, 2013 at 10:57 pmAww bummer! I haven’t had that happen. Not sure why it would taste funny. Did you use arrowroot powder or corn starch?
Colleen B
September 5, 2013 at 12:07 pmI do this but the last time I used it to make buttercream my frosting was gritty. I have a vitamix so it was nice and powdery (though I didn’t add arrowroot…it was just sugar). Anyone have any luck using their own powdered sugar and getting a nice smooth buttercream?
Melissa
September 5, 2013 at 12:07 pmJust a tip…..if using the Vitamix, don’t overblend it. I did it for too long and the sugar heated up too much and then tasted bad.
Tiffany @ The Coconut Mama
September 8, 2013 at 10:58 pmGood to know! Thank you 🙂
Meisha
August 24, 2013 at 8:10 pmIf my recipe calls for 3-5 cups confectioners sugar for frosting base, would I use the same amount of coconut sugar?
brenda
August 16, 2013 at 8:09 pmOoooh! 🙂 Thanks
Susan
August 13, 2013 at 10:12 amI just tried this with my KitchenAid blender. I get a much finer, truly powdered product with my coffee grinder, so I’ll stick with that.
What is the purpose of the arrowroot? Anti-caking agent?
cindy tessier
August 13, 2013 at 5:14 amthis sounds good, but can it be used in frostings?
Tiffany @ The Coconut Mama
August 13, 2013 at 9:12 amYep! 🙂