“Sugar Free Powder Sugar” does sound like an oxymoron but it’s true!! Most of you know I’m backwards, so there was no hesitation in calling this sugar free powder sugar! If I only had decided to make my own powder sugar when I made my low-fat donut holes! I could have cut the calories in half and would be on cloud nine! Now the only thing left for me to do is buy a doughnut pan and let the real baking began!
This is a pretty simple tutorial and requires one ingredient and one kitchen tool of your choice. Now let’s get started!
What You Will Need:
Food Processor (you can use a blender if you like)
Sugar Substitute (I used Splenda)
Pour sugar substitute into food processor. You want to pour about half the bag and pulse it just a bit, so you can add more sugar to the food processor.
Once you have added your desired amount of sugar, blend in the food processor for about five minutes. You should have super fine sugar free powder sugar. To check if it’s super fine, use your fingers.
There you have it! Sugar free Powder Sugar! ½ -¾ of the bag will make about 2 cups of powdered sugar. Enjoy! 🙂
Related Sugar Free Recipes:
Strawberry Cake (Sugar Free -Very Moist Sugar Free strawberry cake bread that is bursting with strawberries. Very addictive!
Peanut Butter Granola (Sugar Free
Hey wait. Who said sugar free powdered sugar (what an oxymoron BTW 😉 Haha)?
What a great idea. I love it. The only sugar which is hard to replace, when you cut out all processed sugars is definitely powdered. I love this!
Tell me about it! 🙂 Thanks!
This is such a great idea! I can’t wait to try this out 🙂 I’ll give splenda a go since it worked for you!
Lol Lillian 🙂 I hope enjoy it! It will work with any sugar substitute though
Genius idea!! yum!! I would have never even thought this was possible! So smart!! Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks so much Cailee :)! Just think of all the possibilities!!!
Wow, this is such a great idea! I love the idea of making your own sugar-free powdered sugar and can’t wait to give it a try, thanks for sharing Shundara 🙂
When you use the “homemade” powdered sugar do you use the same amount if using regular powdered sugar? Just wondering if it’s been tested in a recipe. It’s a great idea. Thanks!
Yes you can! The flavor may be a bit different, I tried it in a few recipes (that I have not posted) and made a butter cream frosting. Thank you so much 🙂
I tried this many years ago, before diabetes, with regular sugar because I needed some powdered sugar for a recipe and didn’t have any. The regular sugar didn’t process and I ended up with a food processor with etching from the sugar. Is there a problem with the Splenda?
I have never had the problem when I did it with the splenda, it actually turns into a powdered substitute pretty quickly. Turing sugar into powder sugar takes awhile but not sugar subs. 🙂
Wait. A. Minute. !!! You made a frosting with this?!?!?! Genius!!! I MUST try that!
Ha ha ha thank you ericka, it was pretty good as well 🙂
Is it a stable icing like regular buttercream? i need a sugar free icing that can go under fondant.
I have never made fondant with it, maybe you could try a small batch and let me know how it turns out…
Actually, I believe commercial powdered sugar is made with corn starch as well as actual sugar. I’ve successfully made it with a 2/1 ratio, but you could probably cut down the amount of corn starch a bit. That way it behaves more like the powdered sugar you buy commercially. It shouldn’t cake, either.
what does one teaspoon of stevia powder sugar egual to 1 teaspoon of unpowdered stevia sugar
You do realize there is absolutely nothing “natural” about Splenda, right? It is a normal sucrose molecule that has been modified to contain 3 chlorine atoms so that your body no longer recognizes it as sugar.
I never said this recipe was all natural in the post.. I have lots of all natural recipes on my site if that’s what you looking for. This recipe and all my sugar free recipes I have on my blog catered to those who are diabetic and can’t have sugar. I wrote along post about why I am passionate about the disease.. If you care to read it I can give you the link. 🙂
May I have the link to your sugar free recipes? My family members are diabetics and I would like to bake something yummy for them. Thanks!
I am actually working on a few links for my sugar free recipes, but if you click the tags at the end or search sugar free recipes. I am sure you can find them all 🙂 I have so many
instead of splenda you should try using stevia or ethrytol both have no effect on blood sugar.
Taylor,
If you would like to make this recipe try those substitutes and let me know how they work for thanks!! 🙂
This can also be done with erythritol! It’s similar to xyltiol but gentler on the stomach.
Most likely it can be done, but as you know erythritol is not like stevia or sucrose.. Working with these subs will require less amounts in recipes, but it will work fine 🙂
I just wanted to tell you something really quickly. I’m not sure if you are aware, but Splenda is an artificial sweetener and very toxic to the body. I’m holistic and was surprised to see this on your site. I thought you were into natural foods, but this is far from it. If I may suggest, I use organic loose stevia and blend it up in my high powered blendtec for about 1 minute with a little organic tapioca starch and I have instant, very healthy powdered sugar. No calories and no sugar. I know it can be expensive to buy the loose, so if you want to stretch your money, I’d recommend 1/2 organic raw sugar only and 1/2 organic loose stevia and blend it up. You’ll get 1/2 the sugar count and it won’t spike blood sugars, since the sugar is raw instead of refined which does spike blood sugar.I hope this helps. If you’d like to email me and ask me some questions, feel free to do so. I’d love to help in any way that I can. Thanks
I am perfectly aware of the bad rep that Splenda gets and it’s something I consider before creating the recipe and allowing my readers to try it. You half to understand that Splenda and most foods good or bad can harm the body in large amounts. Vitamin A is very toxic in the body in high dosages and vitamin C causes bowel intolerance in high dosages as well. The point I am trying to make is; that I am passionate about those who are diabetic and in some cases this is the only alternative that they know about, so I create recipes just for them. I have so, so many sugar free recipes on my blog that don’t use Splenda. I am surprised you decided to comment on just this one. Instead of recognizing all the other recipes I have created with natural sugar alternatives.
Thank you for your sugar free recipes. I AM a Type 1 diabetic (on insulin) and your recipes are awesome. If any one knows about Type 1 diabetes, they will know that for most of us ANY amount of sugar can raise our levels. I use Splenda in my baking, and for me it’s the best thing. I use stevia for natural fresh foods.
Why do people WHO DO NOT have Diabetes feel the need to tell us what we SHOULD do. Live 30+ years on insulin and then tell me how to live. I am fairly healthy except for the T1 Diabetes and have done a fantastic job managing it. So people – keep your opinions to yourself! Or maybe I can tell YOU how to live your life. Thank you so much for your recipes. Keep up the good work! ?
Awww thank you so much this is why I created the recipes.. I am happy you enjoy them!! 🙂
Cool !!
I was wondering if you could get powdered sugar to be sugar free.
Now I have almost got everything to make sugar free Bon bon’s !!!
Just need to get the almond bark sugar free
Can you help me with that one too?
I don’t know if that is possible, but I could look it up for you 🙂