Homemade Unrefined Powdered Sugar
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This Homemade Unrefined Powdered Sugar is helpful for making treats healthier than they otherwise would be.
It's a super versatile recipe for anyone wanting to healthify their baking.
Many people are trying to eat healthier these days, and this powdered sugar helps you do just that.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
This recipe is, of course, healthier than regular powdered sugar since you can use sweeteners that aren't as refined and have at least some nutritional benefit. Now coconut sugar or date sugar don't have enough nutrition to make them a “health food” but they're better than white refined sugar for sure.
It's also great because you can avoid cornstarch that's in store-bought powdered sugar. So whether you're hoping to avoid corn itself or just avoid GMOs, you can make this using whatever starch you'd like.
This recipe is also more frugal than buying an unrefined powdered sugar that's pre-made.
This recipe is very versatile as well. You can use it to make Homemade Powdered Sugar out of sucanat, coconut sugar, palm sugar (though that is likely not the most sustainable option), as well as rapadura and date sugar. I personally only use coconut sugar occasionally as we are really watching our carbs due to candida, but you can use whatever sweetener works well for you.
How to Use This Healthier Powdered Sugar
You can use this recipe for Unrefined Homemade Powdered Sugar to make things like Healthier Frostings like this Chocolate Sweet Potato Frosting. Basically it's useful for recipes where having a powdered sweetener is going to product a better final product than the granulated alternative, as is the case with my Homemade Chocolate Chips and Homemade White Chocolate Chips, and more.
No more “gritty” desserts!
And of course, you can use this to dust on top of treats as with any plain cake like these Chocolate “Cheesecake”-filled Cupcakes, or these Chocolate Avocado Truffles with a Kick, or these Healthy Carob Muffins.
Recipe Notes
- Sweetener Alternatives: Some great options for a healthier sweetener are organic coconut sugar, organic rapadura sugar, organic date sugar, organic sucanat, organic palm sugar, and organic cane sugar.
- Arrowroot Alternatives: You can use organic cornstarch or tapioca starch instead of arrowroot.
Homemade Unrefined Powdered Sugar
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar (use a healthy type, of course. See Recipe Notes)
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
Instructions
- Place sugar and arrowroot powder (or corn starch) together in a blender or food processor.
- Blend or process until sugar is finely powdered.
- Store in an airtight container if not using immediately.
- Use in any recipe that calls for confectioners sugar.
Notes
- Sweetener Options: Some great options for a healthier sweetener are organic coconut sugar, organic rapadura sugar, organic date sugar, organic sucanat, organic palm sugar, and organic cane sugar.
- Arrowroot Alternative: You can use organic cornstarch or tapioca starch instead of arrowroot.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It may vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and preparation methods. Optional ingredients are not included. Net carbs are typically calculated by subtracting fiber and sugar alcohols (such as erythritol) from total carbohydrates. This information should not be relied upon for medical or nutritional purposes.
What sweeteners do you use in your home?
I have done this quite frequently in the past. But just a note of caution , it can overheat your blender or food processor.
I tried this with rapidura. I did not add corn starch. I was unable to get the sugar anywhere near powdered after 10 minutes in a cuisinart. I also tried sucanat and it was even worse. Have you actually done this? 🙁
Many have done this. I’m sorry – I wonder why it didn’t work for you?
Do you use sucanat also to make homemade ice?
You mean DIY icing sugar? Yes, you can.
Do you happen to have a chart that shows the healthier sweeteners and which baking applications are better suited for each type? Trying to switch but I still love to bake.
Which healthy sweeteners are you interested in? I bake with all of them, really.
I make powdered sugar by just grinding up regular sugar…no arrowroot or cornstarch. Do those make it last longer or something?
The starch prevents caking. If you are using it quickly you don’t necessarily need it :).