Powdered Coconut Sugar

Learn how to make powdered coconut sugar in a matter of minutes. This is the perfect alternative to refined powdered sugar using only 2 ingredients. Use it for glazing, buttercream, frosting and dusting sweet goods.

I'm so excited to share this tutorial post with you all. It's been quite some time since I posted a "tutorial" or "how to" on the blog.

This one in particular, I thought would be worth while and since it's so easy and yet important especially if you enjoy baking and looking for more healthier options, then this recipe will be a keeper.

I have a sweet tooth like the average person and I'm also partial to some frosting on my cupcakes but what do you do if the recipes calls for icing sugar that is bleached and totally refined?

Well I have the perfection solution for that, learn to make your own powdered coconut sugar from scratch.

Some of you may already be aware that I love homemade alternatives.

Anything from Seafood Seasoning to making my own Vegetable Broth. You name it and I will do my best to make a homemade version of it.

What is powdered sugar?

In short, powdered sugar is sugar, typically the type of sugar that is used is granulated that is milled into a fine/powdered consistency.

Usually an anti caking agent like starch i.e cornstarch, potato starch or even tricalcium phosphate is used aswell.

Anti caking agent additives are used purely to absorb moisture and to prevent clumping.

Ingredients you need

• Coconut sugar - Coconut sugar doesn't taste like coconut at all, infact it has a butterscotch flavour, low glycemic index compared to regular sugar and is minimally processed meaning it isn't stripped of most of it's nutritional value.
• Tapioca starch - Any starch will work but tapioca starch is considered a cleaner starch.

Recipe preparation

This recipe is extremely straight forward and VERY easy to make. First of all you only need TWO ingredients - coconut sugar and your starch.

Speaking of which, you can use any starch for this recipe and you can even switch things up by using raw cane sugar.

This is something I do from time to time depending on availability and the recipe to hand.

Then you will need to mill the sugar into a powdery consistency.

Just make sure to use a high speed blender (vitamix dry container), spice/coffee grinder or a food processor that has the ability to finely mill the sugar into a powder form.

I use my coffee/spice grinder because it is high powdered and as the ability to mill dry ingredients really well.

The steps

• Combine the tapioca starch and coconut sugar into the appliance of your choice - vitamix dry container or coffee grinder works best.
• Proceed to process the ingredients until a powdery sugar is formed.
• Test the texture by rubbing the powdered sugar between 2 fingers to check for any grittiness, if so continue to process until an ultra fine powder is achieved.
• Store in an air tight container/ glass jar with a lid.

Ways to use powdered sugar

In the culinary world, powdered sugar is used in goods that require fast dissolving sugar. A good example of that would be decorations, icing and/or frosting.

Anything from dusting the top or whole exterior of a cake or a doughnut/donut or even a sweet drink.

You can use powdered sugar for almost anything but it is used mostly in sweet goods to add decor or a complementary sweetness.

• Orange and Almond Cake
• Gluten Free Chocolate Sugar Cookies
• Sweet Potato Donuts
• Jamaican Toto
• Coconut Rum Cupcakes
• Chocolate Mint Cupcakes
• Ginger Cake
• Vegan Pistachio Cookies

Notes and tips

• This recipe makes a quantity of just over one cups worth of powdered sugar.
• You can use any type of starch for this recipe i.e arrowroot or even cornstarch.
• Feel free to substitute coconut sugar for raw cane sugar instead. I do this based on availability or depnding on what recipe I am making.
• Be sure to double or even triple the recipe if needed.
• You may notice that the colour of your frosting/buttercream or glaze will be a slightly tanned/light beige colour and not the traditional white porcelain white.
• For best results, use a high speed blender or spice grinder to pulverise the coconut sugar.
• Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to several months.
• Only make what you need at any given time.

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