Powdered sugar
About the ingredient powdered sugar. Including 2,796 recipes with powdered sugar, nutrition data, where it's found, and video.
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What is powdered sugar?
Powdered sugar , also known as confectioner's sugar or icing sugar , is very fine powdered sugar. When intended for home use, it typically contains a small amount of anti-caking agent.
In industrial food production, it is used where a quick dissolving sugar is required. Domestically, it is principally used to makeicing or frosting and other cake decorations. It is often lightly dusted on baked goods to add a light sweetness and subtle decoration.
Powdered sugar is available in different degrees of fineness, most commonly XXX, XXXX, and 10X, with more Xs indicating finer grains. Powdered sugar is generally mixed with cornstarch, wheat flour, or calcium phosphate to improve its flowing ability, and thus it is not generally used to sweeten beverages. However, industrial grades without these additives are available.
One can make powdered sugar at home by putting normal granulated sugar in a coffee grinder or grinding it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size cup unsifted (120g)Where found
Powdered sugar is usually found in the baking supplies section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Powdered sugar is a member of the Sweets US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much does powdered sugar weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 cup unsifted | 120 grams |
| 1 cup sifted | 100 grams |
| 1 tbsp unsifted | 8 grams |
| 1 teaspoon | 2 grams |
Related
Sweets
| In Chinese: | 糖粉 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | sucre en poudre | |
| en español: | azúcar en polvo |
Recipes using powdered sugar
There are 2796 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Easy Christmas Cutout Cookies
These Christmas cutout cookies are so easy for you and your kids to make together, and they taste so yummy too!
Oreo Cookie & Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches
Store-bought chocolate ice cream mixed with toasted walnuts and dried cherries, with homemade oreo cookies make these addictively delicious ice cream sandwiches that will for sure please your sweetest tooth :)
Favorite Linzer Cookies
Crisp nut cookies sandwiched together with a raspberry filling, which peeks through the cutout in the top cookie.
Double Chocolate Muffins
Love muffins but don't want too many calories? Then you will simply adore these healthy and light treats that's perfect for dessert after dinner.
Chocolate Cream (false nutella)
"This can be served with the chocolate cookies, cakes, pancakes and chocolate desserts, I recommend."
One Bowl Chocolate Cake
This easy-to-make chocolate cake is dark, moist, rich—and only dirties one bowl! Simple “from scratch” recipe gives you a home-baked cake with healthful canola oil and whole-wheat flour.
