Comments on: Making Powdered Sugar From Granulated Sugar

By: Z

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:01:47 +0000

I have one of those little blenders that they advertise endlessly on late-night TV (as well as a kitchen full of every cooking appliance you can name) and the little blender does the best job of powdering sugar.
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The problem with a full-sized food processor is that there is just too much room inside it and you the larger crystals don’t get circulated as much as you’d think. The little blender has a very small container, so all the sugar gets processed in less than 30 seconds. The downside is that if your recipe calls for four cups of powdered sugar, you’re going to have to do it two cups at a time.
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I can’t recommend the little blender for much else because it only has one speed (bat-out-of-hell) but for a few select applications like this it can’t be beat. (It’s also great at smoothies, becuase frusts don’t have anywhere to hide
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The King Arthur Flor site recommends against making your own powdered sugar, but powdering sugar grom regular granulated seems to work just fine in any recipe I’ve tried it in.

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:01:42 +0000

I thought I was the only “crazy” person that can not stand the taste of commercial powdered sugar! I have even stopped making some of my favorite recipes (strawberry soup, glazes) because they just taste “off”. I tried this method years ago when I ran out, but I think I will go this route from now on. Thanks for validating that I am not the only one that feels this way!

By: Thomas Kent

Thomas Kent — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:12:54 +0000

According to this website:
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Bread-Pastries-746/confectioners-sugar.htm
the funny taste of powdered sugar is not from the corn starch, but from the addition of vegetable oil.
The oil is added to prevent (somewhat) the absorption of moisture from the air or the dessert itself.
b.t.w., the reason why I came to this website (and the other) is that this morning, I ran out of granulated sugar for my coffee thermos and substituted powdered sugar and it gave the coffee a funny taste.
So, when I got home, I Googled powdered sugar+taste!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:35:29 +0000

I tried this in my food processor also with less than great results. And, like you, when I tried it in the blender…WOW..it’s worked great! Love your site! Lots of great information! Keep up the good work! :)

By: Brenna Kater, the Ocean Skater

Brenna Kater, the Ocean Skater — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:30:24 +0000

I used my coffee grinder to make powdered sugar and added a little bit of potato starch (we eat corn-free).

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:08:55 +0000

Yay! Thank you for mentioning this, I hate the taste of cornstarch and so have been avoiding all types of frosting. I’ll try this the next time and see how it works for me.