How to make Sugar Free Glaze Recipe for Baked Goods (2024)

FAQs

What is a sugar free alternative to icing sugar? ›

Powdered erythritol is a natural zero calorie icing sugar replacement used to sweeten just about anything!

Use Granulated Sugar: You will have to heat it over the stove to get the bigger granules of sugar to melt, but it still makes a great glaze! You will need a little flour to help it thicken up, and some people add some butter as well. Use Brown Sugar: You can use brown sugar instead of powdered sugar.

A glaze is usually drizzled onto a cake or applied with a pastry brush to give a glisten to pastries. Glazes also add a glassine look to fruit pies and tarts. A basic glaze contains powdered' sugar and a liquid such as water or milk.

Granulated sugar being used as icing sugar works well when sprinkled over your recipes, such as cake, doughnuts and muffins. It will add some sweetness, just like with icing sugar, however, the texture will be different as the end result will feel grainy and crunchier. You can also use granulated sugar to make icing.

Add corn starch

If you want to thicken your royal icing without adding additional sugar, you can add a minimal amount of corn starch (less than a teaspoon) to help your icing thicken up.

Artificial sweeteners like sucralose and aspartame, sugar alcohols like erythritol, and more natural options like stevia and monk fruit are ingredients that do, indeed, help people with cutting sugar out of diets. But many people balk at the taste (or aftertaste) of these intensely sweet alternatives.

In a bowl, whisk together sifted powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and enough liquid to thin the glaze to your desired consistency for dipping, drizzling, or pouring over your favorite baked goods and pastries. Glaze will be smooth.

Always start with half of the amount of liquid the recipe is asking and then add more if you still want to make it thinner. On the other hand, if you added too much by mistake and want your glaze thicker, place again the sieve on top of the bowl and sift about ¼ cup of powdered sugar and whisk again.

Melted butter or other fats impart a mild gloss to a baked surface, as does a dilution of corn syrup or honey applied directly after baking (application before baking may produce excessive browning). Topping a wash with a sprinkle of large sugar granules also produces a fast shine.

How is glaze made? ›

A glaze is made up of three parts. A flux/melter that lowers the melting point, a refractory/stabilizer that bonds the glaze to the clay, and a glass former like silica. This creates the base and then a stain is added to give the glaze its color. It's a bit like mixing paint and a bit more like a chemistry experiment.

To make the powdered sugar substitute, combine 1 cup of Splenda with 1 teaspoon of cornstarch in a mixer or food processor. Blend on high speed for approximately 1 minute or until the texture is similar to powdered sugar.

If you have run out of icing sugar or can't find any to buy, you can make your own by whizzing granulated or caster sugar in a food processor, powerful blender, standard blender, coffee or spice grinder, or more laboriously, in a mortar and pestle.

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In a blender, combine Splenda Sweetener and cornstarch; blend to a fine powder. Use instead of powdered sugar to garnish your favorite desserts.

Stevia and monk fruit are both naturally derived from plants and some people feel they have a flavor very similar to regular sugar. The FDA says these sweeteners are “generally regarded as safe,” which means they are safe to use for their intended purpose.