Recipes With Powdered Sugar
Got powdered sugar on hand? Here are 61 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first. Showing 60 of 61.
Pairs well with
Eggs Butter Flour Sugar Milk Vanilla Baking Powder Heavy Cream
Storing & using Powdered Sugar
Keep dry and sealed in the pantry — check that leaveners (baking powder/soda, yeast) are still active if they've been open a while. Out of Powdered Sugar? granulated sugar (blended) is a common swap (1:1).
Nutrition facts: Powdered Sugar
385 kcal · 3.85 g protein · 17.3 g fat · 53.8 g carbs per 100 g, as published for “POWDERED SUGAR” (FDC 2097157, branded). Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, fetched 2026-09-11. These are reference values for the ingredient as listed — not a per-serving count for any recipe on this page.
Powdered Sugar recipe FAQs
What can I make with just powdered sugar?
Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on eggs or a few everyday staples alongside it.
What goes well with powdered sugar?
Eggs, Butter, Flour, Sugar, Milk are the most common pairings in our recipes.
How do I find recipes for powdered sugar plus what else I have?
Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add powdered sugar plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.