How to Make Sugar Free Royal Icing with Stevia recipe (2024)

FAQs

Can I use stevia instead of powdered sugar for icing? ›

Stevia Powdered Sweetener is good anywhere you would need powdered sugar. On cakes, cookies, pies etc. For a “better for you” glaze, stir together 1 cup Stevia Powdered Sweetener with a dash of va-nilla extract, and just enough milk to thin out the glaze to the consistency you desire.

In a blender, combine Splenda Sweetener and cornstarch; blend to a fine powder. Set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer or large mixing bowl, beat egg whites on medium-low speed until frothy, about 1 minute. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add powdered sweetener and vanilla.

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.

Sugar to Stevia Conversions

A half teaspoon of powdered stevia equals ¾ cup of sugar. About 15 drops of liquid stevia is the same as one tablespoon. Experiment with the amount of stevia you use to adjust the sweetness of your baked goods to your tastes.

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.

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.

Cookie icing can be used in the same way that royal icing can; however, it doesn't dry as hard as royal icing does. It's great for flooding cookies or piping designs into wet icing. To thin the consistency of cookie icing, just pop it in the microwave for about 20 seconds.

Here's how: 1 c. whipping cream 2 Tablespoons confectioners sugar (I use a specialty brand sugar substitute made by Swerve. They make sugar-free granulated sugar, brown sugar, and confectioner's sugar. I use their products in all my recipes for diabetic clients, 1 for 1.

Sugar Free Powdered Sugar

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

Liquid glucose is mostly sugar, with almost no wetness to it. Substituting something very wet will not work. Things which will work instead of glucose syrup are agave syrup, treacles, corn syrup, mollasses, golden syrup and honey.

What can you use if you don't have icing sugar? ›

To make icing without icing sugar, start by grinding granulated white sugar in a blender for 5 minutes or until it feels fine and powdery. Then, pour the sugar into a bowl and whisk it to make it fluffier and clump-free. Once you've whisked the sugar, just use it as a substitute for icing sugar in your recipe!

Using stevia as a sugar substitute can reduce calories in foods and drinks, but it may also have some adverse effects. Possible side effects include nausea, bloating, low blood pressure, and hormone disruption. Stevia is a non-nutritive or zero-calorie sweetener made of steviol glycosides.

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.

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