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Powdered Sugar

  • Syrup / Sweetener
  • 111 drinks

What is Powdered Sugar?

Powdered sugar is a fine sugar used in some classic cocktails and older recipes where quick dissolving sweetness is needed. It can sweeten sours, flips, fizzes and drinks shaken with citrus, egg or cream.

Is this for me?

Choose this if…

  • ✓You want to add sweetness and flavour depth to a drink.

Skip if…

  • ✗You prefer dry, unsweetened cocktails.

At a Glance

32 kcalCalories
8.4gSugar
8.4gCarbs
Syrup / SweetenerType
111Recipes

Ingredient nutrition is approximate and varies by brand, recipe and preparation.

What does Powdered Sugar taste like?

Clean and direct sweetness with a soft texture when dissolved. Powdered sugar supports citrus, cream, egg, brandy, gin, rum and whiskey drinks where sweetness needs to blend quickly.

Ways to use powdered sugar

Cocktails (107)Mocktails (4)

Flavour profile

Sugar · primarySweet · primary

Recipes using this

Observed quantities

Observed in single-serve recipes: middle half 15.00–29.57 ml; median 29.57 ml.

In the measured recipes in this dataset — from 108 observed uses.

Scoped nutrition

Calories (per 100 ml)
216
Sugar (per 100 ml)
56 g
Carbs (per 100 ml)
56 g

Ingredient nutrition is approximate and varies by brand, recipe and preparation.

Diet compatibility

  • Gluten-FreeCompatible
  • KetoNot compatible
  • Low-CarbNot compatible
  • Low-SugarNot compatible
  • VeganCompatible
  • VegetarianCompatible

Based on the listed ingredient only — a public recipe facet, not medical, allergy or coeliac advice. Specific brands and preparation can change compatibility.

Reviewed substitutes

  • Superfine SugarSimilar neutral sweetness.

Reviewed ingredient substitution guidance. Results can vary by brand, quantity and preparation. These substitutions have not been tested in every individual recipe.

Commonly observed with

Whole EggCarbonated WaterEgg WhitePortLemon JuiceLight CreamBlended WhiskeyEgg Yolk

Observed co-use in the reviewed recipe corpus — not a universal pairing recommendation.

Trust & methodology

Canonical ingredient/component authority assembled from reviewed identity, recipe, flavour, nutrition, diet and substitution evidence. Observed quantities and co-use patterns are descriptive, not prescriptions or universal recommendations.

Evidence last updated: 2026-07-16T02:53:30.320595+00:00

Drink counts and recipe data are based on published WhatDrink recipes. Figures may vary as new recipes are added.

Powdered Sugar — common questions

What are the most popular cocktails made with Powdered Sugar?
Top-ranked cocktails made with Powdered Sugar include Apple Blow Fizz, Bird-of-Paradise Fizz, Boston Sour. Rankings are based on recipe quality and data completeness.