How to Make Infused Sugar

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Infusing sugar is one of the easiest things to make and can add flavor and charm to recipes. The wonderful uses of infused sugars are endless! Learn how to make make your own with our step-by-step tutorial and how-to video!

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I love the idea of infusing sugar! You can use the citrus or lavender sugar in a pound cake or sugar cookie recipe to add a hint of flavor or simply place a teaspoon in your coffee (think espresso bean-infused!) or when mixing a cocktail.

It can also be used to garnish the glass rim of some fresh-squeezed lemonade or another delicious drink!

Three bottles of infused vanilla sugar with lavender.

The sugars make wonderful gifts and for a special touch, attach your favorite recipe that the sugar would compliment. Any type of citrus zest, vanilla bean, or herb will work perfectly. Read below to find the secret to infusing sugar ; )

Infusing Sugars

Supplies

Sugar – Cane or Coconut will both work

Air Tight Glass Containers

A zester

Ribbon and Twine to Garnish the bottles.

Herbs, Dried Flowers, Citrus, or whatever you use to infuse the sugar.

Two jars filled with infused vanilla sugar

Directions

  • Zest the fruit you want to use to give your sugar a touch of flavor. Leave it out overnight to dry COMPLETELY, especially if you’re using fruit!
  • Layer the sugar and the zest in a glass container. When you reach the top, add some extra zest for color.
  • Let the sugar sit for at least one week before you use it, or hand them out as a favor. This will give the sugar optimal flavor!
  • If you use lavender or espresso beans, you can remove them by straining the infused sugar into a separate bowl before using it in a recipe or coffee. Or you can grind the beans and lavender to a super fine consistency and leave them in the sugar!
infused granulated sugar with different flavors in a container

Flavor Ideas to Add to Sugar

Here is a list of some flavors you can easily add to infuse sugar:

  • Dried Flowers – Rose Petals, Lavender, Hibiscus (will make pink sugar!)
  • Vanilla Bean
  • Espresso
  • Spices – Cinnamon, Cayenne, Allspice, Cardamom – use any spice to add a kick to the sugar!
  • Dried Herbs – Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano… the endless possibilities with dried herbs.
  • Ginger

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About Eden

Iโ€™m Eden Passante and I develop, create, style and photograph every recipe and party on Sugar and Charm. Iโ€™m the author of Entertaining with Charm and have a Bachelorโ€™s Degree in Home Economics and Iโ€™m here to help you create simple and easy recipes for entertaining and how to add charm to any gathering!

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32 Comments

  1. Rach says:

    I’ve seen them at Michael’s Arts and Crafts.

  2. Joi says:

    Could you please tell me where you got the jars from??

  3. Madeleine @ NZ Ecochick says:

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  4. Karen says:

    Ooh, yum. I was just laying in bed this morning, looking at the dried lavender in my window from last year, thinking this year I’ve got to do something more useful with it!

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  6. April of A. Liz Adventures says:

    I’ve got some lavender at home right now just BEGGING to be made into lavender-infused sugar that I can add to my morning tea. Thanks for the inspiration!

  7. amy walters says:

    Your site is always chalked full of the best pics ๐Ÿ˜‰ I love visiting your blog Eden!

  8. Ashley says:

    i have never done that, but it looks beautiful..i may just have to give em a try!!

    xoxo
    ash

  9. feelincrafty says:

    I’ve never had infused sugar, but these beautiful pictures are very inspiring to try. Or even just make it becuase it looks so pretty!

  10. dreams on 34th street says:

    Eden…I love this post…I have been thinking
    of infusing sugars for a while now…your chic
    post was appropriatly timed and lit a fire under me! You have a charmed blog!
    ~Lynne
    [w/l]