How to Make Infused Sugar
Jun 09, 2011, Updated Apr 12, 2025
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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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Pin ItI 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!
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
A zester
Ribbon and Twine to Garnish the bottles.
Herbs, Dried Flowers, Citrus, or whatever you use to infuse the 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!
Flavor Ideas to Add to Sugar
Here is a list of some flavors you can easily add to infuse sugar:
- Citrus Zest – Lemon, Lime, Orange, Grapefruit.
- 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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Where do you get the cute glass jars? Thanks!
I got mine on Amazon
I love this idea and am planning on making lavender infused sugar for my upcoming wedding. Can you please tell me where you purchased these jars and what size the jars are? Thanks so much!
Would you mind telling me where you bought the jars and what size they are? thanks!
Thanks for the great idea. This is the first year I have my own lavender to harvest so it will be fun to make my own infused lavender sugar.
Have a great day!
This is such a cool idea!! Will the sugar go bad sooner?
This is such a good idea. Where did you get the jars from?
Could you tell me approx. how many coffee beans you would use (I plan on grinding it fine and leaving it in the sugar) per cup of sugar. These would make the perfect gift! Thanks!
Hi! I actually didn’t make one with coffee beans… It was just an idea and I think it would be awesome! I would just grind the beans and then place a layer on top of the sugar, like the pictures above. I don’t think you need to measure. Have fun!
Adorei a sugestão e o blog. Parabéns!
Mariana Pereira (Brasil)
I am thinking of doing these as wedding favors. Glass Ball Mason jars are a bit cheaper than the jars pictured here. Do you think that would work and do you need to sterilize the jars first?
Thanks!