Homemade Strawberry Sugar (Low Carb)
Published Mar 22, 2023 Updated May 04, 2023
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This homemade strawberry sugar is a low-carb sprinkle sugar that is perfect for cocktails, gifts, sugar cookies, frosting, cakes, french toast, and more!
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What Makes This Recipe Great
I am obsessed with this pretty pink strawberry sugar! I put together a gift for a friend who just had a baby and included a jar of this flavored sugar, and I just had to share it with y’all! It’s delicious, there are endless ways to use it, and it’s a thoughtful, inexpensive gift to give any time of year!
Sprinkle this delicious treat over baked goods, jazz up your favorite cocktail with a sugar rim, use it to decorate cakes or cookies, and so much more. The options are truly endless! Even better, my version is made with just 2 ingredients: freeze-dried strawberries and granulated monk fruit sweetener.
It’s low-carb and easily customizable to your dietary preferences. Swap the sugar for regular sugar, coarse sugar, Swerve, or whatever you desire!
Ingredient Notes
- Freeze-Dried Strawberries: You’ll put the freeze-dried fruit in the food processor to get them to a finely ground powder. This adds that delicious strawberry flavor to the sugar.
- Granulated Sugar: I used granulated Monkfruit sweetener because it is a zero-carb, zero-calorie sweetener that is low-carb and tastes just like sugar!
Step-by-Step instructions
- Place the freeze-dried strawberries and the sugar or granulated Monk Fruit into a coffee grinder or food processor.
- Pulse the strawberries and sugar until everything is combined and it is a deep pink color.
- Store in a glass jar and seal tightly.
- Note: I don’t recommend adding it to a Ninja bullet because it will grind it into powdered sugar.
Mac’s Pro TipS
Expert Tips
- Add a little more freeze-dried strawberries to the sugar for additional strawberry flavor.
- Make this recipe with a coffee grinder, food processor, or spice grinder. Do not use a Ninja Bullet to process it because it will turn it into powdered sugar.
- Feel free to use regular sugar if you don’t need a low-carb option.
Serving Tips
- Fruit: Sprinkle over fresh fruit or berries with a dollop of whipped cream. Or sprinkle it over my delicious fruit salad with ice cream for a special treat!
- Baked Goods: Use this for cakes, cookies, donuts, sweet bread, or pies.
- Cocktails: Jazz up your drinks with a strawberry sugar rim!
- Warm Beverages: Add this to tea or sprinkle over hot chocolate.
- Decoration: Decorate your sugar cookies with my famous royal icing and this sugar!
- Garnish: This pretty pink sugar will work as a garnish for pancakes, french toast, whipped cream, etc. It makes everything pretty!
- Gifts: Give jars away for gifts for holidays, birthdays, teacher appreciation, etc.
Storage Tips
This strawberry sugar will last up to 6 months in a cool, dry spot in the pantry or spice cabinet.
Recipe FAQs
Yes! This recipe will work with just about any freeze-dried fruit! Blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, and more! You can even make vanilla sugar with vanilla beans.
Most local grocery stores and specialty stores, and online marketplaces have them. They are pretty inexpensive and easily stored for later use.
More Delicious Strawberry Recipes!
Homemade Strawberry Sugar (Low Carb)
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup granulated Monk Fruit
- 3/4 cup freeze dried strawberries
Instructions
- Place the freeze-dried strawberries along with the sugar or granulated Monk Fruit into a coffee grinder or a food processor. I don't recommend adding it to a Ninja bullet because it will grind it into powdered sugar. Pulse the strawberries and sugar until everything is combined and it is a deep pink color.
- Store in a glass jar and seal tightly.
Notes
Expert Tips
- Add a little more freeze-dried strawberries to the sugar for additional strawberry flavor.
- Make this recipe with a coffee grinder, food processor, or spice grinder. Do not use a Ninja Bullet to process it because it will turn it into powdered sugar.
- Feel free to use regular sugar if you don’t need a low-carb option.
Serving Tips
- Fruit: Sprinkle over fresh fruit or berries with a dollop of whipped cream. Or sprinkle it over my delicious fruit salad with ice cream for a special treat!
- Baked Goods: Use this for cakes, cookies, donuts, sweet bread, or pies.
- Cocktails: Jazz up your drinks with a strawberry sugar rim!
- Warm Beverages: Add this to tea or sprinkle over hot chocolate.
- Decoration: Decorate your sugar cookies with my famous royal icing and this sugar!
- Garnish: This pretty pink sugar will work as a garnish for pancakes, french toast, whipped cream, etc. It makes everything pretty!
- Gifts: Give jars away for gifts for holidays, birthdays, teacher appreciation, etc.
Storage Tips
- This strawberry sugar will last up to 6 months in a cool, dry spot in the pantry or spice cabinet.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
