Sometimes a recipe will call for superfine or caster sugar. When you go to the store you will also find this sugar called ultrafine sugar, baking sugar, and/or castor sugar. But it isn't anything special and you don't need to pay a premium price for it because it is easy to make yourself. All you need is white sugar and a food processor or blender.
The granulated sugar on the right is regular white sugar. The sugar on the left is superfine or Caster Sugar. Superfine sugar can be used cup for cup for regular granulated sugar. When you use superfine sugar instead of granulated sugar? Use superfine when you have a recipe where you need the sugar to dissolve quickly but don't have a hot liquid to help, like when you make a meringue pie topping.
- 1 cup sugar
- Place up to one cup of sugar in a food processor or blender.
- Process for 1 minute.
- Use as called for in recipe.
More things you can make at home:
How to Make Powdered Sugar
How to Make Simple syrup
Corn Syrup Substitutes
Jane Anne says
August 2, 2011 at 2:38 pmThanks for sharing this!
Tricia @Hodgepodge says
August 2, 2011 at 5:35 pmBrilliant!! I am going to have to check out your powdered sugar recipe too 🙂
Kitchen Belleicious says
August 3, 2011 at 6:30 amWhere do you get these things! I am so impressed with your constant amazing tips and tricks and recipes!
Liz Rose says
June 15, 2012 at 6:43 amThanks so much for this recipe, I could not even find the sugar in a store and I really didn’t have the time to order it. 🙂
simrat says
August 11, 2013 at 5:58 pmI am making chocolate and coconut swiss roll and i was needed castor sugar and i did’nt found it in superstore and i checked on google and the founded your recipe. i am so gratefull and thankfull that you put this recipe on internet thanks .
simrat says
August 11, 2013 at 5:59 pmi really liked your recipe.
Kiersten says
June 22, 2017 at 7:53 amIf I don’t have a food processor, what setting in a blender is needed to do this and does the amount of blending time change?