How to Measure Sugar

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1-12-2020, 23:20

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Working with different types of sugar can be tricky, especially if you don’t bake or cook that often. Thankfully, you don’t need a lot of experience or expertise to measure the right amount of sugar for your recipes. Try different techniques for scooping and packing different types of sugar and see if you get the hang of it!

Working with Granulated and Powdered Sugar

Scoop the sugar into a measuring cup with a small spoon. Set your bag or container of powdered or white sugar out in your cooking area. Take a regular spoon and start filling a dry measuring cup with the amount of sugar you need. Continue filling up the cup until it’s overflowing slightly, which makes it easier to get an exact measurement.
- You can also scoop the sugar directly from the bag.
- This works well with loose sugars, like white and powdered.
Level off any extra sugar with a knife. Hold your cup of sugar over the bag or container to prevent any spills. After this, take the flat edge of a butter knife and slide it over the surface of your measuring cup. At this point, you can transfer the sugar to a mixing bowl, or wherever your recipe requires.
- You can level off your sugar with any flat item, like a spatula.
Sift the powdered sugar if it looks lumpy. Don’t worry if your powdered sugar looks like it’s in clumps. Once you’ve measured and leveled it off, dump the sugar into a sifter, and sift it into the rest of your recipe’s ingredients. This helps get rid of any lumps!
- Sifting is useful for topping different recipes with powdered sugar.

Packing Brown Sugar

Scoop brown sugar directly from the bag. Set out your bag or container of brown sugar in your cooking area, then dip in your dry measuring cup. Get as much brown sugar as you can so the cup is overflowing.
- Brown sugar may be a little trickier to scoop, since it’s a bit thicker than white sugar. Just give it your best effort!
Press the sugar into the cup with the back of a spoon. Hold the cup over a large bowl or sink, just in case any sugar spills out. Use the back of a spoon to press along the top of the sugar, forcing it into the cup. Continue pressing on the sugar until it’s firmly packed into your dry measuring cup.
- If there’s any extra sugar, feel free to scrape it back into the bag.
- Most recipes will call for brown sugar to be “packed” like this.
Dump the packed sugar into a mixing bowl. Flip your measuring cup over your mixing bowl, or wherever you’re combining your recipe’s ingredients. You may have to wait a few seconds for the brown sugar to slide out, since it’s more compact. When the sugar falls into the bowl, it’ll be the same shape as your measuring cup!