| How to Make Homemade Sugar Cubes Aug 4th 2012, 08:00 Ever run out of sugar cubes for your coffee, or just wanted something small to satisfy your sweet tooth? In just an hour, you can have your own sugar cubes, by following these simple steps. Edit Ingredients Pan version: - Three (3) teaspoons of water
- One (1) cup of sugar (any kind will work, except for powdered sugar)
Ice cube tray version: - 1/2 cup sugar
- Water, as much as needed to combine
- Pour one (1) cup of sugar into a bowl. The sugar can be raw, granulated, brown, or cinnamon or vanilla sugar, etc., as long as you don't use powdered sugar.
- Place the three (3) teaspoons of water in to the bowl of sugar.
- Mix the water in with a fork. If there are clumps of sugar, continue mixing to remove all lumps. The sugar is ready if it is "packable".
- Line the parchment paper along the inside of the bread pan/meat loaf pan.
- Pour the sugar onto the parchment paper. Pack the sugar into the base of the pan very tightly with a spatula or anything else stiff and flat. The height should be similar to a commercial sugar cube, around 1.27cm/1/2 an inch.
- Using a knife, cut the sugar sheet into cubes. Do not forget this step––if you do, you will end up with a sugar block, rather than sugar cubes.
- Preheat the oven to 120°C or 250°F.
- Put the pan in the oven and set a timer for one (1) hour.
- After one (1) hour, take the pan out and let the sugar cubes cool for at least ten (10) minutes.
- Pull the sugar cubes out of the pan and break them apart with your hands or something smooth like a knife. If cut properly, they will break fairly easy.
- Put the sugar cubes into an airtight container for future use. Or, pop them into your coffee or tea right now and enjoy!
Ice cube tray version This method works best if you choose silicon ice cube trays with cute shapes, such as hearts, stars, animals or something quirkier than the same old cube! Silicon trays are the best because you'll be able to remove the sugar cubes much more easily, with less likelihood of damaging them. - Pour the sugar into the mixing bowl. You can make more than 1/2 a cup's worth but this is a good amount for a beginner to play with.
- Add a teaspoon of water into the sugar and mix. Continue adding water a teaspoonful at a time until you have mixed together a paste of sugar and water––don't make it too gooey or wet, or the sugar will dissolve.
- Pour the sugar paste into each mold of the ice cube tray. Fill about half way only.
- Press down into the mold to make an even surface and to pack the sugar down so that it sticks together.
- Set aside in a dry spot to dry out. If it's humid in your kitchen, the cubes might not set.
- Remove each "cube" by carefully pushing from the base of the ice cube tray and tapping gently into the palm of your hand. Store in an airtight container or use straight away.
- Finished.
- Flavored sugar cubes are always a great candy, such as using vanilla or cinnamon sugar instead of raw or granulated. Brown sugar also makes an interesting color contrast from the usual white sugar cubes.
- A combination of brown and white sugar cubes is extra pretty for a table display.
- Store sugar cubes away from moisture.
- Sugar cubes can be decorated to make a pretty gift.
Edit Warnings - Make sure to use the exact amount of water in the first method. Too little water will make the sugar cubes crumble, and too much water will make them rock solid.
Edit Things You'll Need - Bread loaf/meat loaf pan or ice cube tray (silicon versions are best)
- Parchment paper
This is roughly the size of the kind of loaf pan you want to use. - Mixing bowl and wooden spoon
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