How to make inverted sugar

Many recipes call for different types of sweeteners: glucose, corn syrup, maple syrup but have you ever heard of inverted sugar?

It is also called invert sugar, its easy to make and it is widely used in recipes where one requires smoothness in texture, like ice cream for example
It also retains moisture which makes it a perfect candidate to include in our baking! All of this due to its fluid state, that is, its a sugar substitute that doesnt form crystals at room temperature

Useful tools as seen in this video: (paid links)

I am currently testing cookie recipes to see the impact of substituting sugar with invert sugar
In theory, the guidelines tell us that one should not substitute more than 20% of the granulated sugar content with invert sugar AND not only that but, invert sugar is around 1.3x sweeter than regular granulated sugar

How to substitute then?

cookie_recipe_sugar_content=100g
lets say we replace 20% of this, so we take out 20g of the granulated sugar
20g granulated_sugar = 20/1.3 invert_sugar = 15g invert sugar
So, your recipe will look like:
80g granulated sugar
15g invert sugar

Wanna know more? drop me a comment below :)

[debrajol]

4 cups sugar
2 cups water
Medium heat to 235* - 240* stirring constantly
Add 1/4 teaspoon citric acid and stir in.
Remove from heat and pour into a mason jar or heat proof container and store in the refrigerator after cooled down. ** I run hot tap water over the jar right before adding the hot liquid to heat up the glass to ensure it doesn’t break. Happy baking everyone 🌹

[alexschuster]

Just a quick tip to anyone watching this.

The process breaks the bonds that makes it a disaccharide (sucrose), and turns it into the two monosaccharides that are the building blocks of sucrose. They're glucose (as stated in the video) and fructose (not stated), which is why it might be sweeter than glucose on its own.

Not only is it similar to glucose, half of it, is in fact, glucose.

[vrtsgme]

Inverted sugar makes a cleaner neutral spirit if home distilling. Thank you!

[kevinbaird]

I was about to make a cake for my old mum, the recipe called for Inverted sugar, perfect demonstration. Thanks.

[GDurango]

Hey, thanks for the recipe!! I'm into cookies because I'm selling those as a side gig to buy me a motorcycle hehe. This syrup is wonderful for chocolate ice cream as cocoa butter is not as forgiving as dairy far and I like to make mine with 100% dark chocolate, which is cheap in my tropical country hehe. As for cookies, you state in the description that we've got to swap 10% of the sugar for the syrup, but what if the cookies call for brown sugar as well as pretty much all do, will it be 10% of the white sugar portion or of the overall sugar?

[Neliciae]

These made homemade cookies incredible ❤

[shaakirahoverberg]

Oh wow thanks and i was struggling to get glucose

[larrywasserman]

Yes, you can make it at home. You make it a point but how much is it to buy and it doesn’t have those extra preservatives in them and it’s cheaper thank you so much for what you do. Happy holidays.

[fabriziocompagnone]

I love this. Thanks for Do you have also the recept of glucose sirup....

[tatianasantoyo]

Thanks, I found it really useful for my baking instead of buying glucose... specially in this crisis 🍪🍪

[Puddleford]

Awesome thanks! Going to use it for brewing🍻

[krangdrol]

Super, thanks for your recipe.what about Glucose syrup, can we make that?

[doralevitt]

Wow awesome, definitely saving this and subscribing, I do plan to make your almond flour oatmeal cookies- thank you!! 🤗💝💐💚🌺💜🌸🌷

[vikramjitsingh]

have always read this ingredient on food labels, never knew just adding sugar and citric acid changes the sugar are so many things in nature that are unknown, u a gud 1.

[mrdProf]

Very good. Thank you. Please explain the meaning of "softball stage". I have never heard this term. Your thermometer is showing 114C---is that what it means? I cannot find mention of temperature anywhere else here.

[peiramatapoyagaphsa]

Thank you for the video! Can we use lemon juice instead of citric acid?

[tashfernz]

How do you store this? In the refrigerator? Or just out, in the pantry? How long will it be good for? Should the storage jar be airtight?
Also, how do you use this as a substitute for glucose syrup in a given recipe? Any conversion ratio we need to keep in mind? Thanks

[JamesTalvy]

I stumbled upon this and I need it but I am saddened that you never say how much water, sugar and citric acid. Can you please provide it?

[paugonzalez-villamilsilva]

Can I use lemon juice instead of citric acid? if so, how much. Thanks.

[SmokeytheBear]

Can this be used as a corn syrup substitute when making hard candy?