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  1. Recipes
  2. Fun Christmas Decor and Gift Ideas 2026
  3. Espresso-Flavored Sugar Cubes

Espresso-Flavored Sugar Cubes

By Cheryl SlocumPublished: Nov 13, 2013
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espresso flavored sugar cubes
Romulo Yanes
Yields:
1
Prep Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
55 mins

Easy to make, great to give as gifts, and fun to use, these caffeine-spiked sugar cubes do it all. They make fun stocking stuffing for adults and are perfect to put in your coffee Christmas morning or in place of plain sugar in a rich mug of cocoa.

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Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp. espresso powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp. meringue powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp. hot water
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar

Directions

    1. Step 1Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine espresso powder, meringue powder, and hot water. Whisk until no lumps remain; let cool.
    2. Step 2Add sugar and whisk until the mixture resembles damp sand. Spoon half of the sugar mixture into a 90-compartment silicone mini-ice-cube tray (Casabella, $12 for set of two; amazon.com).
    3. Step 3Using a rubber spatula, spread the mixture, pressing it tightly into the tray's compartments. Scrape away any excess sugar mixture and return to bowl. Repeat with remaining sugar mixture and a second tray. Place trays on a baking sheet and bake for 40 minutes. Allow cubes to rest until hardened, about 8 hours, before carefully releasing from trays.

Tips & Techniques

To Package: Using a black Sharpie, letter stencils, and our photo guide, label a 5-inch-wide by 7-inch-high jute bag, then draw a line above and below the label, as show. With a red Sharpie, feehand a star at the top. Transfer the cubes to a 4 3/4-inch-wide by 6 3/4-inch-high cellophane bag, secure with a twist tie, and place inside the stenciled bag. Pull string to close.

Jute bags, $5.95 for four; stampington.com. Stencil set, $1.20;consumercrafts.com. Cellophane bags, $3.50 for 12; surlatable.com.

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