Homemade Sugar Fondant Paste
A no-bake confectionery modeling paste made with just three pantry staples. Perfect for decorating cakes and pastries, it dyes beautifully with powder food coloring and freezes well for future use.
🛒 Ingredients
1 servings
- 3 cups full-fat powdered milk (measured with a standard 200 ml cup)
- 3 cups powdered sugar (icing sugar), sifted
- 1 can (14 oz / 397 g) thick sweetened condensed milk
- Powder food coloring (optional, for tinting)
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Directions
- 1
In a large mixing bowl, combine the sifted powdered sugar and powdered milk. Stir the dry ingredients together until fully blended with no lumps.
- 2
Pierce a wide hole in the top of the condensed milk can. Gradually pour it into the dry mixture in a steady stream, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
- 3
Once the dough becomes too stiff to stir, knead it with your hands for 2–3 minutes until smooth, pliable, and non-sticky — it should feel like modeling clay.
- 4
To color the paste, divide it into portions and knead in powder food coloring until the shade is even throughout.
- 5
Use immediately or wrap tightly in plastic wrap and store in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months.
💡 Chef's Tip
Always work the paste at room temperature for best results. If it sticks, dust lightly with powdered sugar; if it cracks, knead in a few extra drops of condensed milk. Using a thick condensed milk brand is key — a watery one will make the paste too soft to shape.
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