5-Ingredient Homemade Sprinkles
Add a dash of cheer to your desserts with my 5-Ingredient Homemade Sprinkles – the secret ingredient to turning ordinary treats into colorful celebrations! With just a handful of pantry basics, you can add a burst of joy to every bite, in any color your heart desires. Let's sprinkle some easy magic into your kitchen!
Servings: 1 cup
Calories: 970kcal
Equipment
- Stand mixer with whisk attachment or handheld electric mixer
- Piping bag with #4 tip, or cut a tiny hole in a ziploc bag
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 2 cups powdered sugar divided
- 2 ½ Tablespoons cool water
- 1 ½ Tablespoons light corn syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- gel food coloring
Instructions
- Using either a stand mixer with whisk attachment or a handheld electric mixer, whisk together 1-½ cups of powdered sugar, water, corn syrup, and vanilla.2 cups powdered sugar, 2 ½ Tablespoons cool water, 1 ½ Tablespoons light corn syrup, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Then, add the remaining ½ cup of powdered sugar and whisk again until completely smooth.2 cups powdered sugar
- If you're going to be making your sprinkles in a variety of colors, separate the mixture into several bowls at this point.
- Add your desired food coloring and mix very well until the color has infused all of the mixture and there are no white streaks remaining. If you're using the gel coloring, I found it helpful to dip a clean toothpick into the color, then use that same toothpick to stir it into the mixture.gel food coloring
- Spoon your colored mixture into a piping bag with a #4 tip (or in a ziploc bag and cut just a tiny corner off the bottom).
- Line a baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper. You can either tape down the edges if you wish, or add a dot of the sprinkle mixture under the corners to help hold it in place.
- Holding the piping tip about half- to one-inch above the parchment, slowly and steadily pipe the mixture onto the paper in straight lines. Or, if you'd like to make sprinkle confetti instead, pipe small dots onto the parchment!
- Place the piped sprinkles in a cool, dry place for about 12 hours, or until they've completely dried.
- Once it's all totally dry, just break up the lines into small pieces using your hands!
- Ta-daa, sprinkles!
Notes
- 🧺 Storage - Kept in an airtight container, your homemade sprinkles will last up to a year!
- ❓Can I double (or even triple) the recipe? You certainly can! Just make sure you have enough parchment and surface space for the piped sprinkles to dry for about 12 hours.
- 😃 Suggestion: If you enjoyed this, you're gonna love our quick & easy nut brittle!
Nutrition
Calories: 970kcal | Carbohydrates: 248g | Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 8mg | Sugar: 243g | Calcium: 5mg