Sprinkles
Brighten up your baked creations with homemade sprinkles—an easy, customizable recipe that's as fun to make as it is to use! Crafted from a simple combination of powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract, these DIY sprinkles let you get creative with vibrant food coloring for a rainbow of possibilities. The process involves piping colorful, sweetened lines that harden into sprinkle-sized shards after drying, making them perfect for decorating cakes, cookies, cupcakes, and more. Plus, this recipe is effortlessly adaptable for dietary needs, offering a dairy-free option with water. Ready in just 20 minutes of prep time (with a little patience for drying), these sprinkles are an easy way to add a personal touch to your desserts.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 120 grams Powdered sugar (confectioners’ sugar)
- 15 milliliters Milk (any type, or water for a dairy-free option)
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- Food coloring (various colors)
- 1 pinch Salt
Instructions
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, sift the powdered sugar to remove any lumps.
Add the milk, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt to the powdered sugar. Mix until a thick, smooth paste forms. The paste should be pipeable but not runny; adjust by adding a drop more milk if too thick, or a touch more powdered sugar if too thin.
Divide the mixture into separate small bowls, depending on how many colors you want to use.
Add a drop of food coloring to each bowl and mix thoroughly until the color is evenly distributed. Add more food coloring as needed to achieve your desired shade.
Transfer each colored mixture into a piping bag fitted with a small round tip (alternatively, you can use a plastic zip-top bag with the tip of a corner snipped off).
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Pipe long, thin lines of the mixture onto the parchment, leaving a bit of space between each line. Try to keep the lines as even and thin as possible.
Let the piped lines dry at room temperature for 24 hours, or until completely dry and hard to the touch.
Once the lines are dry, gently break them into small sprinkle-sized pieces using your hands or a knife.
Store the homemade sprinkles in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
18 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 0.2 g | 0% | |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1 g | 0% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 1 mg | 0% | |
| Sodium | 146 mg | 6% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 1.3 g | 0% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.0 g | 0% | |
| Total Sugars | 1.3 g | ||
| Protein | 0.5 g | 1% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.2 mcg | 1% | |
| Calcium | 20 mg | 2% | |
| Iron | 0.0 mg | 0% | |
| Potassium | 32 mg | 1% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
