Best 6 Colored Sugar Recipes
Indulge your sweet cravings with a touch of vibrant hues! Colored sugar, a world of culinary creativity, transforms ordinary treats into visually captivating delights. Whether you're a home baker, a professional confectioner, or simply a food enthusiast, this collection of colored sugar recipes will inspire you to elevate your culinary creations. From shimmering sprinkles to dazzling rock candy, each recipe offers a unique way to add a burst of color and flavor to your favorite desserts, drinks, and snacks. Dive into the world of colored sugar and unlock a rainbow of possibilities to tantalize your taste buds and captivate your senses.
Inside this comprehensive guide, you'll find a treasure trove of colored sugar recipes, each meticulously crafted to cater to various tastes and preferences:
- **Rainbow Sprinkles:** Unleash your inner child with these cheerful rainbow sprinkles, perfect for adding a playful touch to cupcakes, cookies, and ice cream.
- **Glittery Rock Candy:** Create mesmerizing rock candy that sparkles and shines, adding a touch of magic to your candy jars and dessert platters.
- **Sparkling Sugar Cubes:** Elevate your tea parties and coffee breaks with these sparkling sugar cubes, sure to impress your guests with their elegant shimmer.
- **Colored Sugar Sticks:** Craft vibrant sugar sticks that add a pop of color to your favorite drinks, stirring up excitement in every sip.
- **Candy-Coated Popcorn:** Transform ordinary popcorn into a delightful treat with a sweet and colorful coating, perfect for movie nights and parties.
- **Decorative Sugar Stars:** Bring the night sky to your desserts with these decorative sugar stars, adding a celestial touch to cakes, pies, and pastries.
- ** Edible Glitter:** Create a touch of sparkle and glamour with edible glitter, the perfect finishing touch for your cakes, cupcakes, and cocktails.
With step-by-step instructions and helpful tips, these recipes ensure that you can easily create stunning colored sugar decorations that will make your culinary creations shine. So, gather your ingredients, put on your apron, and embark on a colorful journey of culinary exploration.
COLORED SUGAR
Make your own colored sugars and save yourself a lot of money over the holiday season. This recipe is easy and can be kept in the jars for months.
Provided by Sue
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes
Time 5m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Place sugar into a jar with a tight fitting lid. Drip the food coloring onto the sugar, close the lid, and shake vigorously for about 1 minute. Adjust color with additional food coloring and repeat if the color is too light.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 774 calories, Carbohydrate 200 g, Sugar 199.8 g
DIY COLORED SUGAR
Creating your own colored sugar is so simple and easy. It's a great way to add your own distinctive pop of color to cookies, cupcakes and other baked treats. -Sarah Thompson, Test Kitchen Director, Taste of Home magazine
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 5m
Yield 1/4 cup
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- In a small resealable plastic bag, combine sugar and a few drops of food coloring. Seal bag and shake to tint the sugar. Allow sugar to dry on flat surface for 15-20 minutes before using.
Nutrition Facts :
COLORED SANDING SUGAR FOR COOKIE & CUPCAKE DECORATING
This isn't a recipe so much as it is a method. If you keep coarse sugar (turbinado, or AA-grade large crystal coarse sugar) around and don't want to buy colored sugar, this is the method for making colored sanding sugar-- gel food dye is the best for this but I also included instructions for the liquid food coloring you can pick up in most grocery stores. (1 serving = 1 tablespoon)
Provided by the80srule
Categories Dessert
Time 10m
Yield 1 cup, 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- If using the GEL METHOD:.
- Put the sugar into a bowl.
- On a spoon, put a little dab of the color(s) you want to use. A little goes a long way; gel colors stain much more deeply than liquid.
- With a toothpick or the tines of a fork, mix the dab with a few drops of water-- no more than 4-5 drops of so. Be really careful with this step because if there's too little water, it won't diffuse enough. Too much water and the color won't stick. I like using a medicine dropper for this.
- Carefully stir the spoon into the bowl of sugar, mixing thoroughly.
- Shake the bowl occasionally to properly disperse the coloring.
- Let the bowl of sugar sit in a safe area that is cool and dry for at least 10 minutes so the color can dry.
- If using the LIQUID METHOD:.
- How many drops you use determine how deep you'd like the color to be or how many are required to get a certain hue. About 4-5 are medium shade depending on which one you use, ie you only need about 2 or 3 of red to get pink but about 8-10 for red.
- Put the drops on a spoon, and mix thoroughly through the bowl of corase sugar.
- Shake the bowl a few times to disperse all the dye. If it looks like "spotting", add another 2-3 drops of coloring to the spoon and mix again.
- When you are satisfied with the color, let the bowl sit in a cool dry area for about 5-10 minutes to let the color seep in and dry.
- FUN TIPS:.
- For rainbow sugar using the liquid dyes, don't put the dye on the spoon. Randomly put a few drops in the bowl and quickly stir it up, careful not to blend the colors together.
- Put the sugar into separate bowls to get different colors instead of having to buy a whole container of colored sugar if you only want just a little bit.
Nutrition Facts :
HOMEMADE EDIBLE GLITTER - COLORED SALT OR SUGAR
Easy, cheap and fun! Coat the rim of a drink with this or let the kids use it like glitter for a rainy day art project. I actually made pink and green salt and sugar for my dd's bridal shower. There are so many uses for this! Kids of all ages love this! Great for wedding and baby showers, kids parties or craft projects etc,. Try different types of salt from fine to coarse if you like. Great way to get the kids involved! Try the sugar on top of breads, cookies or even toast! Storing in a clear salt shaker makes it easy to see the contents. Try making several colors and/or mixing two or more food colors to make a 'new' color. Great way to teach kids colors, math =measuring and so on. This is also just a great way to have fun and save money at the same time! You can use this same method to color rice, pasta, coconut flakes etc... Experiment and have FUN!
Provided by Mamas Kitchen Hope
Categories Very Low Carbs
Time 2m
Yield 1/2 cup
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Measure salt or sugar into a clear jar with a tight fitting lid. Add food coloring one drop at a time and screw the cap on tightly. SHAKE to combine. Repeat until desired color is reached.
- Sprinkle, dip or shake onto whatever you like. I like to put this in a clear salt shaker for easy shaking or pour some into a saucer and dip the wet rim of an empty glass in it to make the glass pretty!
- Tip: This will keep for a very long time. This stays drier and stores wonderfully as is but even better if you spread colored salt/sugar in a thin layer to air dry for about an hour or microwave in 30 second intervals, stir and repeat for about 1-2 minutes or until moisture is evaporated. You can also add a few grains of rice to absorb any moisture.
Nutrition Facts : Sodium 113173.4
MAKING HOMEMADE COLORED SUGAR (OR SPLENDA)
Don't bother to waste money any more, this is so easy to do. And very inexpensive to make your own homemade colored sugar for decorating your cakes and cookies. Give it a try and let me know how it works for you. P.S. found these pix on the internet.
Provided by Straws Kitchen(*o *)
Categories Other Desserts
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- 1. Place desired amount of sugar in a resealable plastic bag. Add 1 to 3 drops of food coloring. Squeeze out all air, and massage the color into the sugar until no clumps remain (measurements are just a starting point, use as much sugar as needed and drops of food coloring to get desired color).
- 2. NOTE: You can use gel or liquid food coloring. Both work well. Just takes a little more massaging the sugars in the bag to soften them up when using liquid food coloring.
- 3. Including some "Sugar Eggs" for Gail.
COLORED SUGAR
You can use empty spice bottles and make a rainbow of colors, and the kids will love it! Its a great idea and money saver
Provided by Kimmie Kooks
Categories Low Protein
Time 10m
Yield 1 Cup
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Place sugar into a jar with a tight fitting lid.
- Drip the food coloring onto the sugar, close the lid, and shake vigorously for about 1 minute.
- Adjust color with additional food coloring and repeat if the color is too light.
Tips:
- Use a food processor or blender: This will help you get a fine, even consistency for your colored sugar.
- Start with small batches: This will help you prevent waste and ensure that you get the color you want.
- Use high-quality ingredients: This will help you get the best results in terms of both taste and appearance.
- Be patient: It may take some time to get the perfect color, so don't rush the process.
- Have fun! Experimenting with different colors and flavors of colored sugar is a great way to add a personal touch to your recipes.
Conclusion:
Colored sugar is a versatile and easy-to-make ingredient that can be used to add a splash of color and flavor to a variety of dishes. Whether you're using it to decorate cakes and cookies, rim cocktail glasses, or add a touch of sweetness to your favorite desserts, colored sugar is a surefire way to impress your friends and family. So next time you're looking for a way to add some extra flair to your recipes, reach for some colored sugar and let your creativity shine through.
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