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Colored Sprinkles Recipe

Course: candy, Craft, Dessert, How To
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Dry Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 8 tablespoons
Calories: 42kcal
Author: Becky Hardin
Making colored sprinkles is easy—with only a few minutes and minimal ingredients, you can dye sprinkles any color your imagination desires!
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Equipment

  • Ziplock Bag

Ingredients

  • 1 drop gel food coloring *
  • ½ cup white sprinkles

Instructions

  • Add the gel food coloring and sprinkles to the plastic bag and very gently massage the bag. You’ll see the color begin to coat the sprinkles– keep massaging until the sprinkles are evenly coated, about 30 seconds.
    1 drop gel food coloring, ½ cup white sprinkles
    a bag of sprinkles and dye in a resealable bag
  • Dump the sprinkles out onto a parchment-lined plate and allow them to dry for 1 hour before using.
    dying sprinkles

Notes

*This recipe should work with liquid food coloring, but I have only tested it with gel.
Tips:
  • This recipe works on pretty much any white sprinkle– nonpareils, jimmies, specialty mixes!
  • This recipe should work with any color you want! If you want to make a color you don’t have, just combine colors like you would for frosting.
  • Try adding edible glitter to make metallic colored sprinkles.
  • You can scale this recipe up as much as you need! Use 1 drop of food coloring per ½ cup of sprinkles
  • Adding too much food coloring can result in the sprinkles clumping together. If they look like they’re sticking together in the bag, add a little more white sprinkles and continue to massage until they no longer stick together.
Storage: Store colored sprinkles in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 6 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 42kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Sugar: 9g