Best 4 Diy Colored Sugar Recipes
Creating vibrant and dazzling colored sugar at home is an exciting culinary adventure that adds a splash of color and fun to your cooking and baking endeavors. Whether you're looking to elevate the visual appeal of your desserts, cocktails, or even crafting projects, this guide will unveil the secrets to making your own custom-colored sugar. Embark on a delightful journey as we explore various techniques, natural ingredients, and step-by-step instructions to create an array of vibrant hues that will transform your culinary creations into masterpieces of color and flavor.
Here are our top 4 tried and tested recipes!
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 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
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 :
COLORED SUGAR
Colored sugar to top cookies with, or roll them in .. sometimes I use it to top muffins when I make them for kids .. I usually use coarse sugar, and it works well ..
Provided by najwa
Categories Dessert
Time 5m
Yield 2 tablespoons sugar
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Place sugar on waxed paper.
- Add one drop of food color, work in with your fingertips.
- Repeat step 2 until you reach the color you want.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 48.8, Carbohydrate 12.6, Sugar 12.6
Tips for Making Colored Sugar:
- Use a mortar and pestle or a food processor to grind granulated sugar into a fine powder before adding food coloring.
- Use gel food coloring for more vibrant colors.
- Add the food coloring to the sugar a little at a time and mix well until the desired color is achieved.
- Use colored sugar immediately or store it in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to 2 months.
- Experiment with different colors and flavors to create unique and festive sugar decorations.
Conclusion:
Making colored sugar at home is a fun and easy way to add a pop of color and creativity to your desserts and drinks. With just a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a variety of colored sugars that will make your treats look even more special. Use colored sugar to rim cocktail glasses, sprinkle on top of cakes and cupcakes, or mix into frostings and icings. Get creative and have fun with it!
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