Homemade Sprinkles
Beautiful homemade sprinkles are beyond easy and can be made with just a few ingredients.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- Not listed
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (divided)
- 2 tbsp water (cool)
- 1 tbsp light corn syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- Gel food coloring
Instructions
- 1
Sift the a cup of the powdered sugar into a large bowl then add the corn syrup, vanilla if using, then add 1 1/2 tablespoons of water and beat until smooth. You can add more water a teaspoon at a time if needed.
- 2
Once smooth sift in the remaining 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and mix until combined. The final consistency should be thick but pipeable.
- 3
Divide the icing into batches if you're making different colored sprinkles then mix in food coloring until the desired color is reached.
- 4
Transfer to piping bags either fitted with 3, 4, or 5 tips, or with the tip snipped off then pipe lines onto a sheet of parchment paper and set aside to dry out overnight.
- 5
Once dry you can cut the sprinkles into pieces and store in an airtight container until ready to use.