Colored Sugar

Colored Sugar

117 Reviews
  • Prep: 2 min
  • Ready In: 5 min

“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. ” - by Sue

Ingredients

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Original recipe yields 1 cup

Directions

  1. 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

Amount Per Serving (1 total)

  • Calories
  • 774 cal
  • 39%
  • Fat
  • 0 g
  • 0%
  • Carbs
  • 200 g
  • 65%
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Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Sandi
376

Sandi

"I found adding a few drops of water to paste color rather than liquid food coloring resulted in brighter colors and was easier to spread evenly thoughout the sugar. I put the sugar in a ziploc bag an..." See mored add a few drops of the diluted coloring. I shake and then use a rolling pin to spread the color throughout the sugar."

The Bunny Chef
243

The Bunny Chef

"Awesome idea!! I had to use 5 drops of food coloring for about 1/3 cup of sugar. I spread the sugar on aluminum foil overnight to dry, that way you can just fold the foil in half and pour it right i..." See morento a jar or bag. Thanks, I'll never buy silly colored sugar again! This sugar is quite pretty and looks like glitter on the cookies."

SADDIE1110
216

SADDIE1110

"Great Idea and very easy! I also had a small problem with moisture, but I just spread it on a plate to dry for an hour or so and it was fine...." See more"

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