Homemade Sprinkles

 

Have you ever noticed how expensive sprinkles are? Yeah, no thanks.

Also, did you know these log-shaped sprinkles are called “Jimmies”? Ah!

They are shocking easy and cheap to make. Plus, you get to customize your colours, size, shape, and mixes! Here I’ve created a Valentine’s Day mix with white, pink and red. But the combinations are endless: Birthday, Christmas, Halloween, rainbow, or just your favourite colours! Now throw these JIMMIES on everything!

Homemade Sprinkles

Homemade Sprinkles

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup icing sugar 
  • 1 teaspoon meringue powder
  • 1 teaspoon water (plus more)
  • Gel food colouring of choice

Instructions

  1. Combine ingredients in a bowl. Add more water until you reach a toothpaste consistency. Whisk until smooth.
  2. Divide into bowls if you want to use multiple colours. Add gel food colouring and stir.
  3. Add each other into a pastry bag with a small round tip, or into a ziploc bag with the corner snipped.
  4. Prepare a baking sheet covered in parchment. Pipe icing into rows on the parchment. Let sit for 1 hour.
  5. Crunch the icing into your hands to break them into small pieces. 
  6. Put in a jar and store for up to 6 months.
 
dessert, garnish, DIYEm Lawrence