Make your own sprinkles and make a little happiness.Then bottle it up into little jars of joy up to share with someone sweet.
I’ve wanted to try making my own sprinkles for like ever. Well, I finally got around to it – inspired by my baking buddy Rosie of Sweetapolita and her amazing sprinkle shop. If you’re looking for whimsical color combos and magical medleys, then check out her site asap.
But if you’re curious about creating your own like me, then give them a go one day. It’ll make you feel good.
You’ll need a batch of royal icing to get started. I used Rosie’s recipe from her Sweetapolita Bakebook which was perfecto!
I divided the icing into four equal parts…
… and then tinted three of the parts with icing color.
Use a No. 2 decorating tip to pipe lines of royal icing close together onto wax paper.
Repeat with each color.
That’s a whole lot of lines.
Let the piped royal icing dry for several hours or overnight.
Sidenote: Right about here, with my hand cramping from piping so long, I was like I am never doing this again.
But, by the next day I was over that because breaking the lines of royal icing up into little pieces is pretty satisfying when you see them turn into sprinkles. Or as some call them … jimmies … when they’re shaped like this.
I have to say I had a big smile on my face.
I mean look at those colors!
That’s the best part. You can customize them into any color you need.
So super satisfying!!!!
At least once, anyway. Ha! So glad I gave these a try, though!
Make Your Own Sprinkles
Ingredients
Instructions
YAY for sprinkles! And check out Rosies’ Sweetapolita book and shop for more fun.
Enjoy!
What size jar did you use?
Great! I love to decorate desserts with sprinkles, but I always use the one available in the market. I have never made them at home. But now, I am definitely going to make them. Feeling so excited to try this. Thanks for such a wonderful recipe.
Can I sell sprinkles which made according to this recipe?? Then how long can I use those sprinkles without expire? How to store them in tropical weather? Plz respond ?
That is such a great idea! They look gorgeous! Have you tried to put them in a sponge and bake them? I was wondering how stabile the color stays with heat. However I think I’ll give it a go :)
Great! I love to decorate desserts with sprinkles, but I always use the one available in the market. I have never made them at home. But now, I am definitely going to make them. Feeling so excited to try this. Thanks for such a wonderful recipe.
Wow , that looks great ?? I am 10 and I make pancakes from scratch and I like sprinkles in them ! I can’t wait to try and make them
What is the purpose of the lemon juice?
Thank you very much for sharing. Hiw long do these sprinkles last when kept in air tight containers at home
Do you think these would turn out well if used in a confetti cake?
Eu também acho.
Hi Angie!
I leave in Israel, and I don’t have meringue powder.
what can I put instead? Thank you!
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can you help me, please?
Eu gostei demais!
What can I use instead of meringue powder? Can I make meringue from egg whites and use that instead? If so how many egg whites are needed?
You can. Google royal icing recipes. There are different versions. Some with egg whites, dried egg whites and also meringue powder. You can also buy royal icing mix where you just add water.
Exatamente é maravilha de mais.
They are beautiful. Great job!
Desejo todo sucesso parabéns.
thanksssss !!!!!! goood job
é realmente muito interessante
This is awesome! I love their colors, they look great and don’t forget to thank your detailed guide
:) They are beautiful. Great job!
Delicious I’m going to do it here
Very Well! I like of the your work
Very Well, congratulation! Thanks
Fun!
Hi! Where did you purchase the bottles from? They are adorable with the colored tops!
I hope you will see this, since this post was written a bit ago. Where did you find that amazing clear bottle with pink lid? It’s so darn cute.!.
What can be used in place of meringue powder
How hard are they? If they are not that hard, how do I make them harder?
Uau…They are beautiful. Great job!
These are super cool but my hand was dying after piping all those lines ?
I have never ever considered making my own sprinkles, but this is amazing! looks like lots of fun too! I will have to try it out one day :)
My husband and I made these today with our two sons ages 5 1/2 and almost 4. They had a blast adding ingredients, watching the mixer, mixing in their color, “helping” to draw the lines , breaking up their lines into pieces and OF COURSE _ EATING THEM!! It is National Ice Cream Day after all! Such a fun family project, thanks for sharing the idea!! We used banana extract and it turned out really tasty!
As amazing as those look, I do not think I would have the patience to do that much piping :O
Great! I like it! Amazing pictures!
Thank you for sharing. Like!
Thank you so much. Good!
These aren’t jimmies! They’re sprinkles. Jimmies are chocolate!
The jimmies shape comes in colors as well as chocolate.
Hi, it really is amazing and easy.
Very Great job! Thank you for the tips.
I never knew it was that easy! Totally trying this!
Paige
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Hi, Angie! Where did you get the awesome pink and blue bowls pictured with the royal icing? Thanks in advance!!
I have had those forever. I think I found them at the grocery store randomly. They are just inexpensive plastic cereal bowls. But I love them!
They are beautiful. Great job! You have lots of patience.
Wow you are the Diva! Is there anything you can’t do?! I had never thought about making my own sprinkles, but if you have a color to match a party theme, well there you go! Thanks for sharing!
And if you need a lot of one color, it makes a ton of sprinkles : )
I’m surprised how “easy” it is – I know it’s not easy cause it’s super time consuming – and the hand cramps! But I just never thought about how you’d make them, I’m kind of intrigued and want to try it out…although I fully expect to have a melt down when my hand feels like it’s falling off!!
Rebecca
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Do these store well at (warm) room temperature or do they need to be used at once? Thanks for sharing!
royal icing tends to hold well when hardened. i think that it should hold well at room or slightly warmer than room temperature but definitely won’t fair well in moist and warm environments.
They keep well at room temp. Just store in a ziploc bag or sealed container.
Hi,
They look amazing.
I have small question, during how long can I use It? In other words the expiration date. Do I need to preserve it in the fridge?
Thank you
Sweetapolita says you can store these indefinitely in a sealed container or plastic resealable bag.