How to Make Sprinkles
The only way to achieve perfect sprinkles is to make them yourself.
Making sprinkles at home is surprisingly easy. You probably even have all the ingredients in your kitchen right now. It’s worth it too. Whipping up sprinkles from scratch gives you the opportunity to flavor and color them exactly as you wish.
1 MAKE THE SPRINKLE BATTER
In a medium bowl, beat 1 egg white and 1 tablespoon of water until frothy with an electric mixer. Then slowly beat in 2 cups of confectioners’ sugar until smooth.
2 FLAVOR & COLOR THE BATTER
Add your favorite flavoring to the sprinkle batter. Try 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1/4 teaspoon rosewater, for example. Next, add a few drops of your desired food coloring.
3 TRANSFER THE BATTER
Once the batter is flavored and colored, transfer it to a piping bag fitted with a #4 pastry tip.
4 PIPE THE BATTER
Pipe the batter onto 3 to 4 parchment-lined baking sheets in thin lines. Do not let the lines overlap.
5 LET IT DRY
Set the baking sheets aside, uncovered, to let the lines dry out completely. This could take several hours or up to overnight.
6 CUT THE SPRINKLES
Using the tip of a sharp paring knife, pick the lines off the parchment paper. The pieces will break off into long and short pieces. Once you’ve loosened the lines from the entire sheet, carefully break the sprinkles down even further with your fingers.
