Making Your Own Colored Sugar Sprinkles

Did you know you could make your own colored sugar?  I didn't either.  Our colored sugar sprinkle supply had just run out and rather than run to the store for more, we made our own.  You just put the tiniest drop of food coloring into a baggie filled with white sugar.  Shake it and roll it till it is all incorporated.  Lay it on a plate to dry.  Ours dried a bit clumpy so we put it through a sifter to get out the bigger chunks.

No, these cupcakes aren't the most beautiful - that's not why we posted this picture.  We wanted to show you how very deep and vibrant the colors can be when you make your own colored sugar sprinkles.  These cupcakes were made using the left over colored sugar we had used in another project.  We rolled the tops in the sugar just to use up what we had - both with the cupcakes and the sugar.  They are colorful and fun!