How to Dye Sugar

You can dye sugar at home.

Colored sugar is an easy way to add colorful decoration to desserts, but it can be very expensive. You can easily make your own in a wide array of colors with just a few items and ingredients. While the exact colors you want may not be available straight from the bottles of commercially available food coloring, you can mix colors to create the desired shade. If you're using the sugar on a moist element, such as a frosting, you may want to add the sugar at the last moment in case the colors bleed into the frosting.

Things You'll Need

• Small containers
• Food coloring
• Powder-free, food-safe gloves, such as latex or vinyl (optional)
• Wax or parchment paper (optional)

Instructions

1. Pour the desired amount of sugar into the container.

2. Put on your gloves, if you're using any, and add food coloring to the sugar. If you want a pale color, start by adding one drop of color at a time.

3. Rub the food coloring into the sugar with your fingers until all of the sugar is uniformly dyed. Add more dye as needed. If the color is too dark, add more sugar and rub the color into it.

4. Dry the sugar by spreading it out on wax or parchment paper if you want to store it.

Tips & Warnings

• You can also dye powdered sugar. Just place the desired amount of sugar into a blender, add food coloring, and blend until the color is distributed. You can also dye powdered sugar by adding powdered food coloring and blending it in.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish