Sooo I guess the biggest question is WHY? Why do you need colored powdered sugar? First off I use it for the suede look on cakes, you can also use it to create colorful cookies, like Sandies or Crinkle Chocolate cookies. You can coat marshmallows with it and of course sprinkle other foods, like french toast, etc… We love colorful holiday meals so I use it alot!
SOOOO Like most fun projects there are a few ways to do this! I made a quick video for you guys, trying all three and explaining what I like and don’t like about each of them.
So what do you think? You’ll need a food processor to make some of these, I used mine for all of them. I clearly have my favorite… Are you going to try it? I’d love to hear what worked for you. I think each three have something good about them – here is a quick review.
Gel Dye – It tends to be wet, it’s easy to turn it into a paste so you can’t get it too dark. you want to dry it out before it get’s too wet. Spread it out and let it air dry, stirring occasionally. OR put it in the oven on the lowest setting stirring, letting it dry out.
Colored Sugar – It’s time consuming, and you need a good machine, to grind the sugar up to create your own powdered sugar. It will be much brighter than other options, BUT it stays a little grainy and never get’s completely powdered
Powdered Dye – The best option, BUT the more expensive one too. You keep the powdered texture, but the powdered dye is a little pricier than the other options.
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Raquel
Thank you very much for all the beautiful thing that you share with us .
Hugs Raquel
Ashlee
thank YOU for taking the time to comment! I really appreciate it!
Karen
Ashlee, how does coloring the powder affect the taste using the gel or the powder coloring? Thank you.
Ashlee
not at all, your not using that much
Shivam
Thank you so much for this amazing video.
I always put my liquid powdered sugar in a container and worried why things would go wrong. Lol
Thank you for clearing it out.
Can you help me out with cotton candy sugar and flavor the sugar.
Would be a great help.
THANK YOU SO MUCH ALREADYY.
Jan
I have a fav Christmas cookie that I make with my granddaughter. She loves it but with the white powered sugar it is holiday. Putting a color in the powdered sugar would certainly make it more fun and make it an anytime treat we can make together. Thank you.
Ashlee
oh like a crinkle cookie! sounds pretty! let me know how it goes
Sarah
What if you dont have food processor? Is there an alternative way?
Ashlee Marie
normal powdered sugar you can just hand mix, but to make powdered sugar from colored sugar a food processor is best, a blender kinda works, but it doesn’t get as fine
Sam
Is there other way aside from using food processor?
Ashlee Marie
normal powdered sugar you can just hand mix, but to make powdered sugar from colored sugar a food processor is best, a blender kinda works, but it doesn’t get as fine
Michelle
I am new to your blog and I love it so far. What kind of mixer are you using?
Ashlee Marie
It’s a bosch universal mixer – been around since the 50’s! I grew up with one, my mom’s is 40 years old and still going strong! Their website is here http://bit.ly/Ilovemybosch or you can find it on amazon too http://amzn.to/210Eyra I have a full review here http://ashleemarie.com/bosch-universal-mixer-review-love-bosch-series/
Cheryl
That was AWESOME!
Thanks!
tugba
thank you very much for the idea
Pam
Wow so glad I came onto this. Would you be able to make butter icing with it.
Ashlee Marie
if your looking to make colored icing just make the icing and use normal gel dye.
Karen
How many drop do we use?
Ashlee Marie
depends on the color, just add a little and mix and see what you think
Jacqui McCaughren
Hi Ashlee, have you thought of using a coffee grinder to turn the coloured sugar into powdered sugar. It will definitely grind it down without leaving any grainy bits but do it in small batches and keep checking as you can overprocess the sugar and it will go lumpy. Jacqui
Ashlee Marie
I have heard great things about using a coffee grinder for stuff like this – but it has to be one you don’t use for coffee or it will effect the flavor. Also I don’t have one, AND I tend to work in large batches. But yes I’ve heard they work great.
Margie
Hi, just wanted to say that I also make my own colored SUGAR to make colored POWDERED sugar. First I use dye to coplor the sugar, let dry and then process to powder. This wil amake a custom color unlike anthing you can buy in the store.
Ashlee Marie
That also sounds like a good system. It is fun to see how other people do things!