Colored Sugar

Here is a recipe I have tried for my self. On my first attempt I made a purple colored sugar. Mine didn’t come out as dark as I wished but just wanted to try it out and see if it really worked. I was wanting a dark purple, however mine came out lavender color. I think that it will and can be very helpful in saving money as well as its completely frugal. I have gone to the store so many times and purchased colored sugar, never used it, lost it, went to the store bought more sugar, never used it, found the others that I’ve lost, and STILL never used it. Its such a waste of money for people to purchase the colored sugar especially if your like me and never find it or never use it. However, I have been coming up with some recipies I definitely want to use sugar on, but I’m not paying nearly $3.00 for 1 little thing of colored sugar (and that’s only 1 color). So, needless to say I have a recipe for coloring your sugar. Its fast, easy, and saves you $3.00 per color. Realistically a 5 lb. bag of sugar at my local Wal-mart costs $1.98 and food coloring at my dollar store is about $1.50 a box and I can make all the colors in the world on the box of the food coloring box as well as other colors that are not even sold! I can use the rest of the sugar for my baking, sweet tea or what ever my heart desires. You can even use salt in replace of the sugar if your just going to make a craft and glue it on something. So here you go folks! Hope this is helpful and money saving for you J

~SARAH~

 

     

 

 

Colored Sugar (or Salt)

 

 

½ cup sugar (or salt)

1 teaspoon food coloring

Baking pan

Wax paper (or foil)

 

Directions:

Preheat at 350*

Pre mix your food coloring in a separate small dish.

Add the food coloring to the sugar. Adjust color if not satisfied.

Lay wax paper of foil on the baking sheet. Pour sugar on foil spread thin and even on the sheet.

Bake 10 min.

Let cool.

Store in a container or zip lock baggie

 

Side Note:

*If you want to make less sugar (or salt) reduce the amount to:

¼ cup sugar

½ teaspoon food coloring

Enjoy!!!

SARAH :-)