26 Sprinkle Recipes for the Color-Obsessed Baker (2024)

Close your eyes and picture this: sprinkles everywhere. Like, it’s seriously raining sprinkles. They are peppering your world with vibrant hues of every color of the rainbow. Isn’t it nice? Okay, this dream might be (just a little) unrealistic. But the here and now is that color is in. And you know we love color — like, alot. Which is why we feel kinda like a kid in a candy shop right now. We’re embracing colorful sprinkles like never before. Get in on the fun with these 26 colorful sprinkle recipes.

1. Homemade Oreos Ice Cream Sandwiches: Chocolate cookies never looked so good. Raise your hand if these ice-cream-loaded sammies are making your mouth water. We thought so. Welcome, fellow Oreo addicts! (via Food Family Finds)

2. Tiny Donuts: Who knew that Cheerios could be so glam? Each Cheerio “donut” is carefully frosted with a toothpick and topped off with a pinch of sprinkles. What a great way to add instant pizzazz to a cake (or your morning bowl of breakfast cereal). (via Studio DIY)

3. Cake Batter Milkshakes: Surprise, it’s your birthday! Because this cake batter milkshake makes every day party worthy. Quick tip: The extreme sprinkle garnishing is a must. So fun! (via Cooking Classy)

4. BaNilla Sandwich Cookies: Two dozen of these popable, sprinkle-coated sandwich cookies can be whipped up in 10 minutes. Even better, they’re the perfect bite size, so you won’t feel guilty about consuming more than one… or two…. or 1o. (via Bakers Royale)

5. Chocolate Party Spoons: Are you a primary-color sprinkles person… are you into pastels… or is it the metallic sprinkle baubles the kind that bring a gleam to your eye? There’s no right answer here, because when you make sprinkled party spoons, any and every sprinkle works its magic. (via Sweetapolita)

6. Chocolate Shortbread Heart Cookies: Our heart is going pitter-patter over these chocolate shortbreads. They’re simple and sweet, but the decorating possibilities are endless, so use your creativity — and lots of sprinkles. (via Two Peas and Their Pod)

7. Strawberry Rice Krispie Treats: Rice Krispie treats are one of those magical foods that give us an instant happy high. This version amps up the color with strawberry marshmallows and — you guessed it — sprinkles. (via My Baking Addiction)

8. Heart-Shaped Chocolate Dipped Soft Pretzels: This recipe proves that everything’s better with sprinkles. Soft, warm pretzels become an epic treat when dipped in chocolate ganache and peppered with the colorful garnishes. (via Baker by Nature)

9. Ice Cream Cone Macarons: How freaking adorable are these baby ice-cream macrons? They’re mini works of art. Make them for your foodie friends, and you’ll achieve instant “dessert maven” status. (via Raspberri Cupcakes)

10. Homemade Pop Tarts: This is one popular Pinterecipe that you need to make ASAP. Pop Tarts are always yummy, but they’re yummiest homemade. Rainbow sprinkles take the treat to whole new level. (via Everything is Poetry)

11. Bakery Style Meringue Cookies: One of the most beautiful things about baking is taking a few simple ingredients and turning them into something amazing. Eggs, sugar, water, and lemon zest are the only ingredients needed for these bakery-style beauties! (via The Moon Blush Baker)

12. Banana Split Eclairs: Everything about these cutie patooties is sweet.We need them in our life STAT. The best part: colorful sprinkles and — plop! — a bright, juicy cherry on top. (via Bakers Royale)

13. Strawberry Milk Whoopie Pies: Two things. First, these strawberry stunners are unbelievably easy to make. Second, they’re the most beautiful little things you’ve ever seen. Pretty in pink takes on a whole new meaning. (via Sprinkle Bakes)

14. Piñata Cake: The only thing better than a piñata is a piñata cake. Skip the smashing game and dig into this candy-stuffed treat instead. Sweet! (via A Subtle Revelry)

15. Oreo Stuffed Funfetti Cookies: Did someone say Oreo stuffed cookies? We just died. Cookie heaven! (via Bakers Royale)

16. Sprinkled Donut Pops: Next time you’re headed to a party, take along a bouquet of these sprinkle-bedazzled donuts. They’ll disappear faster than you can say “bedazzled donut pops.” (via 100 Layer Cakelet)

17. Strawberry 3 Muskateers Fudge: This fudge is fun. And fancy. And SO easy (two ingredients, folks!). (via Inside BruCrew Life)

18. Pink and White Layered Sprinkle Cake with Macarons: This color blocked cake is exploding with sprinkles! And as if we weren’t already hyped about using the words “color blocked” and “sprinkles” in the same sentence… add macarons. Sprinkle-coated macrons. (via Raspberri Cupcakes)

19. Mini Banana Split Cakes: This cake might be a little over the top. But here’s the truth: over-the-top cakes are always the best. A banana-caramel cake is the unexpected foundation for this carnival-colored beauty. Make the cake, then load it up with copious amounts of your fave banana-split toppings, plus sprinkles in every shape, size, and color. (via Sugar Hero)

20. Fudge Brownies with Chocolate Ganache: There’s nothing about these chocolatey rich brownies that isn’t wonderful. Or delicious. Or wonderful. (via Crunchy Creamy Sweet)

21. Birthday Sprinkle Pancakes: Never underestimate the power of sprinkles. Ever. A stack of sprinkled, sugar-glazed pancakes might be just the thing to get you out of bed in the morning. (via Such Pretty Things)

22. Dipped Vanilla Sprinkle Cupcakes: Forget sprinkling sprinkles. These cupcakes are dipped in the confetti sweets. And just like that, instant party. (via Lemon Sugar)

23. Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies: That boxed cake mix in your cupboard plus this recipe is the answer to your lazy-girl chocoholic prayers. It’s so simple. Add M&M pieces if you’re really digging chocolate. (Do it!) (via Sally’s Baking Addiction)

24. Lucky Rainbow Chex Mix: When you’re bored with brownies and tired of Twinkies, it’s Lucky Charms Chex mix to the rescue. Wait… what? Yes, this is for real. (via Tablespoon)

25. Ice Cream Sandwich Sticks: When you want sweets but aren’t in the mood to bake, ice cream sandwiches are a yummy solution. Jazz them up with a popsicle stick and sprinkles. (via By Stephanie Lynn)

26. Chocolate Covered Pretzels: Need a party-worthy sweet? Simply coat pretzels in chocolate, sprinkle, then bake. Voila! Instant party in a pan. (Hint: These make great favors too.) (via Sugar Cooking)

Do you love to play with sprinkles? Dish about your fave sprinkled sweets in the comments!

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26 Sprinkle Recipes for the Color-Obsessed Baker (2024)

FAQs

Do you add sprinkles before or after baking? ›

If you want to add sprinkles to cookies, cupcakes, breads, or cakes before baking, that is totally and completely ok. Add sprinkles to the tops of these baked goods right before they go into the oven. Adding sprinkles to “wet” batter is the only way to get them to stick without an additional “glue” like frosting.

How do you keep sprinkles from bleeding in a cake? ›

How do you get sprinkles to stick after baking? Sprinkles will stick to frosting. Frost the cake, then wait about five minutes for the frosting to set up before adding the sprinkles—this will prevent the sprinkles from bleeding into the frosting or sinking into it.

What kind of sprinkles don't bleed? ›

Sprinkles 101: Jimmies

Jimmies aren't just for decoration either. They can also be used in and baked in recipes because their color bleeds minimally compared to other sprinkle options. I love to use jimmies to decorate and give my desserts an added pop of color.

Will sprinkles melt in the oven? ›

You can also try adding sprinkles to your cookies before baking, but depending on the recipe, they may melt in the oven. Try it out with one cookie before committing to an entire batch.

How do you get sprinkles to stick to cookies before baking? ›

When you roll the cookie in sprinkles, make sure the dough is not super chilled so the dough is slightly sticky. This will sort of glue the sprinkles to the cookies. You can also lightly press the sprinkles into the cookies. If you need to chill the dough, chill the dough AFTER you sprinklefy it.

How do you get sprinkles to stick to dry icing? ›

Before you add your sprinkles, lightly mist the frosting or glaze with a spray bottle filled with water. This will help the sprinkles adhere better.

What can you use to stick sprinkles on a cake? ›

The trick to adding sprinkles to the side of the cake is to scrape on extra frosting or clear piping gel making sure the cake is of course nice and firm from chilling. This gives you a fresh layer of frosting or gel for the sprinkles to completely stick to.

Why are some sprinkles illegal? ›

American sprinkles containing coal tar dyes are banned, because even unhealthy sugar products can't contain certain ingredients in the EU and the UK.

What's the difference between sprinkles and jimmies? ›

In the Northeastern United States, sprinkles are often referred to as jimmies. "Jimmies", in this sense, are usually considered to be used as an ice cream topping, while sprinkles are for decorating baked goods, but the term can be used for both.

What are baking sprinkles called? ›

In the United States, “Sprinkles” is probably the most popular catch-all term for all of these bits of garnish. But within that category, there are many names, shapes, and sizes: nonpareils, hundreds-and-thousands, jimmies, sanding sugar, pearl sugar, and dragees.

Do sprinkles expire? ›

According to Eat By Date, when handled and stored properly, “Sprinkles last for 3-5 years beyond the best by date.” As long as you don't contaminate them with food-borne pathogens and store them in airtight containers, you can keep using them with no issues several years beyond expiration.

How do you add sprinkles to cupcakes without frosting? ›

Add a dollop of whipped cream.

Once your cupcakes cool off, spoon a bit of whipped cream on top. If you'd really like to spice things up, sprinkle lemon zest, sprinkles, or chopped nuts on the whipped cream. If you aren't in the mood for whipped cream, spoon on some Greek yogurt instead.

When should you put sprinkles on cake? ›

I always add sprinkles right after I add the final layer of frosting to my cake, while the frosting is still wet to the touch.

Can you sprinkle sugar on top of cake before baking? ›

Even though there's already sugar inside the cake, the extra bit on the outside will add a hint of sweetness without making the cake too saccharine. A classic pound cake recipe calls for granulated sugar, so since you're already using it, you can easily sprinkle some on top.

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