Easy Homemade Coconut Sprinkles
Make your own sprinkle mixes with this simple coconut sprinkle recipe, and try different colour mixes to match any party food theme! These easy homemade sprinkles take just 5 minutes to prepare and are perfect for cake decorating and other fun food projects!
Servings: 4 jars
Ingredients
- 80 g desiccated coconut
- food colourings in colours of your choice
Instructions
- Line an oven tray with baking paper.
- Measure out your coconut, then divide it between small china or glass bowls in as many colours as you would like to use.
- Add a small amount of food colouring to each bowl of coconut. Stir well with a small spoon until the colour is completely mixed in.
- Note: If you’re using gel or powdered food colourings, you’ll need to add a splash of water to each bowl to help the colouring coat the coconut. Try adding one teaspoon of water, then add another if you’re still struggling to blend the colour.
- Once the coconut has all been coloured, tip it onto the lined baking tray and spread out into an even layer. If using multiple colours, try to keep them separate whilst they are still wet to avoid mixing and blurring the colours.
- Leave the tray out somewhere cool and dry, at a minimum overnight or for up to 24 hours until the coconut has completely dried. You may need to give it a little stir once or twice to ensure that all of the coconut gets a chance to dry out properly.
- Once the coconut is dry, mix the colours together on the tray, then tip them into an airtight container or jar to store until ready to use. Make sure they are completely dry if you want them to last – you can leave the lid off for a few more hours if you don't feel that they are quite ready when you decant them.
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Notes
Note: If you are in a rush it is possible to speed up drying the coconut sprinkles by baking gently in the oven. The oven will need to be on a very low heat (no more than 120°C (Gas mark ½ / 250°F), and you'll need to keep a sharp eye on them as once they are dry they can quickly burn. Depending on how wet they are, they should dry out in around 10 minutes, and if they are particularly wet from the colouring, you may need to give them a stir half way through.