colored sugar

Rainbow pastry topping

Colored sugar is granulated sugar that has been dyed, used as a decorative topping for baked goods like cookies, cupcakes, and holiday treats.

It adds visual appeal without altering flavor: The kids sprinkled colored sugar on the Christmas cookies.

Also called sanding sugar or decorating sugar.

Related

birthday cake · jimmies · nonpareils · decorating · sparkle · edible glitter · fairy dust · cake · sweet · sweet tooth · pastel · sanding · candy · cotton candy · cookies · glitter · topping · icing

Categories
Opposites
visual appearance/decoration

colored sugarwhite sugar

Refined granulated sweetener

granulated sugar · table sugar · raw sugar · brown sugar

processing/additives

colored sugarnatural sugar

Sweetener from plants

organic sugar

Family

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G