Use royal icing to make your own homemade heart sprinkles this Valentine’s Day.
homemade heart sprinkles
Homemade sprinkles are certainly not an innovation of this blog. I’ve seen tons all over the web, such as these rainbow sprinkles from Brave Tart . I thought I would try my own hand at DIY sprinkles and make these homemade heart sprinkles for Valentine’s Day.
how to make homemade heart sprinkles
you will need:
- royal icing
- food coloring (Red red, Electric Pink, and Bright White)
- disposable decorating bags
- couplers
- size 3 decorating tips
what to do
Prepare the icing according to the recipe. Divide and tint your colors. Prepare decorating bags with couplers and tips, fill with each color, and close tightly with rubber bands. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and pipe a whole bunch of mini hearts. Let them dry at room temperature overnight. That’s it. Homemade heart sprinkles.
Sprinkle these over ice cream, cupcakes, brownies, cookies, whatever. I dabbed a bit of light corn syrup on the back and stuck one on a marshmallow.
more Valentine’s Day heart ideas
If you like these homemade heart sprinkles, you might like these other ideas.
- rainbow mini heart Oreos
- rose garden marshmallows
- use the sprinkles for these Valentine’s Day teddy grahams
sue @ cakeballs, cookies and more says
they are adorable:)
bridget {bake at 350} says
I just love them on that LOVE marshmallow!!! So cute!
I linked over to Stella in my post today, too! 🙂 She’s a genius!
Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen says
How adorable!!!
The Partiologist says
How cute is this – love that you made your own sprinkles!!
Michelle | Creative Food says
This is just brilliant! I need to try to make some heart sprinkles!
Sue {munchkin munchies} says
Now I know JUST what to do with my leftover royal icing!
hani@haniela's says
funny, I wrote my password instead of the website.
These are so adorable. I need to start using leftover icing for project like these!
Laurel says
You could also roll out fondant real thin, let the sheet dry for a bit, then use a heart-shaped hole punch to punch out little hearts. Let the hearts dry thoroughly before storing. You can use different hole punches for different shapes.
meaghanmountford says
I’ve done that, too, Laurel! such a great idea because you can make shapes. And it looks smoother than the piped stuff.
Tracy says
Can you do this with store bought icing?
meaghanmountford says
Hi Tracy! Good question. Store-bought cookie icing (the ones in tubes) should dry well enough (probably not those more gel-like ones though). Tubs of frosting probably won’t set well enough. Your best bet is homemade royal icing, but it’s worth a try with the store-bought cookie icing.