Where do sprinkles come from?

Answer 1

To make sprinkles, sugar, corn starch, fat and cocoa are mixed to form a paste, sort of like a candy Play-Doh. The paste is then extruded in a machine that looks like a pasta press to form thin strands of candy. Multiple ribbons of chocolate candy vermicelli exit the bottom of the extruder.

The candy strands are collected on a vibrating bed and broken into small pieces by shaking. The pieces that are too short or too long are returned to the mixing head to take another trip through the extruder. Those with the right size and shape move on to the polishing stage.

To improve their appearance, sprinkles are coated with confectioner's glaze and wax until they're nice and shiny.

Confectioner's glaze is the candy maker's term for edible shellac. A thin layer of shellac puts a shine on the sprinkles just like it does on a nice wooden desk. Confectioner's glaze and wax give the shine to everything from malted milk balls to jelly beans.

Answer 2

Sprinkles (also known as jimmies or Hundreds-and-Thousands, or by many other names) are very small pieces of confectionery used as a decoration or to add texture to desserts - typically cupcakes, cookies, doughnuts, ice cream, Frozen Yogurt, and some puddings. The candies, which are produced in a variety of colors, are usually too small to be eaten individually and are in any case not intended to be eaten by themselves. (previous answer)

Great definition. But To answer the question Sprinkles are made of sugar and coloring... A recipe for it is here:

http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/recipes/desserts/coloredsugar.html.

Answer 3

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Also, they grow on ice cream.

Answer 4

It is Black Forest Dutch, from the name Sprenkels.