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5 shades of naturally colored pink sugar from beet powder lined up next to each other
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Pink Sugar with Beet Powder

How to make Pink Sugar with Beet Powder allows you to color sugar naturally, with no artificial colors, dyes or drops. This 2-ingredient recipe is fun, fast and easy for all your pink decorating needs.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword baking, beet powder, decorating, girl theme, pink sugar, valentine's day
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 Tablespoon
Calories 47kcal
Author Megan

Equipment

  • a fork and a cup: a mason jar or measuring cup work well for mixing

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon sugar + 1/16 teaspoon beet powder = LIGHTEST Color Pink (Find a 1/16th teaspoon here.)
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar + 1/8 teaspoon beet powder = 2ND LIGHTEST Pink
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar + 1/4 teaspoon beet powder = MEDIUM Pink Color
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar + 1/4 and 1/8 teaspoon beet powder = MEDIUM-Dark Pink
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar + 1/2 teaspoon beet powder = DARKEST Shade of Pink

Instructions

  • Measure sugar into mason jar, measuring cup or drinking glass. Add beet powder.
  • Use a fork to stir beet powder into sugar, well. This only takes a minute. It mixes in really easily!
  • That's it! Your Natural Pink Sugar is ready to use! Garnish frosted cookies, cakes, cupcakes and more.
    5 shades of naturally colored pink sugar from beet powder lined up next to each other

Notes

How to make this recipe with maple sugar

To make this recipe refined sugar-free, Paleo and AIP, use maple sugar.
  1. Combine 1 Tablespoon maple sugar with 1/2 teaspoon beet powder. Stir together with a spoon, using the back of the spoon to smash the beet powder into the maple sugar.
Because maple sugar is wetter than cane or white sugar, it takes about twice as long to combine the color into the sugar.
That's it, easy!

Nutrition

Calories: 47kcal | Carbohydrates: 12.5g | Sodium: 5mg