With just a few ingredients, you can make Candy Dots at home. Not only will you be re-creating a childhood favorite, but you'll also place a smile on your kid's face with these Homemade Candy Dots.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Homemade Candy Dots
Author: Nikki Gladd
Ingredients
Candy dots template print-out(see below for free printable)
3tablespoonsmeringue powder
4cups(1 lb) powdered sugar
6+ tablespoons water
½teaspooncherry extract(or vanilla extract)
Gel food coloring
Instructions
Print out one page of the candy dots template. Place another white sheet of paper on top of the print-out and trace the two rectangles. Cut out the rectangles, set aside and repeat with how many candy dot sheets you plan to make. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the meringue powder, powdered sugar, water and extract until stiff peaks form and icing loses its sheen (about 10 minutes). Divide into separate containers, depending on how many colors you plan to use. Mix in food coloring with rubber spatulas. Add more water, ½ teaspoon at a time, to thin each color out so that when it drops off the spatula it quickly dissolves back into the remaining icing within 10 seconds. (But, thick enough to pipe and hold it's dot, or heart, shape.) Add powdered sugar if need to thicken. Keep covered until ready to use.
Prepare piping bags with small round tips. Place each color of icing into one bag each. Place two rectangle cut-outs over top the print-out sheet so you can see the dots through the white paper. Pipe dots onto the two triangles, following the dot pattern. Let stand for 2 minutes, then carefully remove and set aside to dry completely. Repeat with remaining rectangle cut-outs. Allow dots to dry overnight in the open air.