Sweet Sugar Treats Anyone Can Make For Spring!

Earlier this week I shared a sugar-free Easter idea with my Plush Chocolate Bunny, but today is all about using the sweet stuff since I am a total candy addict.  The great thing about these little goodies is they are easy to make, keep for ages and have lots of uses.  

Now let's sugar it up!!

First up are royal icing spring flowers.  They look so lovely & it's easy to make a lot really quickly.  I've piped royal icing on panoramic eggs in Easter's past, but this time I made some little florets. My fab sponsor Wholeport let me try out this cool set of icing tips to make them.  I loved how many different specialty tips were included and that they came with their own case.  No more sifting through baggies trying to find the right one like I used to do!  

A few are extra wide, so I'll need to get a bigger coupler, but several fit the ones I already had and I love the results.  Even though I'm a total no-skill novice, I was able to make some shapes like a decorating boss:

It was really easy too - using an electric mixer, blend 2 cups confectioner's sugar with 3 tbls water and 1 1/2 tbls meringue powder.  Add a drop or two of gel food coloring and you're good to go.  I spooned the icing into a pastry bag (aka ziploc freezer bag with corner cut out) and just held the pastry bag straight down right on top of my waxed paper-covered cookie sheet and squeezed until a nice shape appeared on the paper.  

Then I pulled it up fast and was left with a lovely star, or floret, depending on the tip:

Adding some edible pearls to the centers gave a more polished flower:

Playing around with size and speed of pulling up the bag and gave some different looks too:

I let mine air dry for 24 hours and then they were nice and hard to eat as little treats for Easter or to save for decorating cupcakes & cakes down the road.  2 cups of icing makes LOADS, so I've got a nice shaped icing stash now:)

Next up are sugar shapes.  These look lovely on baked goods, served with tea or just a special treat.

To make them just mix 2 tablespoons of water into 1 cup of granulated sugar and stir until it feels like wet sand:

Turn it out onto a flat surface and then press down with a bowl or cup bottom to form a "piece".

I used my trusty spring fondant cutter set from last year to make the shapes and then slide a pastry cutter underneath so it would be easy to transfer them to a parchment covered cookie sheet without falling apart:

I laid them out on the cookie sheet and baked in the oven on 200 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.  

I let them cool and then they were nice & hard and ready to decorate with royal icing:

I used some giant candy buttons as the centers on my flowers (using the royal icing as the glue):

And for splitting up a big package of store bought Easter cookies, I made some cute single serving versions with these little treats bags.  I got these from Wholeport too - I love the little message they have on them "Because I want to see your face with a smile".  Just so cute!

And the backs are cute too, since there are matching stickers to seal them up.  This makes sharing Easter treats easier.

Now we're nice & sweet for Easter and the newly arrived spring!

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