I've always thought it would be fun to make our own rimming sugar when we want to have a special drink. When the girls decided they wanted to have Disney Frozen themed birthday parties I thought it would be fun to have a blue drink and rim the glasses with sugar for an icy look. Around that same time we were putting together a gift for my mother-in-law who loves Piña Coladas and Strawberry Daiquiris, so we set out to figure out how to make our own coloured and flavoured rimming sugar as well!
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| Rimming Sugar Recipe |
What kind of sugar do you use to rim a glass?
To Make Regular White Rimming Sugar, all you really need is white sugar and a citrus fruit!
- White Sugar
- Liquid Food Colouring
- Flavouring Oils (we found ours at Michaels)
- Ziplock Sandwich Bag
Put half a cup of sugar with 2 drops of flavour and 1 drop of food colouring in a Ziplock sandwich bag and shake it up for a while. You can adjust the flavour to your preference by adding one extra drop of flavouring or adding a bit more sugar to get the balance you like. Continue to add 1 drop of food colouring until you get the colour you want.
We found a shallow, round tin at a store called Solutions (similar to the Container Store) that was the perfect size to gift our rimming sugar in (and practical for rimming glasses).
1. Use an orange or lemon or lime slice. Cut it and glide it around the rim to make the rim wet.
2. Dip your glass upside down into a container with your sugar in it.
To Make Flavoured, Coloured Rimming Sugar, here's what you'll need:
- White Sugar
- Liquid Food Colouring
- Flavouring Oils (we found ours at Michaels)
- Ziplock Sandwich Bag
How to Make Your Rimming Sugar:
Put half a cup of sugar with 2 drops of flavour and 1 drop of food colouring in a Ziplock sandwich bag and shake it up for a while. You can adjust the flavour to your preference by adding one extra drop of flavouring or adding a bit more sugar to get the balance you like. Continue to add 1 drop of food colouring until you get the colour you want.
We found a shallow, round tin at a store called Solutions (similar to the Container Store) that was the perfect size to gift our rimming sugar in (and practical for rimming glasses).
How to Rim Glasses:
1. Use an orange or lemon or lime slice. Cut it and glide it around the rim to make the rim wet.
2. Dip your glass upside down into a container with your sugar in it.
Can you sugar rim a plastic cup?
You sure can! We used plastic glasses for our party which worked just fine!
3. Set your glasses aside to dry & harden, and you're finished!
These were a BIG hit at our Frozen Birthday Parties! It was comical to hear all of the kids gnawing on their cups to get as much sugar as possible off of them ;)
This was so easy to do, that I am sure we will do it again!
3. Set your glasses aside to dry & harden, and you're finished!
These were a BIG hit at our Frozen Birthday Parties! It was comical to hear all of the kids gnawing on their cups to get as much sugar as possible off of them ;)
This was so easy to do, that I am sure we will do it again!
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Such a fun ideas!!! I'm sure my girls would LOVE to have special drinks with sugar coated rims! Thanks so much for the ''recipe''.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome! :) Hope you get a chance to have some fun with it!
DeleteWhat a great idea. I would love to make it with my little ones.
ReplyDeleteYou totally should- it's so easy, but so fun/memorable! :)
DeleteThose are awesome ideas for dressing up kid drinks at parties. Fruit punch becomes a cocktail with a simple twist!
ReplyDeleteVery fun and I bet the girls at the party loved their fancy drinks!
ReplyDeleteThey sure did! :)
DeleteYES! That is so easy to do. I have done that here before too. I love your sweet princess picture there. What a gorgeous shot and what a beautiful girl!
ReplyDeletethis is easy to do .. love the pictures you have here. =D
ReplyDeleteThis looks really yummy. I have cunning plans to make my own cocktails from rhubarb syrup/vodka or tequila and this would add the finishing touch.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea especially for kids because we do something similar when we make cesears but with cesear topper
ReplyDeleteThanks for the directions will try this for the kids Christmas party!
ReplyDeleteThis is something that I need to make. A fancy drink with sugar on the glass would be so cool for a party
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea! I prefer my margaritas to be rimmed with sugar instead of salt. It would be cool to make it colorful too.
ReplyDeleteSuch a simple technique, but fun. And it makes a great presentation!
ReplyDeleteSimple and so beautiful as the final result. Also, we can color the sugar for some more fun.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea!
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ReplyDeleteThe sugar really does make the drinks look extra special and pretty! I love this.
ReplyDeleteThis is great to know. I think my daughters would really love it too. I'm going to have to do this for them soon. We love making different drinks.
ReplyDeleteEven I will love to have these fancy drinks. Thanks for the idea. Kids in our place will definitely enjoy copying this concept.
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