How to Make Sugar Easter Eggs

Make the sugar egg mixture:

1. Whisk the egg white until it is frothy. If you would like to color your egg, add the food coloring to the egg white and mix well. It is much easier to evenly distribute the color when it is first added to liquid. Note that you will be adding a lot of sugar to the egg white, so it’s a good idea to dye the white a darker color than your desired final product.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together the granulated and powdered sugars so they’re evenly mixed.

3. Pour the egg white into the sugars and begin stirring. At first it will seem like there’s not enough liquid, but keep stirring! Gradually the sugar will become more moist.

4. Eventually the sugar will have the consistency of damp sand. You want the sugar to clump together if you squeeze it in your hand, but avoid adding additional liquid and making it too wet—that will just increase the drying time.