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Are Sprinkles Gluten Free + Brand List

Published: Jul 8, 2020 · Modified: Nov 17, 2020 by Sandi Gaertner · 5 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

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Everyone loves sprinkles. They add color and fun to everything you bake! What brands are gluten free sprinkles, and where can you find them? Let's talk about decorating sprinkles so everyone can safely enjoy their baking and holiday baking!

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Are sprinkles gluten free?

I don't know about you, but I never thought about those colorful rainbow sprinkles when we went gluten-free. I assumed they were purely made from sugar and food coloring. I didn't think that some brands are made on shared equipment with wheat!

With the holidays approaching, I wanted to investigate what brands of Christmas and other confetti sprinkles are safe. Colored sprinkles made on shared equipment may be okay for many who are gluten-sensitive or gluten intolerant, but they are definitely not Celiac safe.

One of the biggest questions I get asked is Are Wilton brand sprinkles gluten free? Unfortunately, the largest sprinkle manufacturer uses shared equipment. Many look at their labels and assume that Wilton sprinkles are okay, but they aren't if you are Celiac.

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There are so many types of sprinkles. Sprinkles come in all shapes and sizes, including round, flat and round, and tiny stick shapes. You can also buy them in special shapes like stars, unicorns, balls, and holiday shapes!

Many are unique sprinkles shapes, while some are more common, like funfetti!

What brands are gluten free?

  1. Sweetapolita Sprinkles come in lots of different color combinations and shapes. They have Jingles of Joy sprinkles, perfect for Christmas, and lots of rainbows and other holiday-themed sprinkles. Note these contain soy.
  2. Unpretentious Baker makes a few varieties of gluten free sprinkles for baking. They have packets of single-color sprinkles, rainbow-color combinations of sprinkles, and holiday sprinkles. Note this brand of sprinkles does contain soy.
  3. Supernatural Brand is perfect for anyone with an intolerance to food coloring. They use all-natural, non-toxic food colorings in their line of candy sprinkles. There are no preservatives or unnatural ingredients. Everything is food-based color. Their colors are not as vivid as brands that use chemical food dyes.
  4. A Great Surprise brand is another natural sprinkle that doesn't contain any preservatives or dyes. They are gluten free and vegan.
  5. Chef's Select, although they only carry rainbow sprinkles, has a certified gluten free sprinkle.
  6. ColorKitchen makes sprinkles that are also plant-based, vegan, and soy-free.
  7. Stoka Keto Sprinkles are gluten free, dairy-free, sugar-free, and vegan.
  8. Betty Crocker - one of my readers let me know that Betty Crocker sprinkles jars have gluten free printed on them. This is great news!
  9. Cake Mate - Here is a link to their FAQ.

This is a nice long list, and there are TONS of great options for you to choose from for all of your candy sprinkles needs.

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You will love using sprinkles in these Halloween Gluten Free Chocolate Cookie Cups!

Ways to use sprinkles:

Here are some of our favorite uses, including a few out-of-the-box ways:

  • First, the most obvious way to use sprinkles is to top cupcakes, cakes, and cookies with frosting.
  • Mix them into the cookie to make gluten free funfetti cookies.
  • Decorate cakes like this gluten free vanilla cake with sprinkles.
  • Add sprinkles to waffles for a colorful treat like these gluten free cake batter waffles.
  • Make a piñata cake or cupcakes. You can fill the gluten free cupcake with sprinkles.
  • You can chocolate dip cookies or gluten free biscotti and add sprinkles before the chocolate dries like in these gluten free butter cookies.
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  1. Dee

    January 01, 2021 at 1:26 pm

    We order top 14 allergen free sprinkles (made in a dedicated facility too!) from Kate's Safe and Sweet. They're also free from artificial dyes. They have two sprinkle options - the regular ones are great, the "deep" color one is ok too, but if you're sensitive to the natural flavors of the herbs that are used to color it, those might come through more there.

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  2. Barbara Richmond

    November 30, 2020 at 2:11 pm

    I have Celiac Disease. It’s a shame that all the sprinkles I have are probably gluten. I hate Celiac Disease. I love to make spritz cookies at Christmas. Do you think this recipe would work for those cookies. Should I buy the super fine flour or use my 1-1 flour I have.

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    • Sandi Gaertner

      November 30, 2020 at 2:53 pm

      Hi Barbara, which cookie recipe are you looking at making? My gluten free butter cookies recipe works perfectly in a spritz press.

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    • Katy Savage

      December 16, 2021 at 7:35 pm

      I feel confused about your post. You start the article by talking about the difference between being safe for celiac and not, like shared equipment or facilities. I was so hopeful when I read that because my family and I can't have anything on shared equipment and must have certified gluten-free/dedicated facility foods.
      But your list contains products that are not safe. Just because they have "gluten-free" written on them doesn't mean they are certified / have a dedicated processing facility. Certified gluten free is tested for 10 parts per million or five parts per million (depending on the test). The requirements around putting gluten-free on your product are circumspect and can even include ingredients that are derived from wheat.

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      • Sandi Gaertner

        December 16, 2021 at 7:39 pm

        I do understand what you are saying. It is hard. There is no one brand of sprinkles that are truly certified gluten free. I have searched high and low and called multiple companies. If you are truly not able to have something that has been through independent certified gluten free testing, you probably need to avoid sprinkles to stay safe. My daughter and I are Celiac and we have not reacted to many of the brands on this list. We do react to some sprinkles like Wilton sprinkles that are made on shared equipment. If you ever find a true gluten free sprinkle company, please let me know and I will update this post with their info.

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