How To Make Googley Candy Eyes | Recipe By My Name Is Snickerdoodle (2024)

Almost every year I make my own Googley Candy Eyes. It’s now become a Halloween tradition!

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I have a new philosophy in life.

If you can make it yourself (especially for less) then do it.

A few years ago as I was making my son’s 3rd birthday cake I ended up with some left over royal icing. It dawned on me to make my own googley candy eyes. They turned out fabulous!

The kicker?

I had just bought some for $3.99 for 30. 30 EYES!!! I had just made over a hundred for pennies. I ended up returning those 30 million dollar eyes.

This year I decided to make it an annual thing because having 3 little boys in the house, we put them on everything. I invited my amazing friend, Amanda, over because these types of things are way more fun with friends!

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This takes no time at all and is SUPER simple.

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I mean, look at how fun these are!!! And with Halloween coming up, the possibilities are endless!

They work perfectly on my Halloween Bat Treats, Halloween Monster Pops and Monster Munch.

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Heres a little video I shared over on my Instagram Stories with how I make these!

How To Make Googley Candy Eyes

This truly is very simple. You will need only a few things before getting started.

Tools You Will Need
Black Gel Food Coloring
2-3 Cookie Sheets
Parchment Paper
2 Pastry Bags fit with a #3 tip OR a freezer bag

1. Line each cookie sheet with parchment paper. This will ensure your eyes come off when they completely dry.

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2. In a large mixing bowl, beat together powdered sugar, meringue powder and 1/2 cup of water. I use my Kitchen Aid for this. Beat for about 3-5 minutes. It’s at this point you can adjust more water or a little more powdered sugar. You want the icing to be smooth and when you lift up your whisk and it drizzles back into the bowl, it should disappear after about 10 seconds.

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3. Take about 1 1/2 cups of the frosting out and place in a medium bowl. Add in about 5-10 drops of black food coloring and mix until desired color.

4. Fill one pastry bag with white icing and the other with black icing. I like to place mine in large cups until I’m ready to use them.

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(I switched things up a bit and did white on black eyeballs. SO FUN!)

5. With the white icing, just make small, medium or large dots depending on what you need. It’s also fun to put a few touching each other.

6. By the time you use all of your white, the first ones will be dry enough for you to start to put on your “pupil”. Just put the tiniest dot onto each ‘eyeball’. Place some in the center and then offset some for variation. They are supposed to be googley afterall!

7. Let them dry over night. I usually don’t touch them for a good 24 hours. When completely dry they will just slide off the parchment paper. I store them in an airtight container and keep them in my spice cabinet for easy access. They last for up to a year.

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Googley Candy Eyes

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How To Make Googley Candy Eyes

Amy Williams mynameissnickerdoodle.com

Only 3 simple ingredients and you can have hundreds of candy eyes to use on all your kitchen creations!

4.35 from 52 votes

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Course: Candy

Cuisine: Holiday

Keyword: Candy Eyes

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 5 TBSP Meringue Powder
  • 1/2 Cup Cold Water

Instructions

  • Line each cookie sheet with parchment paper. This will ensure your eyes come off when they completely dry.

  • In a large mixing bowl, beat together powdered sugar, meringue powder and 1/2 cup of water. Beat on high speed for about 3-5 minutes.

  • Take about 1 1/2 cups of the frosting out and place in a medium bowl. Add in about 5-10 drops of black food coloring and mix until desired color.

  • Fill one pastry bag with white icing and the other with black icing. I like to place mine in large cups until I'm ready to use them.

  • With the white icing, just make small, medium or large dots depending on what you need. It's also fun to put a few touching each other.

  • By the time you use all of your white, the first ones will be dry enough for you to start to put on your "pupil". Just put the tiniest black dot onto each 'eyeball'. Place some in the center and then offset some for variation.

  • Let them dry for 12-24 hours before using.

  • Store in an airtight container.

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So, tell me. What would you use these for? We’ve put them on cupcakes, made monster cakes and even threw a few on pancakes just for fun!

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FAQs

How To Make Googley Candy Eyes | Recipe By My Name Is Snickerdoodle? ›

In a large mixing bowl, beat together powdered sugar, meringue powder and 1/2 cup of water. Beat on high speed for about 3-5 minutes. Take about 1 1/2 cups of the frosting out and place in a medium bowl. Add in about 5-10 drops of black food coloring and mix until desired color.

How to make googly eyes to eat? ›

Portion out a couple of tablespoons worth of the icing mixture and add to a small mixing bowl. Add the cocoa powder or food colouring to the small bowl and combine to create the pupil colour. Once the two colours have been properly mixed – add them to two different piping/food storage bags for piping.

What are candy eyes made of? ›

The eyes are made with royal icing. It dries hard and is perfect for making candy eyeballs. I like using a store bought royal icing mix. You just add water.

How do you make a fake eye? ›

To mold a new eye, first make an impression of the eye socket. Sometimes the whole eyeball is gone; other times you're just making a thin shell to go over what's left. Inject alginate molding material into the socket. “It goes in like pancake batter and comes out like Jell-O about a minute later,” Alcorta says.

Can I make sugar glue? ›

Pour sugar into a heavy pot. Place over medium heat and cook, stirring often, until the sugar melts and liquefies - about 5 to 10 minutes. Watch closely to avoid burning, and be very careful handling it because it is extremely hot. Use to glue gingerbread cookie or graham cracker pieces together to make candy houses.

How to make eyes on cake? ›

Pipe the white icing dots first. Feel free to pipe out different sizes – these do not need to be perfectly even but just make sure you try and get some evenly sized pairs. Once you've pipe out as much of the white icing as needed pipe out small black dots on top of the white dots to form the pupils.

What does "candy eye" mean? ›

a person who is or people considered highly attractive to look at, often implying that they are but lacking in intelligence or depth. something intended to be attractive to the eye without being demanding or contributing anything essential.

When a girl calls you eye candy? ›

noun. Slang. someone or something that is visually attractive or pleasing but is usually considered to lack worth or merit.

What is eye candy for girls? ›

Eye candy is used to refer to people or things that are attractive to look at but are not interesting in other ways. [informal] Back then, women on TV were mostly seen as eye candy.

Do candy eyes melt in the oven? ›

Wilton Edible Eyeballs

A: This product comes with the following recommendation: Not recommended for baked applications. So yes, they would probably melt in the oven. If you are using them for baked goods, you would want the baked good to cool completely before using.

How to stick on edible eyes? ›

Edible Eyes can be applied to frosting and icing, or directly onto cakes. Use Cake Décor edible glue to secure the decorations in place. Why Not Try:Pair our Edible Eyes with cake pens to add even more unique and personalised touches to your iced cupcakes and biscuits.

How do you get googly eyes to stick? ›

All googly eyes are self-adhesive. You can just peel off the backs and stick them on anywhere you want. It can also prevent the kids from getting hurt by the glue.

What can I use instead of googly eyes? ›

Wiggle Eyes Stickers, 0.5-Inch, Black, 1000/Pack

These are a great alternative to dealing with those googly eyes! Those things pop off projects so easy, are hard for little hands to manipulate, and if they don't come with adhesive on the back they are a royal pain to glue!!

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