Gourmet Cotton Candy Recipes to Spark Your Creativity
Gourmet Cotton Candy Recipes
Cotton candy has been a crowd favorite for years at carnivals, fairs, ballgames, and other events. Recently, though, it’s making waves at weddings, in bars and coffee shops, and in gourmet settings. Here’s some cotton candy inspiration for your business.
Unusual Cotton Candy Flavors
Going gourmet can be as easy as thinking outside traditional flavors. Using Gold Medal supplies, you can expand your lineup from pink vanilla and blue raspberry to some decadent tastes like chocolate strawberry, caramel apple, or even bacon! Follow the flavors of the seasons with springtime delight, summer citrus, fall spice, and winter frost.

Cotton Candy Desserts
Cotton candy is the perfect addition to just about any dessert! From cookies to cakes and beyond, there’s not many sweet treats that aren’t made better with the addition of some fluffy sugar.

Credit: Sprinkle Cakes / sprinklebakes.com
Use it to top an already beautiful cake, like this one from Sprinkle Bakes:
https://www.sprinklebakes.com/2014/01/lemony-rainbow-checkerboard-cake.html

Credit: Nectar & Stone / nectarandstone.com
Make waffles even more delightful with gorgeous decorations, like these from @nectarandstone:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd0r6SFnwHF/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

Credit: Sequins in the South / Laci Carlson / sequinsinthesouth.com
Enjoy some beautiful pastel cotton candy s’mores like these treats from Sequins in the South:
http://sequinsinthesouth.com/cotton-candy-smores/

Credit: DIY Candy / Amy / diycandy.com
Whip up a creamy, portion-controlled dessert shot like this one from DIY Candy:
https://diycandy.com/cotton-candy-dessert-shots/

Follow Gold Medal’s recipe for a sweet cotton candy burrito:
https://www.gmpopcorn.com/resources/recipes/cotton-candy-burrito
Cotton Candy Beverages
Fancy coffees and cocktails are extremely popular, and today’s consumers are looking for an experience when it comes to their food and drink. Treat them to a show with some fun and tasty cotton candy drink recipes!

Credit: Tastemade / Jerrelle Guy / tastemade.com
Make their mocha sweeter like Tastemade has done:
https://www.tastemade.com/videos/cotton-candy-mocha

Credit: The Worktop / Tina / theworktop.com
Waking up is easier with cotton candy coffee from The Worktop:
https://www.theworktop.com/breakfast-brunch-recipes/cotton-candy-coffee/

Credit: The Cookie Rookie / Becky / thecookierookie.com
For the after 5 crowd, there’s the Cookie Rookie’s Magic Cotton Candy Martini:
https://www.thecookierookie.com/magic-cotton-candy-martini/

Credit: Such the Spot / Darcie / suchthespot.com
Add a little pink vanilla to Taco Tuesday margaritas with this treat from Such the Spot:
https://www.suchthespot.com/cotton-candy-margaritas/

Credit: The Kitchy Kitchen / Claire / thekitchykitchen.com
Get high-brow with a cotton candy champagne cocktail from the Kitchy Kitchen:
https://www.thekitchykitchen.com/?recipes=/fun-cotton-candy/
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