Editing Sprinkles (section)

{{short description|Tiny multi-colored candy topping}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Infobox food
| name             = Sprinkles
| image            = Sprinkles2.jpg
| image_size       = 250px
| caption          = Rainbow sprinkles
| alternate_name   = Hundreds and thousands (most common), jimmies, vermicelli, ''hagelslag'' (Dutch), ''meises'' (Indonesian), ''strössel'' (Swedish)
| type             = [[Confectionery]]
| variations       = [[Sucrose#Coarse-grain|Sanding Sugar]], [[Sucrose#Mill_white|crystal sugar]], [[nonpareils]], [[confetti candy|confetti]], [[dragée]]s
}}

'''Sprinkles''' are small pieces of [[confectionery]] used as an often colorful [[cake decorating|decoration]] or to add [[Texture (food)|texture]] to [[dessert]]s such as [[chocolate brownie|brownie]]s, [[cupcake]]s, [[doughnut]]s or [[ice cream]]. The tiny candies are produced in a variety of colors and are generally used as a topping or a decorative element. The ''[[Dictionary of American Regional English]]'' defines them as "tiny balls or rod-shaped bits of candy used as a topping for ice-cream, cakes and other."