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A bowl of vegan googly eyes sits in front of decorated cupcakes.
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Edible Googly Eyes

Use this recipe to make hundreds of the cutest vegan candy eyes that you can use for homemade Halloween decorations. The base recipe is my vegan royal icing, making it so easy!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Diet Vegan
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Resting Time 1 day
Total Time 1 day 11 minutes
Servings 100 eyes
Calories 5kcal
Author Marly McMillen

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon corn syrup (light or dark works)
  • 5 teaspoons plant-based milk
  • For the pupils: black gel food coloring and Dutch-processed cocoa powder.
Cups - Metric

Instructions

  • Stir together powdered sugar and cornstarch.
    A hand holds a spoonful of cornstarch, getting read to pour it into a bowl with powdered sugar.
  • Stir together the almond and vanilla extract, corn syrup, and plant-based milk. Pour into the powdered sugar mix and stir to combine. It should be a thick consistency, but not crumbly. You can add an extra teaspoon of of milk if your mixture is too thick.
    A hand pours liquid from a small bowl into a larger bowl with powdered sugar.
  • Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper. Fit a reusable piping bag with a small round tip, such as Wilton #4. Fill the bag with all of the white royal icing, except for 3 tablespoons. Add the 3 tablespoons small bowl. Stir in black food coloring gel, one drop at a time, until you achieve a dark, black color. Optional: stir in a half-teaspoon of Dutch-process cocoa powder. Transfer to a plastic ziplock bag.
  • Make small, medium, and large dots of white icing across the pan (depending on the size of the eyes you will be using).
    A hand holds a piping bag, piping dots of white icing across a sheet of waxed paper on a pan.
  • Snip a tiny bit of the tip of the ziplock bag with the black frosting. Add a small dot of black to each white drop on the pan to create a pupil in each eye.
    A hand holds a ziplock bag with black icing, adding pupils to white icing dogs on a lined baking sheet.
  • Set the pan away from direct sunlight, in a cool dry place for the eyes to dry overnight.
  • Store in an airtight container. Add them as Halloween decorations on cookies, cupcakes, and more!

Notes

Vary the size of the eyes you create depending on the treats you're making. You can even form two eyes as one candy. Get creative!

Nutrition

Calories: 5kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0.01g | Fat: 0.004g | Saturated Fat: 0.001g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 0.2mg | Potassium: 0.4mg | Fiber: 0.002g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Calcium: 0.3mg | Iron: 0.002mg