I'm from New Orleans! Thanks for loving my city!!! I'm making my yearly king cake for Mardi Gras day but these look SO cute! You get the seal of New Orleanean approval! I like the coarser sugar on these too (more vibrant colors) but if you want to go authentic, use vibrantly colored sanding or granulated sugar. I make mine in a ziploc with white sugar and food coloring paste (though I hear powdered food coloring works phenomenally well) Happy Mardi Gras!! Thanks for the good tip about the sugars, Jessica. And Happy Mardi Gras to you, too - enjoy that Super Bowl championship parade today! PJH

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