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All Natural Homemade Food Coloring
All Natural Homemade Food Coloring offers vibrant colors using ingredients like beet for pink, turmeric for yellow, blueberries for purple, and spinach for green. Each color is extracted by blending or simmering the fresh or frozen source in water, then straining to obtain a smooth, natural dye. These homemade colorings provide an alternative to synthetic dyes and can be stored refrigerated for up to six weeks. The recipe details separate preparation steps for each color, producing liquids suitable for coloring baked goods, icings, or other food items.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
1
pint
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- Food Coloring pink
- 1/4 cup beet cooked, canned or fresh, 60 g
- ½ cup beet juice from can or cooking liquid; Yellow food coloring
- ½ cup water 4 oz/115 g
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric Purple food coloring
- ½ cup blueberries fresh or frozen, if frozen thawed, 4 oz/115 g
- ⅓ cup water 3 oz/90 g; Green food coloring
- 1 cup spinach fresh or frozen, if frozen thawed and drained, 1 oz/30 g
- ½ cup water 4 oz/115 g