Homemade Food Coloring courtesy of NourishingJoy.com and The DIY Pantry A few tips for success using homemade food coloring: 1. Start with a small pinch or a few drops of these colorants and add more according to your desired shade. 2. emem!er that these may impart fla"or as well, so $ for e%ample $ if you want to ma&e !lack frosting# choose !lac& cocoa# !ut for !lac& pasta# choose the s'uid ink $ and not the other way around( ). *or te%ture# &eep your final product in mind and choose powder or li'uid colorants accordingly. RED: " #E: • pure beet +uice ,*YI: .lue is notorious for !eing one of the most difficult • pure pomegranate +uice dyes to produce# either naturally or in a la!(/ • beet powder • red cabbage +uice • PINK: stir a bit of !a&ing soda in with red cabbage +uice or a purple dye for a • pure beet +uice brighter !lue • pure cranberry +uice P#RP E: ORANGE: • purple sweet potatoes • pure carrot +uice • pure blueberry +uice • carrot powder • purple grape +uice# concentrated • papri&a $AN: YE O!: • bentonite clay powder $ use "ery • fresh turmeric +uice sparingly • ground turmeric "RO!N: • saffron • cocoa powder GREEN: • pure espresso • li'uid chlorophyll • instant coffee granules • matcha powder • hea"ily steeped !lack tea • spirulina powder $ use sparingly • cinnamon • parsley +uice " ACK: • wheatgrass +uice • spinach +uice • !lack cocoa powder • spinach powder • acti"ated charcoal powder • parsley powder • s'uid in& see more at http-00nourishing+oy.com0homemade-natural1food1dyes/ Homemade Food Coloring courtesy of NourishingJoy.com and The DIY Pantry &ow to 'ake )egetable Powders for &omemade +ood %oloring To ma&e any herb or "egetable powder called for here# slice the desired "egetable paper thin ,or merely place whole her!s or berries on a tray/ and dehydrate in a food dehydrator or o"en set at about 123° until fully, absolutely, completely dry ,2-5 hours# depending on the "egeta!le/. Place dried "egeta!le0fruit chips or her!s in a coffee grinder or !lender and grind until you ha"e a fine powder. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 year. &ow to 'ake %oncentrated iquid &omemade +ood %oloring 6nother option for ma&ing a more concentrated dye is to reduce a deeply colored li'uid# such as beet +uice or the +uice from purple sweet potatoes# into a syrup. This will allow you to ma&e more "i"id colors without affecting the fla"or or texture 'uite as much. To ma&e a concentrate# place about 1 cup of freshly s'uee7ed +uice o"er "ery low heat. The only way I8"e been a!le to do this successfully is with a mini1crockpot. 9ea"e the lid off the pot so the li'uid can e"aporate and heat until the +uice begins to thicken and drips slowly off a spoon rather than running off easily# about 24 hours# gi"e or ta&e ; hours depending on your climate and pot. The li'uid will be less than 104 of its original "olume. <se this concentrated li'uid as your colorant directly = mix it with a !it of glycerin in a 2:1 ratio ,colorant:glycerin/ and store in the refrigerator for 2-4 wee&s. see more at http-00nourishing+oy.com0homemade-natural1food1dyes/ page 2.