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DIY Organic Food Colouring


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DIY Organic Food Colouring - containers of food colors next to a swirled cakeI was chatting with a friend recently about how his kids are allergic to red food dye. It made me do some research, where I found that it contains plenty of chemicals, including petroleum. I decided to make my own food colouring from organic fruits and vegetables, and it was a total success! Here is how you can do it yourself at home. This is a great project to do with kids, too.

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I used red cabbage to make a purple tone that turns blue with the addition of sodium bicarbonate. You can double the batch and only turn one half blue, keeping the other half purple, if desired. I added the blueberry step to show you how it makes another kind of purple tone. :)

Total Time: 1 hour

Yield: 5 colours

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DIY Organic Food Colouring - small cups and pot of fruits, veggies, and spice used
 

Steps:

  1. To make the blue food colouring, place red cabbage in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 15 minutes.
  2. DIY Organic Food Colouring - boiling red cabbage
     
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  3. Strain out the cabbage water into a bowl. (Save the cabbage bits for a recipe.)
  4. DIY Organic Food Colouring - pouring through a strainer
     
  5. Return the purple water to the pot and simmer another 10 to 15 minutes.
  6. DIY Organic Food Colouring - adding liquid from cabbage back to pot to boil a bit longer
     
  7. Sprinkle in the baking soda, stir, and watch it turn blue.
  8. DIY Organic Food Colouring - adding baking soda
     
  9. To make green, puree the spinach and 1/4 cup of water together in blender until totally smooth. You can add a bit more water if it gets stuck.
  10. DIY Organic Food Colouring - blending spinach and water
     
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  11. Push green mixture through a fine-mesh sieve.
  12. DIY Organic Food Colouring - pushing spinach through a fine mesh sieve
     
  13. To make purple, puree blueberries and 3 tablespoons of water in blender.
  14. DIY Organic Food Colouring - blending blue berries and water
     
  15. Push through a fine-mesh sieve.
  16. DIY Organic Food Colouring - pushing blueberries through the sieve
     
  17. To make pink, puree cooked beets with 3 tablespoons of water. Push through a fine-mesh sieve.
  18. DIY Organic Food Colouring - blending beets
     
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  19. To make yellow, in a small pot, boil water and turmeric for a few minutes. Stir well. Allow to cool.
  20. DIY Organic Food Colouring - boiling turmeric and water
     
  21. Store colours in airtight containers in the fridge. They keep well for a couple weeks.
  22. DIY Organic Food Colouring - glass containers of food colors
     
  23. I use about a teaspoon of each for my batters and frostings. If you'd like a heavier tint, lessen any liquid in your recipe a bit, if possible, and add more colouring.
  24. DIY Organic Food Colouring - using food colors in recipes
     

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September 9, 20180 found this helpful

And with fruit and veg to hand no more racing to the shop because you're run out! Great stuff! Also no packaging waste. I can't wait to try this. One thing I do wonder though - does it taste of spinach etc?

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September 10, 20181 found this helpful

No taste or scent whatsover! Amazing, right? When I put the turmeric in the batter, I thought, "Oh no, I can smell it!" But after it baked off, it was completely invisible. Please do try these! :)

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