4 Natural Food Coloring
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As you probably know, we eat with our eyes first. If the food is nicely displayed plus has nice color, this, subconsciously, triggers our appetite. I don’t know how many times I was at a restaurant, already decided on what I’d be eating until I saw a waiter delivering plates to another table and then… changed my mind!
 
To enhance colors in food, there are commercial colorings that we find in the spice/baking aisle of our grocery store. Unfortunately these food-dye blends are hazardous to our health containing certain chemicals that are related to cancer, lymphomas, asthma, allergies, thyroid, brain & bladder tumors, and much more.
 
The best way to use coloring in food without damaging our health is by using natural ingredients. In this video, I’ll be sharing with you the 4 Natural Food Colorings which I sometimes use in my recipes. Each color doesn’t take too much time to make and the results are pretty close to the commercial ones.
 
I actually rarely use food-dyes in my recipes. When I do, I use my 4 Natural Food Colorings mostly for baking like in my Red Velvet Cake or my Chocolate Mint Nanaimo Bars. Occasionally I might add one of these colorings in canning such as in my Mint Jelly.
 
Although I showed you my 4 Natural Food Colorings, depending on the recipe, I might substitute a liqueur instead. A great green coloring to use is Green Crème de Menthe. For blue, I like to use Parfait Amour another liqueur from France. Cherry Brandy is also a great substitute when you need to add red in your food. To intensify the color yellow, there is Galliano that can be used or Limoncello and Banana Liqueur. Of course adding liqueur will definitely change the taste of the food…
 
Next time you want to enhance your food visually by using dye without compromising your family’s health, make one of these easy 4 Natural Food Colorings. If you need more info when it comes to cooking beets, click on this link Beets ~ Prep & 4 Ways to Cook
Bon Appétit!
 
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4 Natural Food Coloring

4 Natural Food Coloring

When adding color to your recipes, don't use commercial dyes with chemicals use one of these healthy 4 Natural Food Colorings instead!
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Servings 1 cup each

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Passive time 0 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients
  

GREEN FOOD COLORING

  • 1 1/2 cups (300 g) frozen spinach, thawed and drained
  • 2 tbsp. water, or more if needed

YELLOW FOOD COLORING

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp. ground turmeric

PURPLE FOOD COLORING

  • 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
  • 2 tbsp. water, or more if needed

PINK FOOD COLORING

  • 3 medium beets, peeled and cut into small pieces tips & tricks
  • enough water to cover

Directions
 

GREEN FOOD COLORING

  • In the jar of a blender, add thawed spinach with water and process until smooth.
  • Pour spinach into a fine sieve sitting over a bowl. Using a spatula, move it around so the liquid drains faster; discard what’s left in the sieve.
  • Transfer to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator (*see footnote).

YELLOW FOOD COLORING

  • In a small pot over medium heat, combine water and turmeric. Whisk to combine and bring to a simmer; cook for 3 minutes.
  • Transfer the mixture into an airtight container and cool completely before storing in the refrigerator (*see footnote).

PURPLE FOOD COLORING

  • In the jar of a blender, add blueberries with water and process until smooth.
  • Pour blueberries into a fine sieve sitting over a bowl. Using a spatula, move around so the liquid drains faster; discard what’s left in the sieve.
  • Transfer to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator (*see footnote).

PINK FOOD COLORING

  • in a medium pot, add beets and pour in enough water to cover. Bring to a simmer and cook until the beets are tender.
  • Remove from the heat and strain the liquid into an airtight container.
  • Cool completely before storing in the refrigerator (*see footnote).

Notes

Footnote: Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator and when you want to use a color, add 1 tsp. at a time until the degree of color is achieved.

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