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!
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.