How to make homemade natural food colouring for icing

[@aimsical285]

Not being able to pronounce the ingredients isn't that great of an argument. I can pronounce many difficult words easily on the first try, but I still don't think we should be consuming most of them after researching the sources of such "unpronounceable" words. Thanks for sharing the cinnamon tip!

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

That's exactly what I meant... researching the sources of the 'unpronounceable' words ☺️. Glad you enjoyed the cinnamon tip!

[@mayaabdulbaki8230]

Love these tips! So beautiful and guilt free..especially for kids. I usually use powders like charcoal, matcha, dragonfruits etc..

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

It's so good to make it pretty without all the nasties, isn't it!

[@immanuelchamberlain2094]

Will not saffron strands be better than turmeric (it may be a very light yellow though)?

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

Saffron is definitely a great yellow option, though it can get quite pricey.

[@balancedbitswithgabs8507]

That’s so cool! I really enjoyed the purple cabbage lesson

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

It's interesting isn't it! Have you tried making natural food colourings?

[@medeli7461]

Thanks for sharing that! On my own I've just taken some small chunks for fresh raw beet and mixed it around in my frosting and the pink color comes strongly just from this (I make this frosting simple with just organic cream cheese, honey and vanilla) It makes my gingerbread cookies look great!

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

Yum, that's a great way of doing it too. Beetroot is such a vibrant colour and so cool to be able to use it to naturally colour other foods!

[@nineteenfortyeight6762]

Ta

[@Aida.Sandwich]

Wow! So awesome 👌🏾 I will be trying the orange for some Halloween cupcakes. Ty!

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

So nice to be able to able to do it naturally! Enjoy your Halloween cupcakes ☺️

[@guybob548]

The Cabbage Coloring is like magic!

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

It's so cool hey!!

[@ladymmctube]

I always wanted to learn how to do this. Thanks!

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

It's so amazing isn't it!

[@medeli7461]

Also, I do natural dyes with Pacific NW plants here in the US. I make salve with calendula which dyes yellow. I bet calendula petals would also make a nice yellow color paste/frosting/cheese etc! I also dye with other things like oregon grape root which makes a beautiful yellow. there are also edible mushrooms that make incredible colors...and ferns and nettles make a gorgeous green dye as well (when a mordant of alum is used.) I bet I can experiment with using these local wild edibles to see and extracting their colors for food dyes as well! You've inspired me! Plus, you have a beautiful accent. I love listening to you, you are so loving, happy, calm and clear in your presentations!

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

Wow, you have some great ideas! If you give any of them a try, let me know how you get on! 😉

[@rachelrodriguez5218]

I LOVE this! Thank you for all the tips, because I have been wanting to make homemade yogurt paint for my baby.

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

Yay so pleased you have found this helpful I love natural alternatives!!

[@avezmohammedhasham1591]

So wonderful

[@immanuelchamberlain2094]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for these wonderful tips.

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

You are so welcome!

[@Androshi]

HIBISCUS TEA -is very red !!!! it taste kind of tart with a small hint of herb to it .

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

Good to know! I will have to try it sometime!

[@Becoming.potatoes]

Also, if you have matcha use that its an amazing green food colouring! 🫶🏾

[@KatelynsAdventures707]

Interesting Taryn, amazed you can’t taste the flavours. ❤️

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

It is amazing isn't it. You're really adding such a small amount though in the grand scheme of things!

[@kott8949]

Thank you for sharing!if I want dark peacock blue,what food I can use?seaweed powder?some people say it smelly😞

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

Sometimes it's really hard to get dark colours with natural food dyes unfortunately, but you could try spirulina powder or a mixture of that and the purple cabbage colouring. You could always add a bit of vanilla or black currant cordial to mask the smell. I haven't tried all these options, but just ideas you could play around with 😊

[@kott8949]

@@EasyPeasyKitchen wow I will try this way ,thank you !

[@Sara.Rose.]

It’s my mum’s birthday tomorrow and she doesn’t eat anything that has artificial colours. Thank you for the wonderful ideas

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

Happy Birthday to your Mum, hope your colours turned out the way you wanted them too 😉

[@Sara.Rose.]

@@EasyPeasyKitchen Yes it looked very pretty.. I covered the cake with the pink beetroot icing and then made tiny yellow and white daisies on the border. Thank you once again 😊🙏

[@MissAnnaaaF]

I saw a tip pn how to intensify the colors of buttercream! Mix them with a high speed mixer, it apparently separates the butter into finer drops which makes the colors pop 😃

[@nicolenew1708]

❤❤❤

[@eoghanoconnell2842]

This lady can really teach.

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

Thanks for your comment!

[@lisadawson2652]

Now this is amazing ❤

[@46ARF]

Thank you!!

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

You're welcome!

[@AnatRubin-r8l]

beautiful

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

Thank you! 😊

[@medeli7461]

One thing i am wondering is this: How safe is it to use this food coloring the day before you serve it? I'm wondering if the sugar in the butter cream frosting mitigates any problems with bacteria? I'm hoping honey or maple syrup will do the same but I'm still a nervous about the 'food safety' aspect as I don't want to 'poison anyone. Usually I leave baked goods out of the fridge when I prepare them and eat them the next day. I don't normally use frosting on anything but at Christmas time but I'm getting excited about playing with a new set of frosting tips that will be coming in the mail soon and really admire the beautiful artwork that is created. I"m thinking of how this can be applied to also make non-sugary' stuff like coloring chevre or putting a cool garnish on yams or potatoes. I have a 'spiralizer' for vegetables that I have had fun with...It'd be very fun to make spiralized yam for example and then add natural color dyed feta to it!

[@EasyPeasyKitchen]

You have some amazing ideas. I haven't had any problems using the dyes and leaving them out of the fridge overnight. I don't put my baked goods in the fridge either. I haven't tried using the dyes in savoury preparations yet, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. Please tag me on Instagram if you give any of these ideas a go, I'd love to see how they turn out ☺️