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Home » Seasonal Recipes » Natural Beet Juice Red Dye

Natural Beet Juice Red Dye

01/29/2021 by Valya of The Farm Girl Blog 13 Comments

The beets its self are not only healthy and beneficial to consume, but you can also make natural red food coloring obtained from beets. This Natural Beet Juice Red Dye has no chemicals and is perfect for coloring cake batter or frosting red or pink.

This Natural Beet Juice Red Dye has no chemicals and is perfect for coloring cake batter or frosting red or pink. Artificial food coloring is used most widely and is a very dangerous additive in the food we eat, like rainbow cereal is one example. There are many people who have an allergic reaction to it as well. But making homemade food dye is actually very easy and inexpensive.

Artificial food coloring is used most widely and is a very dangerous additive in the food we eat like rainbow cereal is one example. There are many people who have an allergic reaction to it as well. But making homemade food dye is actually very easy and inexpensive.

Why do you think artificial food dye is added to food in the first place? It’s all about business. Food dye is added to the food most of us eat, is to make a food that would otherwise be off-color, look appealing. So, if you have an allergy to artificial food coloring, I would say “It’s a good thing to be allergic to!”

Natural Beet Juice Red Dye Ingredients

To get the best results of making a natural red dye out of beets, you need homegrown or organic beets because they are deeper red rather than maroon/burgundy in color, resulting in a beautiful dark maroon color.

  • Organic red beets
  • Water
  • Distilled vinegar
This Natural Beet Juice Red Dye has no chemicals and is perfect for coloring cake batter or frosting red or pink. Artificial food coloring is used most widely and is a very dangerous additive in the food we eat, like rainbow cereal is one example. There are many people who have an allergic reaction to it as well. But making homemade food dye is actually very easy and inexpensive.

Supplies

  • Food Processor
  • Cheese Cloth

Simple Steps

DAY 1

Peel, rinse, and place into a small saucepan. Pour 2 cups of water and bring it to a boil. As soon as the beets come to a boil, reduce the heat and let it simmer for 30 minutes.

This Natural Beet Juice Red Dye has no chemicals and is perfect for coloring cake batter or frosting red or pink. Artificial food coloring is used most widely and is a very dangerous additive in the food we eat, like rainbow cereal is one example. There are many people who have an allergic reaction to it as well. But making homemade food dye is actually very easy and inexpensive.

When beets are done boiling, remove from the heat and let cool to warm. Dice cooked beets, transfer them back to the original red water the beets were boiling in, and let them cool to cold releasing more red color (for at least 4 hours or overnight).

DAY 2

Bring diced beets to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and let them slightly boil for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let it cool to cold. There will be very little liquid left and that’s normal.

This Natural Beet Juice Red Dye has no chemicals and is perfect for coloring cake batter or frosting red or pink. Artificial food coloring is used most widely and is a very dangerous additive in the food we eat, like rainbow cereal is one example. There are many people who have an allergic reaction to it as well. But making homemade food dye is actually very easy and inexpensive.

Transfer cooked diced beets into a food processor and pulse for 30 seconds. Finally, transfer processed beets into a cheesecloth (or any cloth with minimal holes; I made my own cheesecloth out of white curtain material).

This Natural Beet Juice Red Dye has no chemicals and is perfect for coloring cake batter or frosting red or pink. Artificial food coloring is used most widely and is a very dangerous additive in the food we eat, like rainbow cereal is one example. There are many people who have an allergic reaction to it as well. But making homemade food dye is actually very easy and inexpensive.

Squeeze the juice out as much as you need for the recipe. Add vinegar, stir, and there you go! Natural, no chemical added red dye for any recipe of your choice.

PS. (I do not discard the red beet scraps from the cheesecloth but make red borsch out of it).

This Natural Beet Juice Red Dye has no chemicals and is perfect for coloring cake batter or frosting red or pink. Artificial food coloring is used most widely and is a very dangerous additive in the food we eat, like rainbow cereal is one example. There are many people who have an allergic reaction to it as well. But making homemade food dye is actually very easy and inexpensive.

Store extra dye in the fridge for a couple of weeks.

This Natural Beet Juice Red Dye has no chemicals and is perfect for coloring cake batter or frosting red or pink. Artificial food coloring is used most widely and is a very dangerous additive in the food we eat, like rainbow cereal is one example. There are many people who have an allergic reaction to it as well. But making homemade food dye is actually very easy and inexpensive.

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Natural Beet Juice Red Dye
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
4 hrs 50 mins
 

This Natural Beet Juice Red Dye has no chemicals and is perfect for coloring cake batter or frosting red or pink. Artificial food coloring is used most widely and is a very dangerous additive in the food we eat like rainbow cereal is one example. There are many people who have an allergic reaction to it as well. But making homemade food dye is actually very easy and inexpensive.

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Author: Valya of The Farm Girl Blog
Ingredients
  • 3 medium – homegrown or organic beets
  • 2 cups (473 ml) – water
  • ½ tsp. – distilled vinegar
  • Supplies
  • Food processor
  • Cheese cloth
Instructions
  1. Peel, rinse, and place into a small saucepan. Pour 2 cups of water into a saucepan and bring it to a boil. As soon as the beets come to a boil reduce the heat and let it simmer for 30 minutes.

  2. When beets are done boiling remove from the heat and let cool to warm. Dice cooked beets, transfer them back to the original red water the beets were boiling at, and let them cool to cold releasing more red color (for at least 4 hours or overnight).
  3. Next, bring diced beets to a boil, reduce the heat to low and let the slight boil for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let it cool to cold. There will be very little liquid left and that’s normal.

  4. Transfer cooked diced beets into a food processor and pulse for 30 seconds. Finally, transfer processed beets into a cheesecloth (or any cloth with minimal holes; I made my own cheesecloth out of white curtain material).

  5. Squeeze the juice out as much as you need for the recipe. Add vinegar, stir and there you go! Natural, no chemical added red dye for any recipe of your choice.

    PS. (I do not discard the red beet scraps from the cheesecloth but make red borsch out of it).

Recipe you can use this natural dye for:

  • No-Bake Strawberry Oreo Cheesecake
  • Red Velvet Berry Cake Recipe (adapted from my first blog)

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This Natural Beet Juice Red Dye has no chemicals and is perfect for coloring cake batter or frosting red or pink. Artificial food coloring is used most widely and is a very dangerous additive in the food we eat, like rainbow cereal is one example. There are many people who have an allergic reaction to it as well. But making homemade food dye is actually very easy and inexpensive.

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Comments

  1. Nadia

    12/22/2019 at 2:06 pm

    How many millilitres does this recipe yield approximately?

    Reply
    • Valya of The Farm Girl Blog

      12/22/2019 at 3:16 pm

      Depends how juicy the beets are. I would say about 250 ml.

      Reply
  2. Fagmedo

    01/26/2020 at 8:41 pm

    I simply love this I made me some beetroot juice the other day with fresh Beetroot it was just awesome I like the the natural way I will be following you all the best

    Reply
    • Valya of The Farm Girl Blog

      01/27/2020 at 1:41 pm

      I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for the kind words!

      Reply
  3. Faiz Ismail

    04/28/2020 at 3:30 am

    5 stars
    I am much convinced to use these natural beet juice red dye. As artificial food coloring is most dangerous for health.

    Reply
  4. Muhammad Ahsan

    07/04/2020 at 6:43 am

    5 stars
    Thanks for sharing us with the natural food color recipe. I will be trying this out tomorrow.

    Reply
    • Valya of The Farm Girl Blog

      07/04/2020 at 11:46 am

      You’re welcome! Enjoy!

      Reply
  5. Steve

    07/25/2020 at 8:23 pm

    Your recipe includes distilled vinegar but the directions do not say what to do with it. I’m guessing it’s included in the end product for preservive purposes but I would like to know for sure if that’s right. I intend to use this for Rhubarb habanero jam.

    Reply
    • Valya of The Farm Girl Blog

      07/25/2020 at 8:44 pm

      Yes, you need to add vinegar at the end as a preservative. Thanks for asking!

      Reply
  6. Ceara

    09/13/2020 at 7:58 pm

    I have a juicer, could i just juice the beet to get the color out?

    Reply
    • Valya of The Farm Girl Blog

      09/14/2020 at 9:49 pm

      I’ve never tried it that way. If you do let me know how it goes.

      Reply
  7. India

    01/27/2021 at 11:42 am

    HI, how does the beet affect the flavor of the perspective product it’s used in.

    Reply
    • Valya of The Farm Girl Blog

      01/27/2021 at 9:52 pm

      No flavor, maybe a little sweetness. I use it in baking all the time. Check out the cake recipe on my main website.

      Reply

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