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    Home » All Posts » Natural Beet Juice Red Dye

    Natural Beet Juice Red Dye

    Post by The Farm Girl Blog · 19 Comments

    The beets themselves are not only healthy and beneficial to consumers, 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.

    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.

    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.

    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!”

    Table of Contents
    • Natural Beet Juice Red Dye Ingredients
    • How to Make Natural Beet Juice Red Dye
    • 📖 Printable Card
    • Recipe you can use this natural dye for

    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 - you need good quality or homegrown beet to extract the most beautifull deep red color from them.
    • Water - to boil the beets in.
    • Distilled vinegar - it preserves the deep red color.
    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 I used in the making of this recipe

    • Food Processor
    • Cheese Cloth

    How to Make Natural Beet Juice Red Dye

    Simple Steps

    DAY 1

    1. Peel, rinse, and place into a small saucepan.
    2. 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 them simmer for 30 minutes.
    3. When beets are done boiling, remove from the heat and let cool to warm.
    4. 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).
    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.

    DAY 2

    1. Bring diced beets to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and let them slightly boil for 15 minutes.
    2. Remove from the heat and let it cool to cold. There will be very little liquid left and that’s normal.
    3. Transfer cooked diced beets into a food processor and pulse for 30 seconds.
    4. 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!
    6. Natural, no chemical added red dye for any recipe of your choice.
    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.
    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.
    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.

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

    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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    📖 Printable Card

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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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    1. Nadia says

      December 22, 2019 at 2:06 pm

      How many millilitres does this recipe yield approximately?

      Reply
      • Valya of The Farm Girl Blog says

        December 22, 2019 at 3:16 pm

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

        Reply
    2. Fagmedo says

      January 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 says

        January 27, 2020 at 1:41 pm

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

        Reply
    3. Faiz Ismail says

      April 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 says

      July 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 says

        July 04, 2020 at 11:46 am

        You're welcome! Enjoy!

        Reply
    5. Steve says

      July 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 says

        July 25, 2020 at 8:44 pm

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

        Reply
    6. Ceara says

      September 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 says

        September 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 says

      January 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 says

        January 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
    8. Terry says

      March 27, 2021 at 7:37 am

      5 stars
      Hello, thank you for this recipe. I intend to use it to make pink icing for cupcakes etc.I know you already addressed the vinegar question up there, but I don’t quite know where I’m supposed to do that. Do you mean that before you store it in your fridge for two weeks, that you should add vinegar to it? How much vinegar? Thank you so much.

      Reply
      • The Farm Girl Blog says

        March 27, 2021 at 9:55 pm

        You add vinegar right after squeezing the cooked beets.

        Reply
    9. Hadiza says

      April 20, 2021 at 2:47 am

      5 stars
      Awesome 👌 I love your recipe..

      Reply
      • The Farm Girl Blog says

        April 21, 2021 at 1:26 pm

        I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you for an amazing review!

        Reply
    10. Nora says

      July 15, 2022 at 10:46 pm

      5 stars
      Yep, great recipe except I do it with lemon juice.

      Reply
      • The Farm Girl Blog says

        July 16, 2022 at 5:58 pm

        Great idea! I will try it too! Thanks for your feedback.

        Reply

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