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Red Beet Food Coloring

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Drink

Tags: easy, recipes for food coloring, recipes using beet, recipes using granulated sugar, recipes using lemon juice, recipes without servings

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ARed_Beet_Food_Coloring)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ARed%20Beet%20Food%20Coloring&oldid=4540914

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 2 medium beetroots, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 1 cup (250 ml) water
  • 3 tablespoons white granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice

Directions

  1. Blend beets and water in a food processor.
  2. Using a cheesecloth, strain the purée into a bowl to extract the juice.
  3. Pour the juice into a saucepan and add sugar.
  4. Turn the heat to medium-high, and stir to dissolve the sugar.
  5. Skim off and discard any foam that collects at the surface of the liquid.
  6. Simmer until the liquid reduces to a single-thread consistency.
  7. Turn off the heat and stir in the lemon juice.
  8. Cool slightly, then pour into an airtight jar and cool completely.

Notes

The food coloring can be stored in refrigerator for up to three months.

To use in frostings, add the food coloring, ¼ teaspoon at a time, mixing after each addition.