Homemade Naturally Coloured Icing (with 5 Colours)
Print RecipeGive your cookies and baked goods a healthier twist with this easy, Naturally Coloured Homemade Icing. This icing only takes a minute to make, requires no eggs or aquafaba and is coloured with real food!
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Ingredients
Natural White Icing
- 1 cup Organic Icing Sugar
- 5 teaspoon Milk (I like using homemade tigernut milk or almond milk)
- squeeze of Lemon Juice (Fresh)
Natural Green Icing
- 1 cup Organic Icing Sugar
- 6 teaspoon Milk (I like using homemade tigernut milk or almond milk)
- ½ teaspoon Spirulina Powder
- Squeeze of Lemon Juice (Fresh)
Frosty Blue Icing
- 1 cup Organic Icing Sugar
- 5 teaspoon Milk (I like using homemade tigernut milk or almond milk)
- Sprinkle of Blue Spirulina Powder (or Butterfly Pea Powder)
- Squeeze of Lemon Juice (Fresh)
Magenta Pink Icing
- 1 cup Organic Icing Sugar
- 6 teaspoon Milk (I like using homemade tigernut milk or almond milk)
- ½ teaspoon Dried Dragon Fruit Powder (Also known as Pitaya)
- Squeeze of Lemon Juice (Fresh)
Beet Red Icing
- 1 cup Organic Icing Sugar
- 5 teaspoon Beet Juice
- Squeeze of Lemon Juice (Fresh)
Instructions
Plain White Icing
- Measure organic icing sugar into a bowl. Then, whisk in milk and lemon juice.
- Mix until well combined.
- Scoop it into a piping bag to decorate your cookies or baked goods. You can also spread it with a spatula or use wooden skewers to make intricate designs.
Natural Green Icing
- Measure organic icing sugar and green spirulina into a bowl. Then, whisk in milk and lemon juice.
- Mix the ingredients until the colour is fully blended. You can make the colour darker by adding more green spirulina.
- Scoop it into a piping bag to decorate your cookies or baked goods. You can also spread it with a spatula or use wooden skewers to make intricate designs.
Frosty Blue Icing
- Measure organic icing sugar and blue spirulina into a bowl. Then, whisk in milk and lemon juice.
- Mix the ingredients until the colour is fully blended. You can make the colour darker by adding more blue spirulina.
- Scoop it into a piping bag to decorate your cookies or baked goods. You can also spread it with a spatula or use wooden skewers to make intricate designs.
Magenta Pink Icing
- Measure organic icing sugar and dried dragon fruit powder into a bowl. Then, whisk in milk and lemon juice.
- Mix the ingredients until the colour is fully blended. You can make the colour darker by adding more dragon fruit powder.
- Scoop it into a piping bag to decorate your cookies or baked goods. You can also spread it with a spatula or use wooden skewers to make intricate designs.
Beet Red Icing
- Measure organic icing sugar into a bowl. Then, whisk in the beet and lemon juice.
- Mix the ingredients until the colour is fully blended. You can make the colour darker by adding more beet juice.
- Scoop it into a piping bag to decorate your cookies or baked goods. You can also spread it with a spatula or use wooden skewers to make intricate designs.
Notes
Adjust the colours by adding more or less of any of the powders. You may also need to adjust the milk ratio. To make the beet red icing lighter, you can dilute the beet juice with water. You can really have some fun experimenting with the ratios to get different shades!
To thin the icing, add more liquid (milk or juice). I would only add a ½ teaspoon at a time since it doesn't take much to change the consistency!
To thicken the icing, add more icing sugar. I would only add a ½ teaspoon at a time since it doesn't take much to change the consistency!
Use immediately for best results, as this icing hardens like royal icing. Scoop it into a piping bag to decorate your cookies or baked goods. You can also spread it with a spatula or use wooden skewers to make intricate designs.
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