How To Make Dark Brown Food Coloring
Wanting to make brown food coloring but don't want to use chocolate? Already have standard food coloring colors at home? If so, you will want to know how to make dark brown food coloring.
Equipment
- Teaspoons
Ingredients
- Red food coloring (liquid or gel)
- Green food coloring (liquid or gel)
- Blue Food Coloring (liquid or gel) l
- The food you wish to color, such as frosting, batter, or dough
Instructions
- Add your frosting, dough, or batter to a medium bowl.Add the item you plan on coloring, such as frosting, dough, or batter to a medium mixing bowl.The food you wish to color, such as frosting, batter, or dough
- Add your food coloring.Add 150 drops of red food coloring, 150 drops of green food coloring, and six drops of food coloring to the mixing bowl. Instead of counting out 150 drops of each, you can just measure out about 1 1/2 teaspoons of red and green food coloring.Use a rubber spatula to mix the food coloring into your frosting or batter. For dough, you will likely have to knead the coloring in.Red food coloring (liquid or gel), Green food coloring (liquid or gel), Blue Food Coloring (liquid or gel)
- Let it sit.Let the bowl sit for around 30 minutes if possible. This will let the colors saturate more to create a dark, chocolate brown color.
Notes
Be careful when using food coloring, as it can stain clothes, skin, and even countertops. Be sure to wipe it up right away after spilling to avoid any staining.
If you are wondering what colors make brown food coloring, it is any colors that are opposing. So, if you don't have red and green food coloring, you can also use any colors that are opposite to each other on the color wheel.
You can also use blue and orange or yellow and purple as well, as they will also create brown. No matter what opposing colors you use, just follow a ratio of 1:1.
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