Naturally Dyed Icing
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp milk
- 1/16 to 1/4 tsp natural dye powder of choice
Instructions
- Add all ingredients into a small bowl.
- Mix ingredients with a small metal whisk or a small rubber spatula until fully combined.
- Adjust natural dye powder as needed to achieve desired color.
- Ice sugar or gingerbread cookies using a butter knife. I find it is easier to ice while cookie is flat on counter.
- Allow icing to set.
- Enjoy.
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Notes
You can mix and match any of these to create custom colors. Or use other powdered ingredients to naturally dye your icing.
Beet Root Powder = Pink or Maroon
Turmeric = Yellow or Golden
Cacao Powder = Brown
Ground Mint = Green
Beet root will dye the batch with a very small amount, mint however takes a lot more and needs to be finally ground to change the color. If your icing is too runny add a sprinkle of powdered sugar. If it is too thick add a touch more vanilla extract or milk.
This icing is what we use on our gluten-free sugar cookies.
This recipe is also available as a cute PDF printable in our E-Book - The Christmas Kitchen - A Gluten Free Holiday Made Easy
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