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How to Make Dye Free Icing

March 13, 2016 by Elizabeth DiBurro 28 Comments

Dye free icing is fairly easy to make.  This recipe is free of dairy, egg, gluten and all the top 8 allergens.  It only contains sugar, rice milk, and whatever fruit or veggie I have on hand to color it.  Feel free to use whatever type of milk you normally use in your house.

dye free icing - dairy & egg free

The consistency of the icing all depends on how much liquid you add.  Sometimes I want a drippy type of icing that I can pour on top of a cake and have pretty drip marks run down the edges.  A drippy icing needs just a bit more liquid. Sometimes I want a firm icing so that I can decorate cookies easily without worrying about it running.  A firm icing requires less liquid.

Gorgeous dye-free and vegan icing for decorating cookies, cakes, etc

I use a hand blender and always make the lightest color first.  I do this out of pure laziness…so I don’t have to wash the container and blender each time I make a different color.  🙂

I start with white.  Simple.  1 cup of powdered sugar mixed with 1 Tbsp rice milk.  Too runny? Add a bit more sugar.  Too thick? Add a bit more liquid.  Blend until creamy and spoon the mixture into a piping bag.  I then twist the end and seal it with a twist tie.

Next is peach.  The only orange thing that I had in my house was a cantaloupe. Carrot would have been perfect, but I made do with what I had.  I blended 1 cup of powdered sugar, 1 Tbsp of rice milk, and a 1″ piece of cantaloupe (cut into pieces).

Pretty in pink is next in the lineup.  Blend 1 cup of powdered sugar, 1 Tbsp or rice milk, and 1 fresh strawberry (cut into pieces). Voila…pink!

Green is easy peasy.  Microwave 3 fresh spinach leaves with 1 tsp of water for 30 seconds and drain water. Blend 1 cup of powdered sugar, 1 Tbsp rice milk, and 3 spinach leaves and what do you get? Green!

Purple is last up on the list.  Blend 1 cup of powdered sugar, 1 Tbsp rice milk, and 4 blueberries.

Dye Free Vegan Icing so simple to make!

Here’s a great tip!

Do you still have icing left that you want to keep after decorating?  Wrap the tips with a wet cloth to prevent the icing from drying out and clogging the bag.

How to make EASY Dye-Free Icing

Feel free to use mostly any type of fruit or veggie to dye your icing.  I would definitely avoid using any type of citrus fruit though.  The acidity of the fruit doesn’t mix well with the icing.

Enjoy!

Elizabeth DiBurro

 

 

Filed Under: Dessert Tagged With: Cookies, dessert, dye-free, gluten free, icing, vegan

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Comments

  1. Sharon @Nut Free Wok says

    March 15, 2016 at 2:50 pm

    These dyes are so pretty and so super simple with ingredients that we have at home!! I love this!!

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  2. BluKatDesign says

    March 21, 2016 at 10:37 pm

    I love this healthy and colorful idea! 🙂

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  3. mskathykenny says

    March 22, 2016 at 1:48 am

    I have always wondered how you can make icings. Now I know thanks to you. I’d use this when we make cupcakes.

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  4. Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says

    March 22, 2016 at 5:27 am

    These are so easy to make.I am going to have to try these next time.

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  5. Michelle Gwynn Jones says

    March 22, 2016 at 10:27 am

    Its nice how things come back around. Using fruits and veggie you had on hand was how they used to color frosting.

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  6. momknowsbest15 says

    March 22, 2016 at 11:57 am

    I need to try this. I am trying to keep dyes and chemical out of my body.

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  7. Colette S says

    March 22, 2016 at 12:10 pm

    You had me at dye-free!
    Thank you for sharing this. It’s good to know we can do this without all that.

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  8. amillionpebbles says

    March 22, 2016 at 12:15 pm

    Great article! Thank you for this information it will definitely help us in the future… my husband and I are going to try to eat organically

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  9. Euge Nia says

    March 22, 2016 at 12:16 pm

    I’ve never made icings, didn’t know these are so easy to make! Seems like a great idea! Thanks for the recipe!

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  10. delainemyles says

    March 22, 2016 at 1:38 pm

    Very nice and creative, love the colours too. Thanks for sharing!

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  11. Terri Ramsey Beavers says

    March 22, 2016 at 5:08 pm

    Those are really cute colors and I love that the icing is dye-free. We’re making Easter eggs using natural foods for color so we might as well make our icing dye-free as well.

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  12. Sola says

    March 22, 2016 at 6:57 pm

    These are amazing! I’m not much of a baker but these make me want to give it another go so I can decorate some cupcakes.

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  13. Mary Johnson says

    March 22, 2016 at 7:08 pm

    Such a great recipe to have in the arsenal when I have to make something for the kids at school.

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  14. patricemfoster says

    March 22, 2016 at 8:46 pm

    Dye free ice you make it look so easy to create. Your recipe is doable I know kids who would love this will share.

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  15. Elizabeth O. says

    March 22, 2016 at 11:23 pm

    That’s amazing! I love that you used fruits and veggies, that’s a very good idea. Thanks for sharing the recipe, all you need to do now is to get creative with the colors!

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  16. Lexie Lane says

    March 23, 2016 at 6:39 am

    That is so cute and amazing. What a great idea. Thanks!

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  17. Michelle Mink says

    March 23, 2016 at 2:26 pm

    oh wow i didn’t even realize that colored icing could be dye free. yay! i love have less junk in my icing

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  18. Karissa @WithOurBest (@withourbest) says

    March 23, 2016 at 2:34 pm

    Sent this to my neighbor! Her one kid cannot have artificial dyes – it’s new and they are figuring it out!

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  19. Shaylee Field says

    March 23, 2016 at 5:50 pm

    That’s such a great idea! I never thought of making icing without food colouring 🙂

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  20. Chelsea L. says

    March 23, 2016 at 8:50 pm

    i always wants to learn how make homemade icing. Basically because I want to measure the amount of sugar that will pu into eat without sacrificing the taste. Plus the different variety of colors is a plus, Thanks you for this recipe.

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  21. Liz Mays says

    March 24, 2016 at 12:08 am

    I’m so excited about this! I’m going to try these pretty icing colors right away.

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  22. Marielle Altenor says

    March 24, 2016 at 8:18 pm

    That’s pretty cool actually. I know some kids that have quite a few allergies so they have to stay away from certain things. Also good tip about staying away from citrus fruits for this recipe!

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  23. Dawn says

    March 25, 2016 at 9:55 am

    These different icings look so delicious! I love that they are a healthier alternative to the usual icing used on cakes and other desserts.

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  24. Claudia krusch says

    March 25, 2016 at 9:00 pm

    These are so easy to make.I am going to have to try these! Thank you for sharing it!

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  25. Mrs. D says

    March 26, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    oh, my goodness! What an awesome idea. I would like to try this one. Thanks for sharing!

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  26. alisamarie says

    December 2, 2016 at 11:46 am

    I’ve seen carrot for orange food coloring but never cantaloupe! That is brilliant and I bet it tastes amazing.

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  27. Kortney says

    December 2, 2016 at 5:20 pm

    I absolutely love this recipe! I used raspberries to get a pink for icing Easter cookies and everyone went wild for it. Nice to have the slight fruit favour shine through.

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  28. Christen says

    August 23, 2019 at 11:46 am

    Wow! My boys are showing behavior signs and we knew dyes we the reason. We cut out red 40 and are working on the others. Icing was a big one! Thank you, I can’t wait to try this!!!

    Reply

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