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Frozen Raspberries as a Natural Food Coloring

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As shoppers aim to buy products with fewer, minimally processed ingredients, and with words they can pronounce, we’re seeing a surge of natural food dyes.  Frozen raspberries are a convenient, easily accessible alternative to artificial colors.

If you’re curious to make your own homemade food dye with frozen raspberries, check out this video from Parents Magazine and this simple guide from Sweet Peas and ABCs.

Curious to test it out yourself? Try these red and pink treats, naturally colored with raspberries!

Natural Raspberry Color

Cakes & Frosting:

  • Lemon Raspberry Coffee Cake
  • Chocolate Raspberry Sprinkles Cake from Good Habits & Guilty Pleasures
  • Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Buttercream from Baking a Moment
  • Naturally Colored Raspberry Whipped Cream from Real Mom Nutrition

Cookies:

  • Mini Razz Crush Tarts
  • Raspberry White Chocolate Truffles  from TexanErin
  • Raspberry Macaroons from Sugar, Spice & Glitter
  • Conversation Heart Cookies with Raspberry Glaze
  • Coconut Oil Sugar Cookies with Naturally Colored Icing from Oh, Lady Cakes
  • Raspberry Nutella PopTart Cookies from ImmaEatThat

Donuts:

  • Chocolate Raspberry Donuts with Raspberry Glaze from Kristine’s Kitchen
  • Raspberry Glazed Donuts from Erin Made This
  • Lemon Raspberry Unicorn Donuts from ImmaEatThat

Ice Cream:

  • Dairy-Free Raspberry Nice Cream from The Naturally Natalie
  • Red Raspberry Whole Fruit Sorbet
  • Spicy Chocolate Raspberry Frozen Yogurt

Drinks:

  • Raspberry Basil Lemonade
  • Very Pink Raspberry Cosmopolitan from Creative Culinary
  • Razz Crush Red Party Punch

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