Description
This quick and easy Edible Blood recipe is perfect for adding creepy, realistic blood effects to your Halloween treats. Made with simple ingredients like corn syrup and gel food colors, it creates a vibrant, sticky blood that enhances cakes, cookies, and candies with a spooky flair.
Ingredients
Scale
Edible Blood Ingredients
- 1/4 cup light clear corn syrup (like Karo)
- 6 drops whitener (white gel food color)
- 2 drops burgundy gel food color
- 18 drops red red gel food color
- Splash flavored extract (optional)
Instructions
- Combine Ingredients: Place the light clear corn syrup, whitener, burgundy gel food color, red gel food color, and optional flavored extract into a small bowl.
- Mix Thoroughly: Gently stir all ingredients together using a mini silicone spatula or a similar small mixing tool until the color is fully blended and the mixture has a deep red, blood-like appearance.
- Use or Store: Use the edible blood immediately to decorate your Halloween treats, or transfer it into a 4-ounce mason jar with a screw lid for storage at room temperature until needed.
Notes
- This edible blood is perfect for adding a spooky touch to cupcakes, cookies, and other Halloween desserts.
- Adjust the number of drops of gel food color to customize the shade of red to your preference.
- Adding a splash of flavored extract can add a subtle taste and enhanced aroma to the blood effect.
- Store leftover edible blood at room temperature in a sealed container for reuse.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2.5 ml
- Calories: 10 kcal
- Sugar: 2.5 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 2.5 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
