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Three jars of naturally coloured icing with decorating sticks and icing dripping down the sides and a plate of gingerbread cookies beside.

Easy Homemade Icing (Vegan, Naturally Coloured)

Recipe By : Michelle McCowan
5 from 1 vote
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Give your cookies and baked goodies a healthier twist with this Easy Homemade Icing. It's naturally coloured, made without eggs and aquafaba!
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 minutes
Dietary GF, Nut Free, Oil Free, Soy Free, Vegan
Season(s) Special Occasions
Difficulty Easy
Yield 1 Cup

Ingredients
  

Plain White Icing

  • 1 cup Organic Icing Sugar
  • 5 teaspoon Dairy-Free Milk (Or Milk of Choice)
  • squeeze of Lemon

Natural Green

  • 1 cup Organic Icing Sugar
  • 6 teaspoon Dairy-Free Milk (Or Milk of Choice)
  • ½ teaspoon Spirulina Powder
  • Squeeze of Lemon

Frosty Blue

  • 1 cup Organic Icing Sugar
  • 5 teaspoon Dairy-Free Milk (Or Milk of Choice)
  • Sprinkle of Blue-Green Algae Powder
  • Squeeze of Lemon

Magenta / Pink

Beet Red

Instructions
 

Plain White

  • Add icing sugar to a bowl and whisk in milk and lemon juice.
  • Mix well, until combined. It should become a thick, liquidy consistency.
  • Decorate as you would with royal icing. This works well with a piping bag or decorating sticks.

Natural Green

  • Add icing sugar and spirulina to a bowl and whisk in milk and lemon juice.
  • Mix well, until combined. It should become a thick, liquidy consistency.
  • Decorate as you would with royal icing. This works well with a piping bag or decorating sticks.

Frosty Blue

  • Add icing sugar and blue-green algae to a bowl and whisk in milk and lemon juice.
  • Mix well, until combined. It should become a thick, liquidy consistency.
  • Decorate as you would with royal icing. This works well with a piping bag or decorating sticks.

Magenta / Pink

  • Add icing sugar and dried dragon fruit powder to a bowl and whisk in milk and lemon juice.
  • Mix well, until combined. It should become a thick, liquidy consistency.
  • Decorate as you would with royal icing. This works well with a piping bag or decorating sticks.

Beet Red

  • Add icing sugar to a bowl and whisk in the beet and lemon juice.
  • Mix well, until combined. It should become a thick, liquidy consistency.
  • Decorate as you would with royal icing. This works well with a piping bag or decorating sticks.

Notes

These colours are all easy to adjust. Simply add more or less of any of the powders. You may need to adjust the milk ratio too. To make the beet red icing lighter, you could dilute the beet juice with water, or use half beet juice, half milk (although this may make it pink). You can really have some fun experimenting with the ratios to get different shades!
If you find your icing is too thick, add a little more liquid (milk or juice). On the flip side, if it's too runny, add a little extra icing sugar. I would only add a ½ teaspoon at a time since it doesn't take much to change the consistency!
*If you make your icing ahead of time and refrigerate it, you may need to add ½ to 1 teaspoon more liquid (milk or juice) to pipe it.
 
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