159 food coloring recipes

Old-fashioned cinnamon pickles made from cucumber rings soaked in pickling lime and candied in a sweet cinnamon syrup over 4 days. A cherished Southern canning tradition.

Kiwifruit daiquiri blends ripe kiwi with white rum, fresh lime juice, sugar, and crushed ice for a frosty green tropical cocktail. Two-glass blender drink ready in five minutes.

Jalapeno pepper jelly made with fresh jalapenos, green bell pepper, apple cider vinegar, and sugar. A sweet-hot jelly for canning that pairs with cream cheese and crackers for an easy appetizer.

Guava chiffon pie with a flaky butter-and-shortening crust and a cloud-light tropical filling of guava juice, gelatin, and folded meringue. Topped with sweetened whipped cream and fresh guava slices.

Fresh whole strawberries stand tall in a pre-baked pie crust, coated in a glossy homemade strawberry glaze and chilled until set. Topped with whipped cream, this no-bake strawberry pie is summer in every single bite.

A glossy cherry rum sauce made with dark sweet cherries, rum extract, and a squeeze of lemon. Ready in 20 minutes, it's the finishing touch for ice cream, cheesecake, or crepes.

Frozen citrus pie with lemonade concentrate, vanilla ice cream, and whipped topping in a graham cracker crust. A no-bake frozen dessert with just four ingredients and bright lemony flavor.

Savory cucumber jelly with grated cucumber, vinegar, onion, and pimientos set in unflavored gelatin. A cool, tangy Southern side for cold meats and fish.

Coconut cookie nests in pastel colors with a chocolate egg in each. A macaroon-style Easter cookie with crisp edges, chewy centers, and room for candy eggs on top.

Hot fresh strawberries au sabayon, briefly poached in lemon-vanilla syrup and blanketed in a frothy Marsala egg-yolk zabaglione. A French-Italian restaurant dessert that plates in minutes.

A sweet and spicy jelly that tastes wonderful on toast, in sandwiches or on your famous meat loaf!

Lemon chiffon pie whipped airy from chilled evaporated milk and set with gelatin, bright with fresh lemon, in a graham cracker crust. A light, no-bake pie crowned with sliced kiwi.

A massive batch party punch mixing four flavors of Kool-Aid with pineapple juice and apple juice. Makes 45 cups of fruity punch with a funny name that kids and party guests love.

Nothing is more Halloween than some delicious and sweet candies apples.

No-bake Halloween spider cookies made by stacking peppermint patties on butter cookies, then piping frosting legs and candy eyes. A spooky craft kids can eat!

Jack-o'-lantern cookies made by dipping Oreos in orange-tinted cream cheese frosting coating. A fun no-bake Halloween treat kids love to decorate with chocolate icing faces.