Black Food Coloring Diy. Food-grade activated charcoal, used in everything from black cocktail recipes to black ice cream, works quite well as a black food dye since the charcoal is black. If you are making icing or other icing, use a gel or paste dye.
If you are not interested in using food colors, you may go for other options, which include dark melted chocolate or dark cocoa. Some people have said that they can taste the kale or spinach of the food coloring in the foods that have been dyed, but this has never been my experience. Black walnut shells can be boiled to make a dark brown or black dye to decorate eggshells.
Cherries, like other berries, make for excellent natural food stains.
The best coloring to use for edible food paint is gel food coloring.
If this is not an issue for you, feel free to skip. Some people have said that they can taste the kale or spinach of the food coloring in the foods that have been dyed, but this has never been my experience. Black food coloring can be hard to find in stores.