Whatever you and the kids are getting up to this Halloween, have some fun and try some spooky recipes.
Make your own realistic edible fake blood for Halloween. Give your spooky cakes that extra ghoulish touch. Makes a good dipping sauce for fingers too!
Edible Fake Blood
Make your own fake blood for Halloween
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 45 ml cherry juice or water
- 250 g glucose syrup
- 1 red food colouring gel
- 1 blue food colouring gel
- 1 yellow food colouring gel
Conversions
Instructions
- Mix the cornflour with 1 tbsp cherry juice, then tip the mixture into a small pan with the glucose syrup and remaining cherry juice. Heat gently over a low heat, whisking well to combine, then remove from the heat.
- Squeeze in a generous amount of the red food colouring gel and stir well, then add a very small drop each of the blue and yellow food colouring gels and stir again. You are aiming for a deep red-brown blood colour. Continue adding little drops of food colouring, stirring well between each addition, until you reach your desired colour. The edible fake blood will keep in a sealed jar in the fridge for up to three weeks. This recipe makes a thick, slow-running gel. If you want a thinner gel, simply stir in a little more cherry juice or water.
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