Colouring french macarons O.o ?!

[Jacob Hall]

Hi,
I tried making french macarons the other day and they turned out somewhat successful, (i had to spoon them out as couldn't get a piping bag :O ) to colour them I used a liquid pink food colouring and as per the instructions added them to the egg whites before whisking.. when i went to bake the macarons the colour completely faded as they baked is there anything i'm doing wrong? Or do i have to change to a gel food colouring?
Thank you!

 

[Diane Lane]

Hmm, I've never tried making them, are they difficult? The ones I've seen pictures of were brightly colored, so you could be right about the gel coloring. Yours looks good, though, just not as bright. In the future, you can use a ziploc bag for piping, put the ingredients in the bag, squeeze out the air, then snip off the corner of the bag. You won't be able to use a tip, but it might be easier and less messy than having to spoon it out.

 

[Jacob Hall]

Ok! Thanks for the reply, i got some gel colouring yesterday xD

 

[Diane Lane]

Ok! Thanks for the reply, i got some gel colouring yesterday xD

Good deal, let us know how they've turned out. I need to purchase some gel coloring as well, for the upcoming holiday baking.

 

[Becky]

Welcome to the forum!

Whichever food colouring you try in future, make sure it is 'bake safe' - they hold their colour better when you bake with them.

 

[Jacob Hall]

Hi, thanks. They turned out good colour, batter too wet though - next ones i used some red liquid as i used it all up (the gel) horrible, turned chocolate with a bad smell - it said it wasn't bake stable :O Gonna try them again today

 

[Becky]

Oh no, I hope your next attempt turned out better! Macarons are hard, so don't feel bad if it takes a while to get them right.