Liquid chocolate colouring

Liquid chocolate colouring is the easiest way to colour couverture or white chocolate drop by drop. According to the manufacturer, our fat-soluble Decora food colourings (15 g) are made for fatty foods such as chocolate and buttercream. They come in nine colours: blue, yellow, green, orange, pink, red, black, violet and white.

Liquid fat-soluble food colouring: what is it for?

The dropper bottle lets you dose very precisely, so even soft shades are easy to hit. The nine basic colours are enough to mix plenty of shades yourself: red and yellow make orange, blue and red make violet, and white lightens any tone. Use black sparingly for deep, dark colours.

Liquid, paste, powder or cocoa butter?

• Liquid colouring: classic basic colours, precise dosing, ideal for mixing your own shades.
• Colour Mill for chocolate: oil-based paste colours in a very wide range of ready-made shades.
• Fat-soluble powder colours: for colouring without any liquid at all.
• Coloured cocoa butter: ready-coloured cocoa butter that you paint straight into chocolate moulds with a brush for chocolate.

You will find every option under chocolate colours.

How to colour chocolate properly

Shake the bottle well every time before use. Add the colour to gently warmed or tempered chocolate and stir thoroughly after each drop. White couverture chocolate is the best base, as only there do pink, yellow or light blue look truly clean. Never use water-based food colouring, because water makes chocolate seize. Our recipe on tempering couverture and chocolate correctly explains the basics, and in our couverture tempering course in Adliswil we practise it together.

Frequently asked questions

How much colouring do I need?

That depends on the shade you want and on the chocolate. Start with a few drops and only add more once you have stirred it through.

Can I colour dark chocolate?

You can, but the colour will barely show. For bright shades, use white couverture.

How is it different from Colour Mill?

Colour Mill is a paste with a large choice of ready-made shades. The liquid colouring offers nine basic colours that you dose precisely and mix yourself.