The chocolate syrup darkens the blood to give it a more realistic color. This fake blood recipe is fully edible!
Add in a small squirt of chocolate syrup if you wish to make the blood a more realistic color. You can buy 100% pomegranate juice at the store, or use the beet juice that comes in canned beets. You can also use beet powder in place of beet juice. This blood is non-edible and is quite sticky.
Add a teaspoon of beet juice or pomegranate juice if you want a more intense color.
Add in 1 part maple syrup if you want a thicker, sludgier consistency. You can also use ketchup or tomato sauce in the place of tomato paste, though they have a brighter and less realistic color.
Washable tempura paint isn’t edible, but it also won’t stain your clothes. Adding a touch of blue gives fake blood a darker and more realistic color. Stir the tempura paint instead of shaking. Because of the chemical composition of the paint, shaking can cause it to foam.
You can also remove the ink tube from a red pen, cut it with a serrated knife, and pour the red ink into the glue. Aim to use about 3 parts glue and 2 parts ink. To make the fake blood less bright and more realistic, add in cocoa powder a teaspoon (14. 79 ml) at a time. Cocoa powder darkens the fake blood to make it more of a burgundy color than a bright red. Corn syrup and cocoa powder creates a thicker blood than using just paint and water.
If you want very thick paint blood, you don’t have to add water.
It should take around 15-20 seconds to blend the strawberries. Add a teaspoon (4. 93 ml) or so of water if the mixture is too thick.
The strainer should catch the seeds and chunks of the raspberries and let the liquid pass through. You should be left with about ½ cup (118. 3 ml) of raspberry juice. Dispose of the raspberry pulp or use it in baking if you wish.
You may need to add up to a few tablespoons of raspberry juice, depending how dark you want your blood.
