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Conveniently for chocolate lovers who are also Halloween fans, chocolate syrup has a good consistency for making fake blood. With the addition of some food coloring, it also quickly develops a suitable color for fake blood, which is actually a reddish-brown rather than a bright red. Choose a method and experiment away, until you get the desired consistency and look for adding blood to your face, costume... or even your cake!
Steps
Chocolate syrup fake blood
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1Gather the ingredients. For this method of fake blood, you'll need:
- Hershey's chocolate syrup
- Red food coloring
- Blue food coloring.
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2Blend the chocolate syrup and red food coloring.Advertisement
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3Add a couple drops of blue food coloring to create a more realistic color.
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4Put the mixture in the fridge to help it thicken.
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5Apply liberally, in splatters, droplets and smears.
Chocolate syrup and corn syrup fake blood
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1Gather the ingredients. For this method of fake blood, you'll need:
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1/2 tablespoon chocolate syrup
- 4 drops red food coloring.
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2Place the ingredients together in a small mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
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3Use. Decorate yourself. You can apply the fake blood to your shirt, body and even face. Or, since this is edible, you can add it to food that needs a tinge of fake blood for Halloween.
Chocolate syrup thicker fake blood
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1Gather the ingredients. For this method of fake blood, you'll need:
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1-2 drops liquid red food coloring
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch (helps to thicken and add opacity to the fake blood)
- 1-2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder (or drinking chocolate).
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2Place the ingredients together in a small mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
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3Use. Decorate yourself (skin, unwanted old clothes, face, etc.). Or, since this is edible, you can add it to food that needs a tinge of fake blood for Halloween.
Chocolate syrup and tropical punch fake blood
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1Gather the ingredients. For this method of fake blood, you'll need:
- 1/2 cup tropical fruit punch (or a cup of coffee if you'd like to experiment)
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons red food coloring
- 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder.
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2Drop all of the ingredients into a blender. Blend for 10 seconds.
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3Check the color. You may need to adjust a little, depending on the brand of fruit punch you've added. Try different amounts of punch, chocolate syrup or cocoa powder until it's just right for your needs.
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4Use. Decorate yourself (skin, unwanted old clothes, face, etc.). Or, since this is edible, you can add it to food that needs a tinge of fake blood for Halloween.
Warnings
- Fake blood might not wash out of costumes or clothing. Test a small area first, or wear items that are okay to have stains on them.⧼thumbs_response⧽
Things You'll Need
- Mixing bowl
- Mixing implement
- Applicator (such as an ear-bud, craft stick, etc.) (optional)
References
- Tropical syrup fake blood adapted from: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/fake-blood-recipes#sthash.zfj3N41c.dpuf