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Color Tortillas with Edible Paint

Jazz up your meal and color tortillas with edible paint! Your quesadillas and soft tacos never tasted AND looked so good!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 1 colored tortillas
Cost 2

Equipment

  • 2-3 round tortillas
  • 1-3 colors of regular food coloring or gel-based food coloring any colors you'd like
  • water
  • 1-3 Small, clean containers (we used espresso cups!)
  • toothpicks

Instructions

  • Pour 1-2 drops of food coloring into each container. Use a different color for each container. Add a few drops of water to each bowl (the more water, the more diluted the color will be). Use a toothpick or spoon to mix water with food coloring. 
    child mixing water and food coloring
  • Dip your tortilla paint brushes into your containers of edible paint and color your tortillas!

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Notes

  • For your colors, use either regular food coloring or gel-based food coloring.
  • Use an extra tortilla, folded and broken into 3-4 strips, to form paintbrushes.
  • To prevent messes, consider painting your tortillas on top of a baking sheet or parchment paper.