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How to Make Fake Blood with Chocolate for Halloween

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Going trick or treating for Halloween and want to learn how to make fake blood for your vampire costume? Making fake blood is easy and doesn't take much time at all. Chocolate fake blood is edible and, let's face it, everyone loves chocolate! Read on to discover how to make fake blood out of chocolate.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • 1/2 cup of water
  • 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder
  • 3 or 4 tablespoons of corn syrup
  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of red food coloring
  • 2 drops of yellow or green food coloring (optional)
  • Flour or cornstarch (optional)
  1. Step 1

    How to Make Fake Blood

    Make fake blood by pouring warm water into a container or bowl and mixing it well with cocoa powder. Mix the corn syrup and food coloring into the container with the cocoa powder as well. Let the mixture sit for a bit so that it can settle.

  2. Step 2

    How to Make Fake Blood

    Pour the fake blood mixture in another container or bowl if there are bubbles on the surface of the mixture after you combine the ingredients to make fake blood. You can also wipe the bubbles away with the edge of a tissue.

  3. Step 3

    How to Make Fake Blood

    If the fake blood is too thick, thin it by adding water. If you feel as though it's too thin after you make fake blood, add a small amount of flour or cornstarch until the fake blood is the right thickness.

  4. Step 4

    How to Make Fake Blood

    You've now learned how to make fake blood! Not only is chocolate blood realistic, but it smells delicious and tastes just like chocolate! After you make fake blood, go ahead and splatter it on clothes or let it drip down your face. The possibilities are endless!

Tips & Warnings
  • Be careful not to eat your fake blood before you've make it out the house.

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on 10/7/2009 Very Creative and enjoyable read like always. 5 stars for you my friend.

jeni10 said

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on 10/4/2009 I love that this is natural, as opposed to buying the chemical fake blood in the store. Great article. Thanks for sharing how to make fake blood with chocolate for Halloween. 5*

woodsusa said

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on 10/2/2009 This is great! My kids will be trying this for Halloween, I'm sure!

amyrah said

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on 9/26/2009 awesome

jaredsgirl said

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on 9/19/2009 This is so cool! Thanks for the tips on making fake blood with chocolate for Halloween. 5*

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