Yes and no. The white food coloring is what makes the candy opaque so that it's not affected by the color of your apples. If you skip the white coloring, the green or red of the apple will shine through the clear candy and affect the color you see.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFor example, if you make clear pink candy on a green apple, it'll likely appear brown. But by adding the white food coloring, the candy becomes opaque and you can't see through it to the green apples so you get a bright, vibrant pink apple.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYou can skip the white food coloring if you're making red (on red apples), green (on green apples) or black candy on any color apple. Because the clear candy will just reflect the color underneath, and it won't be a big deal. But for every other color, not so much. So go ahead and grab some white food coloring u0026#x1f60a;u003cbr/u003e