Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Homemade Natural Dye For Easter Eggs

Category: Easter

For a fool-proof way to hard-boil eggs:

Place eggs in a single layer in a saucepan; add enough tap water to cover at

least 1 inch above eggs. Cover and bring to boiling.

Remove from heat and leave for about 1/2 hour.

Immediately place pot under cold running water until water in pot is cold.

Dry eggs and decorate immediately or store in refrigerate. Do not decorate

cracked eggs, instead use them in recipes or eat them up as soon as

possible.

Different Shades of Red: beets, raspberries, cranberries, grape juice, or red

onions

Different Shades of Yellow: Yellow onion skins, orange peels, lemon peels,

shredded carrot, celery seed, ground cumin or ground turmeric

Pale green: Spinach leaves

Golden: Yellow Golden Delicious Apple peels

Light Blue: frozen blueberries, thawed

Light brown: Strong brewed coffee

Place the hard-boiled eggs in a single layer in a large pot (do not stack

them). Pour in just enough water to cover the eggs, add about 1 teaspoon

vinegar and the desired natural dye to the water.

Bring the water to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes.

If you'd rather not go natural, either use food coloring or go out and buy an

egg colouring kit.