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How to Dye Easter Eggs Naturally

How to make natural Easter egg dye with kitchen ingredients like turmeric, beets, onion skins, cabbage, and blueberries.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Resting4 hours
Total Time4 hours 15 minutes
Course: Tutorial
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 servings
Author: Yumna Jawad

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 dozen eggs hard-boiled

For Pink:

  • 1 small beet peeled and grated
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar

For Orange:

  • 3 yellow onions skins only
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar

For Yellow:

  • 2 teaspoons turmeric
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar

For Light Blue:

  • ¼ cup blueberries smashed
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar

For Green:

For Blue:

  • 1 cup red cabbage chopped
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar

Instructions

For pink, orange, yellow and light blue:

  • Bring a large kettle of water to a boil. You may need to refill this and bring it to a boil again depending on the size of your kettle.
  • Set out one high-rimmed, heatproof bowl for each color on a rimmed sheet pan. Place the ingredients for each color in separate bowls. Each color will be enough to color 2 to 3 eggs. Mix the ingredients in each bowl to combine the color agent with the vinegar.
  • Transfer the cooked eggs to the bowls, adding as many eggs as you want of a specific color to the bowl.
  • Cover the eggs with boiling water until they are fully submerged. Let sit for at least 4 hours, or up to overnight in the fridge for deeper hues. Remove eggs from the dye and let dry for a few minutes on a paper-towel lined sheet pan.

For blue and green:

  • Add water to a pot with ingredient for each color. Set out a high-rimmed, heatproof bowl for each on a rimmed sheet pan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Then transfer the water with the ingredient to a bowl before submerging the eggs.
  • Remove eggs from the dye and let dry for a few minutes on a paper-towel lined sheet pan.

Notes

Tip:White eggs produce the clearest colors when using natural dyes. Brown eggs will still work but the colors will appear darker and more muted.
Storage: With the shell on, the hard-boiled dyed eggs will keep for up to 7 days in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 63kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.3g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 62mg | Potassium: 61mg | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 238IU | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg

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