When I was looking for ways to dye Easter eggs naturally I found that you can dye Easter eggs with food. I have put together this guide for naturally dyed Easter eggs. Parents love the ingredients in the dyes and kids love the vibrant colors. I will share with you my top 3 colors and what I use to achieve the color.
Ingredients:
Other tools and items you will need:
Instructions on how to make naturally dyed Easter eggs:
Fill a large pot with water and a teaspoon of salt and bring to a boil. Then add 18 eggs, and cook for 7 minutes. When you add eggs to boiling water rather than at the beginning to cold water it helps the eggs peal easier after cooing. Another factor that helps to make the egg shells peel easier is too drain hot water and refill pot with ice cold water right away. Let cooked eggs sit aside or in the refrigerator while you prepare the dyes.
Prepare the veggies to make your dyes. Chop your head of cabbage into large chunks and then repeat with red beets. Place veggies into separate pots, cabbage in one and beets in another. Then fill with water about 4 cups or to just cover the cabbage or beets. In small quart pot add 4 cups of water and 4 tablespoon of turmeric. Before cooking add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to each pot. Place all 3 pots onto stove top and bring to a boil. Once boiling reduce heat and let simmer for 30 minutes covered. After the dyes have simmered for 30 minutes let them cool down.
While the dyes are cooling prepare your eggs if you choose to add leaf designs. Place an egg with your choice of leaves, I like to use ferns and parsley leaves into clean pantyhose. Then tie a knot and insert the next egg and so on. Once dyes half cooled off strain the liquid into seperate bowls. Then add in your eggs either plain or dressed inthe pantyhose. Cover with a lid or plastic wrap and let sit for 3 hours for the deepest color. You can check in on the eggs and watch until the reach your desired color.
When the eggs have finished resting in the dye. Remove eggs into bowl and wipe extra liquid off eggs. Enjoy your beautifully colored eggs.
Leaves you can use to create designs:
How long to leave eggs in natural dye?
How long should I cook my eggs?
These naturally dyed Easter eggs would go perfect on your easter dinner table along with:
CRISPY FRENCH ONION CHICKEN
BEEF BRAISED POTATO
DUCHESS POTATO CASSEROLE
GARLIC GREEN BEANS
Natural dyed Easter eggs
Equipment
- clean panty hose
- leaves such as parsley
Ingredients
- 1 head red cabbage
- 2 lbs beets
- 4 tablespoon tumeric
- 18 white eggs
- 3 tablespoon white distilled vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- In a large pot add water and a teaspoon of salt bring to a boil and then add 18 eggs, cook for 7 minutes. Drain hot water and refill pot with ice cold water. Let sit aside while you prepare the dyes.
- Chop your head of cabbage and 2lbs of red beets into large chunks. Place veggies into seperate pots. Then fill with water about 4 cups or to just cover the cabbage or beets.
- In small quart pot add 4 cups of water and 4 tablespoon of tumeric.
- Add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to each pot.
- Place all 3 pots onto stove top and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat and let simmer for 30 minutes covered.
- After the dyes have simmered for 30 minutes then let them cool down.
- While the dyes are cooling prepare your eggs if you choose to add leaf designs. Place an egg with your choice of leaves, I like to use ferns and parsley leaves into clean pantyhose. Then tie a knot and insert the next egg and so on.
- Once dyes half cooled off strain the liquid into seperate bowls. Then add in your eggs either plain or dressed inthe pantyhose. Cover with a lid or plastic wrap and let sit for 3 hours for the deepest color. You can check in on the eggs and watch until the reach your desired color. **check the color list
- When the eggs have finished resting in the dye. Remove eggs into bowl and wipe extra liquid off eggs. Enjoy your beautifully colored eggs.
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