How to Dye Easter Eggs
Learn how to dye Easter Eggs with natural ingredients as a eco-friendly, creative, and fun activity for the whole family to enjoy!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 dozen eggs (hard-boiled)
- 1 small beet ( peeled and grated)
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 3 yellow onions (skins only)
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons turmeric
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- ¼ cup blueberries (smashed)
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 cup red cabbage (chopped )
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1 cup red cabbage (chopped )
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
Instructions
- 1
For pink, orange, yellow and light blue:
- 2
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.
- 3
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.
- 4
Transfer the cooked eggs to the bowls, adding as many eggs as you want of a specific color to the bowl.
- 5
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.
- 6
For blue and green:
- 7
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.
- 8
Remove eggs from the dye and let dry for a few minutes on a paper-towel lined sheet pan.