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Eggs 101: How To Naturally Colour Easter Eggs

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If you frequent the Twitter Party circuit (and if you don’t, you’re missing out!) I’m really hoping you caught our #EggsAtEaster Twitter Party last night. Filled with a wealth of information about decorating, storing, and of course, cooking eggs at Easter, it was an incredibly fun and fast-paced party!

For those who did miss out, I wanted to share one of the most popular topics of the night – How To Naturally Colour Easter Eggs. It’s just one of the Eggs 101 tutorials that you can find at eggs.ca. Their how-to articles and videos have everything you need to become a certified eggs-pert (ba-zing!), and I’ve found myself consulting the website for everything from How to Make the Perfect Hard-cooked Egg to How to Make a Meringue. Courtesy of eggs.ca:

Household items you find in the fridge and pantry produce earthy-coloured (and edible!) beautiful Easter decorations. This is a fun and easy way to naturally colour hard-cooked eggs for your family. Here’s how.

Things You’ll Need: Eggs, saucepan, frozen berries, ground turmeric, vinegar and black coffee or tea.

1. Place frozen berries, turmeric and coffee grinds in separate medium saucepans.
2. Add 2 cups (500 mL) water and 1 tbsp (15 mL) vinegar to each saucepan.
3. Add 6 eggs to each saucepan. Set over high heat and bring to boil.
4. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
5. Remove eggs from each saucepan. Strain and discard solids but reserve coloured liquids.
6. Cool slightly before placing eggs back into liquids for 30 minutes or until desired colour intensity is achieved.

For a glossy look, rub with a bit of cooking oil once the eggs are dry. Naturally-coloured hard-cooked eggs make great snacks in lunches, or as colourful appetizers at Easter brunch!

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  1. Thanks so much for this info! I’m going to try and do naturally coloured eggs with the grandkids this year!

  3. So much better than having to buy food colouring or those silly kits ! Shoot, I might boil some eggs like this just for the fun of it any time of year for myself ;)
    Definitely sharing this idea :)

  5. Awesome tips! Great to see a natural alternative. I’ve used frozen raspberries for pink dye before, it works great!

  6. My kids would love these for their lunches and I love that they are dyed naturally!

  8. I think the colours would be more vibrant as well. More pastels and prettier colours. Thanks for the post.

  9. great idea to colour your eggs naturally, if you do not buy kits or use food colouring, thanks for sharing and that was a great party the other night!!

  13. This is great! I thought that I would need food colouring…berries are a super idea and something that I always have on hand.

  16. pretty, if there is a small crack in them I wonder if the egg tastes like fruit or spice

  21. Everytime I scroll down the page, I have to stop and look at these eggs. The colours are so beautiful!