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!
Thanks so much for this info! I’m going to try and do naturally coloured eggs with the grandkids this year!
Sounds awesome! Hope they turned out!
Thanks for the new and inspiring ideas Lena.
You’re welcome BobbiJo!
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 :)
Thanks Flora – and I agree, it’s a great idea all year round!
Those look really pretty and this is much better than using those fake dyes!
Agreed!
Awesome tips! Great to see a natural alternative. I’ve used frozen raspberries for pink dye before, it works great!
Great to hear Nicole!
My kids would love these for their lunches and I love that they are dyed naturally!
Absolutely Tara!
That is a great idea to do with the kids. Really it is a fun and teachable time.
Yes, I agree Lori!
I think the colours would be more vibrant as well. More pastels and prettier colours. Thanks for the post.
You’re welcome Debbie!
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!!
Thanks so much Lynda!
Awesome idea, I was going to try this out.
Hope you did Jaime!
Great DIY idea! Thanks for sharing!
YW Victoria!
Thanks, definitely going to try this out this week!
Hope they turned out for you!
This is great! I thought that I would need food colouring…berries are a super idea and something that I always have on hand.
Amazing!
Those are great ideas. I actually never heard of anything other than food coloring before.
Me neither, I love this idea!
Very cool! Didn’t know you could get so many colours naturally
Yes you can!
pretty, if there is a small crack in them I wonder if the egg tastes like fruit or spice
Better than artificial dye, LOL!
Love this idea Lena as there are so many chemicals already present in our food!
Agreed!
I haven’t done this for years, what a great approach
Thanks Darlene!
I knew about most of these but never thought to use turmeric! Brilliant idea!
Yes! That was a new one for me too!
The colours are so beautiful.
They really are!
Everytime I scroll down the page, I have to stop and look at these eggs. The colours are so beautiful!
Thanks Rick :)
Wow awesome . so colorful , got to do this with my Grandson :)
Have fun!
Natural colouring is the way to go.
Natural is always better!
Will share this with my daughter cause I know she prefers natural for my granddaughter!
I really liked this post and next time we dye eggs we will use natural dyes
Natural dyes also work really well on wooden eggs we love making those during the winter months
This sounds great but I’m surprised I’ve never heard of it before