With Easter literally around the corner, it’s time for one of my favorite Spring traditions, dyeing Easter eggs. I love the whole process and especially the end result with all of the pretty colored eggs displayed in a bowl or an egg carton.
I have been really into using natural dyes for anything that requires food coloring, for quite some time now ever since I have read the research on food color dyes, not being so healthy to ingest.
I made these natural dyes from purple cabbage, beets, coffee, and turmeric. For the coffee I used cooled freshly brewed coffee. And for the vegetables, I simply boiled each of the vegetables (in separate pots) for about 30 minutes and then strained the tea into separate pots. Once the “tea” was completely cooled down, I gently placed my perfectly hard boiled eggs in 4 different mason jars and then poured a different tea in each jar and let them to soak over night (about 12 hours). And voila! Some beautiful naturally dyed eggs using non-toxic home-made natural dyes. For a more vibrant pink I would suggest adding more beets to the tea. And well as far as the coffee colored eggs, I still love the way they turned out even if they look just like a regular brown egg, which is what my very smart three year old son pointed out! Watch out for my future recipe, deviled eggs.
- 2 beets, quartered
- 4 cups of water
- 1 tsp. of apple cider vinegar
- In a medium sized pot, boil the water, and add the beets and bring it down to a simmer
- Simmer for 30 minutes
- Cool the "Tea"
- Place hardboiled eggs into a cup.
- Add the cup
