Easy Egg Coloring Tips!
in The Too Busy to Diet Blog on April 16, 2014
Let’s Color Eggs a More Natural Way!
Written by Alexis D’Ascenzo, Dietetic Student at University of Illinois at Chicago, CPT
Are you ready to get creative in the kitchen? Do you love coloring eggs like me? Well instead of buying an egg coloring kit this year, how about trying to make your own with the creative combinations below. Have fun!
- Place the eggs in a single layer in a pan, add water, and one teaspoon of vinegar until covered.
- Add the natural dye (use more dye for more eggs or for a more intense color) and bring water to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, if you like the color, remove the eggs from the water.
If you want more intensely colored eggs, temporarily remove the eggs from the liquid. Strain the dye through a coffee filter (unless you want speckled eggs). Cover the eggs with the filtered dye and let them remain in the refrigerator overnight. Naturally-colored eggs will not be glossy, but if you want a shiny appearance you can rub a bit of cooking oil onto the eggs once they are dry.
| Color | Ingredients |
| Lavender | Small Quantity of Purple Grape Juice Violet Blossoms plus 2 tsp Lemon Juice Red Zinger Tea |
| Violet Blue | Violet Blossoms Small Quantity of Red Onions Skins (boiled) Hibiscus Tea Red Wine |
| Blue | Canned Blueberries Red Cabbage Leaves (boiled) Purple Grape Juice |
| Green | Spinach Leaves (boiled) Liquid Chlorophyll |
| Greenish Yellow | Yellow Delicious Apple Peels (boiled) |
| Yellow | Orange or Lemon Peels (boiled) Carrot Tops (boiled) Celery Seed (boiled) Ground Cumin (boiled) Ground Turmeric (boiled) Chamomile Tea Green Tea |
| Golden Brown | Dill Seeds |
| Brown | Strong Coffee Instant Coffee Black Walnut Shells (boiled) Black Tea |
| Orange | Yellow Onion Skins (boiled) Cooked Carrots Chili Powder Paprika |
| Pink | Beets Cranberries or Juice Raspberries Red Grape Juice Juice from Pickled Beets |
| Red | Lots of Red Onions Skins (boiled) Canned Cherries with Juice Pomegranate Juice Raspberries |
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