How to Dye Easter Eggs Natually
Learn how to dye Easter eggs naturally using real food ingredients, and without any chemical laden food dyes. It's easy and the colors are so vibrant and fun!
Ingredients
Hard boiled eggs
- Brown shelled eggs for color green
- White shelled eggs for all other colors
- Water
- Ice
Dye base
- 2 cups water
- 2 tbsp white vinegar
For red/deep pink
- 2 cups shredded beets
For orange
- 2 cups yellow onion skin
For yellow
- 1/4 cup turmeric powder
For green and blue (use brown eggs for green and white eggs for blue)
- 2 cups shredded red cabbage
For purple (omit water for this one)
- 2 cups grape juice
For brown (omit water for this one)
- 2 cups strong brewed coffee cooled
Instructions
Hard boiled eggs
- Bring water to a boil in a pot over medium high heat.
- Gently lower the eggs into the water so they don't break, and let it come to a boil again. Once it does, lower the heat, and let the eggs simmer for 11 minutes.
- Prepare a large bowl with an ice bath.
- Once the eggs are done cooking, transfer them to the ice bath for at least 15 minutes.
For red/deep pink, orange, yellow, green, and blue
- Place 2 cups of water and color ingredient in a saucepan.
- Heat over high heat until the mixture comes to a boil.
- Turn down the heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Let the dye liquid cool for one hour, then strain.
- Place the liquid in a jar or a glass container, then add vinegar.
- Add the eggs into the dye then place in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
- Once the eggs have dyed to your liking, carefully remove from the dye and place on a paper towel lined plate and let them air dry. Try not to wipe or smudge with your fingers until completely dry.
For purple and brown
- Combine the color ingredient and vinegar in a jar.
- Add eggs to the dye.
- Place in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
- Once the eggs have dyed to your liking, carefully remove from the dye and place on a paper towel lined plate and let them air dry. Try not to wipe or smudge with your fingers until completely dry.