How to Color Easter Eggs With Food

If you are ready to avoid chemical Easter egg dyes and the mess it can cause, color eggs with food! Kids really enjoy having the opportunity of playing with food and coloring their Easter eggs the old fashioned way. Using food to color eggs is like doing a science experiment and it's something they will always remember and talk about with their friends. To color eggs with food, follow these simple instructions for beautiful Easter eggs.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Eggs
• saucepan
• vinegar
• spices
• plants
• herbs
• water

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   color eggs with food

   Begin by placing white eggs into a saucepan that has just enough water to cover the eggs. Add the food, plants or spices, along with two tablespoons of vinegar.

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   color eggs with food

   For yellow eggs, use ground turmeric, carrot tops, or onions skins. The longer the onion skins are simmered, the darker the color will be.

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   color eggs with cinnamon

   For brown eggs, use ground cinnamon.

4. For orange eggs, use ground paprika

5. For a beige brown color, boil eggs with coffee grounds.

6. For blue eggs, boil eggs with blueberries or red cabbage.

7. For lavender eggs, boil eggs with concord grape juice, yellow apple skins or blackberries.

8. For green eggs, boil eggs with spinach.

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   color eggs with food

   For pink eggs, boil eggs with chopped beets.

10. For reddish tan eggs, boil eggs with black tea or beet roots.

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    color eggs with food

    After desired color effect is achived, rinse eggs with cold water and let the eggs air dry. Display the eggs in a bowl or store in the refrigerator.

Tips & Warnings

• Some eggs will take longer than others to dye

Resources

• eHow spring guide
• Fun Easter egg game to play!
• Healthy Recipes

[parollins]

on 3/28/2009 Great aarticle. I am glad I came across this. I was sgoing to write one like this. For green you can use Spinich.

[MIHealthCoach]

on 3/14/2009 This is a lot of fun, I did it last year with my kids and it was a lot more memorable experience than using the traditional store bought egg dying kits!

[MomWhoWrites]

on 3/14/2009 That is great information on how to color easter eggs with foods instead of food coloring. I really need to try this out with my 4 kids. It really sounds fun.