Food Color Dyed Eggs
Food Color Dyed Easter Eggs are just as easy as those egg dying kits, and you probably already have all the ingredients in your cupboard. Gorgeous colors and so much family fun!
Servings 1 egg
Equipment
- 10-Ounce (minimum) glass cup (per color)
- Paper Towels, a paper egg carton, or a wire rack to dry the eggs
- Spoons or a whisk
Ingredients
- Boiled eggs
- ½ teaspoon gel food dye per color
- 1 cup water per color
- 1 tablespoon vinegar per color
Instructions
- Choose your colors and have a glass for each color.
- Place 1 cup water and 1 tablespoon vinegar in each cup. If you heat the colors for about a minute in the microwave, it will result in a richer color, but it’s not required.
- Add a ½ teaspoon of gel food dye to each color, one color to a cup.
- Stir the liquid in the cups, and start placing the eggs in the cups. Using spoons makes it easier to get the eggs in and out.
- Within 1 minute, your eggs will be dyed. The longer you leave the eggs in the dye, the darker they will get.
- Let the eggs rest on paper towels, on a wire rack, or back in the paper egg tray to dry for at least 5 minutes. Once the tops of the eggs are dry, flip them so the bottom can dry. Store in the fridge until you need them.
Notes
Some colors such as orange and yellow may need more dye to get a good color.
It’ll also depend on the brand of dye as some aren’t as good as others. Do a test egg and add more dye if needed. The dye will stir right in.
This type of dying really pulls out the natural art on the shell of each egg.
You can use liquid dye as well, about 10 drops will do. Don’t use oil-based dyes or icing colors as they won’t mix into your water.
You can use brown or white eggs as well. The colors tend to turn out darker or richer and are very pretty.
Some gel dyes, especially if they’re getting older, may cause “floaties” in the water. This is ok and actually makes for a firework dye look on the eggs and is super cool. So, don’t throw it out if it happens, you’ll miss out!
