HOW TO NATURALLY DYE EASTER EGGS
Let’s celebrate Easter naturally this year! You can create an array of shades and colors using ingredients you likely already have at home. Why not give it a try with the kids? It’s a fun and creative activity that will bring joy to the whole family.
Gather your kitchen staples and prepare to embark on an adventure of color and creativity as we teach you how to naturally dye easter eggs.
Bluish GRAY
Mix 1 cup frozen mashed blueberries with 1 cup water, bring to room temperature, and let sit until the water is colored. Strain the blueberries before adding hard-boiled eggs.
Blue
Yes, red cabbage-dyed Easter eggs turn out blue! Cut a head of red cabbage into chunks and add to 4 cups boiling water. Stir in 2 tablespoons of vinegar. Let cool to room temperature and remove cabbage with a slotted spoon.
Jade Green
Peel the skin from 6 red onions and simmer in 2 cups of water for 15 minutes; strain. Add 3 teaspoons of white vinegar.
Faint Yellow Green
Peel the skin from 6 yellow apples. Simmer in 1-1/2 cups of water for 20 minutes; strain. Add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar. Simmer 4 ounces chopped fennel tops in 1-1/2 cups of water for 20 minutes; strain. Add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar.
Orange
The longer you soak these onion-dyed eggs, the darker the color will be. Take the skin of 6 yellow onions and simmer in 2 cups of water for 15 minutes; strain. Add 3 teaspoons of white vinegar.
Faint Red-Orange
Stir 2 tablespoons of paprika into 1 cup of boiling water; add 2 tsp. of white vinegar.
Yellow
Rich yellow: Simmer 4 oz. chopped carrot tops in 1-1/2 cups of water for 15 minutes; strain. Add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar. Mustard-yellow: Stir 2 tablespoons of turmeric into 1 cup of boiling water; add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar. Various shades: Steep 4 bags of chamomile or green tea in 1 cup of boiling water for 5 minutes. Pale yellow: Chop 4 ounces of goldenrod and simmer in 2 cups of water for 20 minutes; strain. Add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar. Faint yellow: Simmer the peels of 6 oranges in 1-1/2 cups of water for 20 minutes; strain. Add 2 teaspoons of vinegar.
Golden Brown
Simmer 2 tablespoons of dill seed in 1 cup of water for 15 minutes; strain. Add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar.
Brown
Add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to 1 cup of strong coffee.
Pink
Faint pink: Chop 4 ounces of amaranth flowers and simmer in 2 cups of water; strain. Add 2 tsp. of white vinegar. Simmer the skins from 6 avocados in 1-1/2 cups of water for 20 minutes; strain. Add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar. Medium pink: Mix 1 cup of pickled beet juice and 1 tablespoon of vinegar. Dark pink: These beet-dyed eggs will darken the longer they sit in the liquid. Cut 1 medium beet into chunks and add to 4 cups of boiling water. Stir in 2 tablespoons of vinegar and let cool to room temperature; remove beets.
Lavender
Mix 1 cup of grape juice and 1 tablespoon of vinegar.
Teal
Soak eggs in blue made from red cabbage and then soak eggs in yellow made with turmeric.