I’ve been wanting to try dying deviled eggs with beet juice for a long time. One of my favorite local lunch spots serves them and I order them pretty much 100% of the time—SO good.
To hard boil eggs I use this simple method—place eggs in a large pot filled with water (so eggs are completely covered). Let the water with eggs come to a boil on medium-high heat.
As soon as the water is boiling, turn off the burner and remove the pot from the heat. Let the water cool to the side (at least 15 minutes). When you remove the eggs, they will be hard boiled. Easy peasy!
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To dye the eggs, immerse the whole egg (with shell peeled off) in beet juice for one hour. I got a 16 ounce glass of fresh beet (straight) juice at the health food store to use. You could also use juice from a can of cooked or pickled beets.
Beware, this juice will dye anything and everything including your clothing, anything wood and anything that isn’t stain-resistant (another day I loved my quartz counter tops because it wiped right off).
Beet juice is BEAUTIFUL. The color is absolutely incredible.
When you cut the egg in half, it will be all white with a thin rim of pink around the edge. If you like that look, cut them right before you serve.
After even just one hour, the color bleeds through most of the egg so it looks more like my photos look. I cut these, made the yolk mixture, and refrigerated them overnight before assembling.
I started with about 22 eggs (I wanted to have some extras in case I messed up, which I did, peeling the eggs perfectly is tricky!).
To make the yolk mixture combine the following in a food processor—egg yolks, 3/4 cup mayo and four tablespoons whole grain Dijon mustard (I always buy spicy mustard!). Blend all ingredients. Use a piping bag to fill the eggs or just a spoon if you don’t have one.
Garnish with a sprinkle of smoked paprika, fresh thyme, fresh chives and fresh dill (the chives are the yummiest). Enjoy!
I already can’t wait to make these again for my next party. They do take a little more prep than typical deviled eggs, but I think it’s well worth it for the beautiful presentation.
By the way, if you’re curious—you can’t really taste the beet flavor once they are complete. It’s mostly just for the look!
Hope you enjoy trying these out! xx. Elsie
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Ingredients
- eggs
- beet juice
Instructions
- To hard boil eggs I use this simple method—place eggs in a large pot filled with water (so eggs are completely covered). Let the water with eggs come to a boil on medium-high heat. As soon as the water is boiling, turn off the burner and remove the pot from the heat. Let the water cool to the side (at least 15 minutes). When you remove the eggs, they will be hard boiled. Easy peasy!
- To dye the eggs, immerse the whole egg (with shell peeled off) in beet juice for one hour. I got a 16 ounce glass of fresh beet (straight) juice at the health food store to use. You could also use juice from a can of cooked or pickled beets. Beware, this juice will dye anything and everything including your clothing, anything wood and anything that isn’t stain-resistant (another day I loved my quartz counter tops because it wiped right off).
- When you cut the egg in half, it will be all white with a thin rim of pink around the edge. If you like that look, cut them right before you serve. After even just one hour, the color bleeds through most of the egg so it looks more like my photos look. I cut these, made the yolk mixture, and refrigerated them overnight before assembling.
this is another vAriation which we do here in my country. After the eggs are boiled and peeled, we let them sit in soy sauce for an hour and it gives a lovely brownish color. If u wish to go further ahead, we also can boil the raw eggs into water+soy sauce+1 cinnamon+some cloves and it gives a nice spicy taste to.yiur egg. Of course after this, no soaking is required..When shelled, the eggs will.be brown n spicy. Yummy!
Another tip is one your eggs are finished cooking to then take them out of the hot water and put them immediately into a bowl of ice cold water for about 15 min. That way when it cools the egg separates from the shell and peeling them is easy least! Just roll them on your counter and shell comes right off in two or three peels!
These are so beautiful! I can’t wait to try that. I love deviled eggs and making them a pretty color would make me love them more! Thanks for sharing!
Laura
http://laurahager.blogspot.com/
Purple themed dinners sound so fun! I love that idea!
Laura
http://laurahager.blogspot.com/
Colorful and natural–yummy!
these are so cute!
xx nikki
www.dream-in-neon.com
They look really pretty but what do they taste like.
I am not a huge fan of beets. I was just wondering
how strong the beet taste is. Or do they still just
taste like regular deviled eggs?
Thank you for the post! They look beautiful!
great idea! thanks!
beth.
www.modernmotherblog.com.au
Now this is something I cant wait to try. I love deviled eggs and have a can of pickled beet juice in my fridge that for some reason I never threw out once the beets were gone. Think Ill be snacking on these this weekend.
Gorgeous colors! These will be polished off in no time at the next potluck! Thank you for this inspiration!
Juju Sprinkles
http://www.jujusprinkles.com
Wow, these look and sound amazing!! So pretty too..
Also, a tip for peeling eggs: if you pop a spoonful of bicarb of soda in the water while they’re boiling, the eggs just tend to slip right out 🙂
Charlotte – https://redlipsreallife.wordpress.com
Saw this in a picture in a recent Gun and Garden.
No directions.
Checked internet for beet dyed eggs.
Will definitely be doing for an event I’m having.
Thank you
These are almost too pretty to eat! Just love this!
♥Heather and Melissa
These look so beautiful! I definitely want to try these for our next party we host!
Paige
http://thehappyflammily.com
Oh thats such a fun idea, I definitely need to try that!
damn those look cool! Love the purply color!
I confess I have never eaten a beet, but their color sure does make those eggs look pretty! Does it have a beet-y taste?
Grace, Faith, & Glitter
Such a good idea, the eggs look so pretty with that burgundy color, like it really much!
Betty | Inspiremeland
They look really delicious! And a nice variation of the classic 🙂
These could just be eye candy! Tasting delicious is purely a bonus haha.