Try coloring eggs the old-fashioned way, using spices, foods, and plants instead of dyes. It turns out that everything you need can be found in your own kitchen and in nature. It's something unusual and fun to try. Note that you should plan dyeing the eggs at least a day in advance to get the brightest colors possible. Coloring Easter eggs has been a ritual for a long time. Find out how you can dye eggs naturally in the following article!
Coloring eggs using natural means
Pickling eggs in natural dyes is a better method than using chemical tablets to color hard-boiled eggs because pickling preserves more nutrients in the egg while producing richer colors.It's fascinatingobserving how different foods such as turmeric, blueberries, beets and many others can create a variety of colors in the eggs.
What you need for colorful Easter eggs
These remedies are particularly helpful for the following colors.
- Yellow: 2 – 3 teaspoons ground turmeric or cumin
- Orange: 1 cup chopped yellow onion peels or 3 tablespoons chili powder
- Rosa: 1 cup shredded beetroot
- Purple: 1 cup red onion peels
- Blue: 1 cup chopped blue cabbage
- Blue: 1 cup blueberries
- Brown: 1 bag of black tea
- Green: 2 cups spinach
Coloring eggs naturally – instructions
The eggs should be at room temperature - remove the hard-boiled eggs from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before dyeing. For the different colors you will need the following ingredients:
- 250 ml water
- 1 – 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- Desired coloring agent (e.g. turmeric or red cabbage, etc.)
- 1 – 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 – 2 tablespoons brown or regular sugar
Coloring instructions:
- Bring the water, salt, sugar and coloring ingredient to a boil, then reduce the heat to simmer for about half an hour.
- If you want the eggshell to absorb the color better, be sure to add 1 to 2 teaspoons of white vinegar.
- The eggs should be dipped into the solution, which is about room temperature. The longer they lie in the colored water, the stronger the color becomes. You can let the eggs soak in the solution for a whole night (or up to three days).
- Then let the Easter eggs dry completely. Finally, the eggs are polished with a cloth after rubbing them with a little vegetable oil.
Coloring Easter eggs with wine
You need 12 fresh, white eggs (room temperature) and dark red wine.
Directions:
- Fill a saucepan completely with wine and bring to a boil.
- Using a slotted spoon, add the eggs to the wine - soft-boiled eggs take 8 minutes, hard-boiled eggs take 15 minutes. Then turn off the stove.
- Leave the Easter eggs in the cooking pot with the wine until they have the desired color (maximum 12 hours). Then remove them from the wine and dry them on paper towels. Avoid polishing with olive oil.
This way you can also dye beautiful eggs naturally
When using natural dyes to dye Easter eggs, the shade may vary from one component to the next, but in general you can expect the colors described below. If you want bold colors, go for itthe Easter eggsin the fridge for a longer period of time - it's best to let them soak overnight.
Obtained orange-red color
Mix 2 tablespoons of paprika with 250 ml of boiling water and then add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar. This creates a pale red-orange color.
Dye eggs naturally – yellow
Bright yellow:Boil 120g chopped carrots in 350ml water for 15 minutes then strain the mixture. Then add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar.
Different shades of yellow:To obtain different shades, steep 4 chamomile or green tea bags in 250 ml of boiling water for 5 minutes.
Blassgelb:120g chopped goldenrod should be boiled in 500ml water for 20 minutes before straining the water. Then add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar.
Blassgelb:Boil the peels of 6 oranges in 350 ml of water for 20 minutes and then add 2 teaspoons of vinegar.
Brown Easter eggs
Brown-gold:Boil 2 teaspoons of dill seeds in 250 ml of water for 15 minutes, then strain the mixture. Add 2 teaspoons of vinegar.
Braun:Add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to 250 ml of strong coffee.
Pink and lavender
Blassrosa:Chop 120g of amaranth flowers, boil them in 500ml of water and then strain the mixture. Add 2 teaspoons white vinegar.
Medium pink:Boil the peels of 6 avocados in 350ml water for 20 minutes, then strain. Add 2 teaspoons of vinegar.
Lavender:Combine 250ml grape juice and 1 tablespoon vinegar.
Coloring eggs naturally – blue-green
The eggs should be soaked first in a blue solution of red cabbage and then in a yellow solution of turmeric.
