Coloring Easter Eggs with Natural Colors - Big Y® World Class Market™

This Easter, why not color your eggs using nature's very own dyes? It's possible to come up with a great number of colors using natural ingredients that can easily be found in almost any kitchen

Light Yellow: Orange or lemon peels, carrot tops, celery seed or ground cumin

Yellow: Ground turmeric

Orange: Skins from Yellow onions

Light Green: Spinach leaves

Golden Green: Yellow Delicious
apple peels

Blue: Canned blueberries or red cabbage leaves

Light Red: Fresh Beets or Cranberries, frozen raspberries

Beige or Brown: Strong brewed coffee

Here's What to Do to Dye Eggs the Natural Way:
You can either add dyes to the eggs when boiling them or to dye the eggs after they have been hardboiled.

Put eggs in a pan in a single layer. Fill pan with water until the eggs are covered.
Add a teaspoon of vinegar.
Add the ingredient for the natural dye for the color you want your eggs to be. (The more eggs you are dying at a time, the more you will need.)
Bring water to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Remove the ingredient used for color.

For a darker shade, cover eggs with the dye and let them stand overnight in the refrigerator.