How to dye Easter eggs without chemicals: 7 natural dyes (+ bonus video)

The dyes in the paints we get from the supermarket are not the best choice, especially if the egg cracks a little during the cooking process. Besides the fact that they give the egg white an unappetizing look, they are also quite harmful. If you want to have eggs dyed with natural dyes on the Easter table, we offer seven effective and completely safe ways for the health of the whole family.

Bonus Video Dyeing Easter Eggs With Natural Ingredients

General rules for dyeing eggs with natural dyes

The procedure for natural coloring of eggs is the same for all products.

1. Boil the eggs first. Choose specimens with white shells, which produce pure and vibrant colors.
2. Pour 1 liter of water and one of the natural dyes, the options of which are listed below, into the pan.
3. Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce the temperature to a minimum and leave on low heat for 15-60 minutes to brighten the color of the liquid.
4. Remove the pan from the heat and, if desired, you can rub the contents through a sieve. Allow the resulting liquid to cool to room temperature (about 20 minutes), then add 2 tablespoons of vinegar.
5. After that, add cold boiled eggs to it and keep them in the refrigerator until the desired color is obtained, from 2 to 12 hours. The longer you keep them, the darker the color will be.
6. Once you’ve achieved your desired color, scoop out the eggs with a spoon and let them dry on an egg tray or other surface.
7. Coloring eggs with natural dyes does not require them to be uniform – you can decorate each egg with rice grains, ribbons or threads before dipping in dye to create interesting patterns on the surface.
8. To give them a beautiful shine, after they dry well, you can rub with a small amount of vegetable oil.

Yellow Easter eggs

If we want our eggs to be naturally colored yellow, we need turmeric, which can give a very intense shade. Add 3 tablespoons of turmeric to water and cook according to the recipe above. You can add more spices – then the effect will be stronger. To get a yellow color, you can take chamomile or grated carrots.

Pink Easter eggs

Beetroot is a vegetable with an extremely intense dye, so it is ideal for natural coloring of Easter eggs. Add 500 grams of sliced fresh beets to the water. Don’t worry if the eggs are dark brown at first. After they dry, you will get a soft pink shade.

Green Easter eggs

Color water green with 500 grams of spinach leaves. You can mix it with other green leafy vegetables like chard, nettle and parsley.

Brown Easter eggs

Add four cups of yellow onion skins to the pot to brown the Easter eggs. You can also use natural coffee for coloring, then the eggs will have a light coffee aroma.

Blue Easter eggs

Add 500 grams of chopped purple cabbage to hot water. Soaking eggs in this tub will give your Easter eggs a soft blue color. If you want to intensify the color, leave the eggs to soak in the color overnight in the refrigerator.

Raspberry Easter eggs

Purple onion skins give a deep crimson color. You will need four cups of purple onion skins to make a decoction. Next, dip the boiled eggs into the decoction of the husk and leave it in it for several hours.

Grey-blue Easter eggs

Mash 500 grams of blueberries and boil in water with the addition of vinegar. Dip the eggs in the resulting broth for several hours. The result will be interesting Easter eggs with a special gray-blue tint.

To be continued…