Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 45mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    122
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Use red cabbage and onion skins to make these natural blue and orange-yellow dyes. Soak for 30 minutes for pale pastels and up to a few hours for darker colors.

recipe updated 31 Mar. 2020

Ingredients

  • Red cabbage icon
    Red cabbage
    180 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    960 ml
  • White vinegar icon
    White vinegar
    4 tablespoons
  • Onion icon
    Onion
    8
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    12
  • Water icon
    Water
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Stockpot - 5 liter
  • kCook icon Large saucepan
  • kCook icon Large saucepan

Step preview

  1. Add red cabbage, water and white vinegar to a clean large saucepan
  2. Boil - 30 min
  3. Strain with sieve and set aside
  4. Add onion, white vinegar and water to a clean large saucepan
  5. Boil - 30 min
  6. Strain with sieve and set aside
  7. Add egg to a clean stockpot
  8. Cover with water
  9. Heat until boiling
  10. Simmer - 12 min
  11. Rinse with sieve until cool
  12. Transfer eggs to large saucepan carefully
  13. Set aside in fridge - 30 min
  14. Remove stockpot
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