Easy Dyed Easter Eggs

The Easy Way to Dye Your Eggs: Betty Crocker™ Gel Food Colors

Whisks down, this is the easiest way to dye your way through the day. Our Betty Crocker™ Gel Food Colors come in packs of 4, so you’ll have plenty of colors to wow your kid with. Feeling nostalgic? Try our classic gel pack. Looking to stand out? Our neon gels will catch everyone’s eyes. If the festive colors of classic Easter eggs are what you are going for, go with our pastel gels. No matter your pick, our Betty Crocker™ Gel Food Colors are guaranteed to wow.

A Natural Way to Dye Your Eggs: Homemade Colors

Here's a fun Betty tip that not many home cooks know about — natural dyes can often be extracted from what’s already in your kitchen. Experiment with onion skins, cut-up beets, spinach, tomato paste, coffee, tea, and spices like turmeric or sugar-free gelatin. While this takes more work than our simple Betty Crocker™ Gel Food Colors, you can make a day of it with your little one experimenting with various ways to extract these natural dyes from what you already have on hand. Betty suggests testing different fruits, vegetables and coffee beans. To do this, add foods you may already have to the cold water before hard boiling your eggs.

Delicious Ways to Use Your Leftover Eggs

Is it really an egg dying party without tasty egg-based dishes? Here are some of our favorite recipes that feature eggs to make ahead of time — or ways to use those extra leftover, non-dyed eggs so nothing goes to waste. After all that fun with your kiddo, we’re sure you both will work up quite the appetite!

Eggcellent Quick Tips

Wrap string around the eggs when you dye them to create fun patterns. And don't forget to spread a plastic tablecloth to keep the mess to a minimum — let the creativity begin.

Egg Storage

• Store hard-cooked eggs in egg cartons in the refrigerator if you don’t color them immediately.
• Hard-cooked eggs in the shell will keep safely for up to 1 week.

Important Safety Tips

• Eggs should not be left out of the refrigerator for more than two hours without risking food poisoning. If you plan to display decorated eggs for longer than two hours outside the refrigerator, do not eat them. Cook and refrigerate extra eggs for eating. Throw out hard-cooked eggs used for decoration.
• Uncooked cracked eggs, or eggs that have cracked during the boiling process should be thrown away.
• Use only food coloring or food-grade dyes that are made especially for egg dying, not craft dyes and paints.The natural methods mentioned above are also okay to use.
• For more information on handling eggs safely, check out the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service's website at www.fsis.usda.gov.

Have any expert tips you wish to share with your fellow Bettys? Don’t forget to tag us in your Easter fun on social. You can use @BettyCrocker when you post pictures of your family’s favorite festive creations. If you’re lucky, we might just feature ’em on our channels!