There is no need for artificial food coloring when Mother Nature has given us the most beautiful, all natural food coloring! These naturally dyed deviled eggs are made with beet juice, blueberry juice and turmeric.
FOR THE ALL-NATURAL DYES PINK:
Drain one can of sliced beets, collecting the juice. The beets can be saved for later, but here we want to reserve that beautiful pink juice for our dye. You can add water as desired to get the color you are looking for. More water will result in a lighter pink.
PURPLE:
Take 1 cup of frozen blueberries and let thaw (can use the microwave if needed). Use a fork to mash the berries as they thaw to collect the juice. Save the blueberry pulp for baking or smoothies!
YELLOW:
Mix 1 tablespoon of turmeric powder in 1 cup of warm water.
To Dye the Eggs
Once you have your natural dyes ready to go, place the eggs whites in each color. How long you leave the egg in the natural dye will determine the richness of the color. The ones pictured in this recipe were in the liquid for approximately 30 minutes. Try a variety of times for different shades of pink, purple, and yellow.
While the egg whites are sitting in the dye, you can begin to prepare your filling.
For the Deviled Egg Filling
Combine the reserved egg yolks with the Greek yogurt, ground mustard, parsley flakes, vinegar, and salt. Mash well with a fork. Let sit for 10 minutes.
Divide the egg yolk mixture in half, one to be made pink and one to be made yellow.
In one half of the mixture, add in ½ teaspoon of turmeric. Mix well. If the mixture seems too dry, add another ½ tablespoon of Greek yogurt.
In the other half of the mixture, add ½ teaspoon of beet juice and mix well.
To fill the dyed eggs with the yolk mixture, all you need is two ziplock bags. If you want to get fancy you can use a piping tip. Simply snip a small corner off the ziplock bag, place the piping tip in if you're using one, and fill the bag with the yolk mixture.
When the egg whites are the color you desire, remove and set them hollow side down on a piece of paper towel for a minute or two to dry. Flip over when dry.
Gently squeeze your ziplock bag to fill each egg white. I filled my yellow and purple eggs with pink filling and my pink eggs with yellow filling.
Sprinkle with paprika as desired. Enjoy!
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (32g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 24 Servings | ||
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Calories: 44 | ||
Calories from Fat: 25 (57%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 2.7g | 4 % | |
Saturated Fat 0.8g | 4 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 1.1g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 0.4g | ||
Cholesterol 106mg | 33 % | |
Sodium 31.2mg | 1 % | |
Potassium 46.4mg | 1 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 1.5g | 0 % | |
Dietary Fiber 0.3g | 1 % | |
Sugars, other 1.2g | ||
Protein 3.3g | 5 % | |
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Calories per serving: 44
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