Natural Dyes for Easter Eggs

Dyeing eggs with natural substances doesn't take much more time than if you used commercial coloring kits - and it's alot more fun.

You can be very creative with what is in your kitchen already and your Easter eggs can come out very unique.

Here are the colors and the substance that makes those colors.

These are either a spice, fruit, vegetable, or foodstuff that will color your Easter in a very safe way:

- Red or Pink: Red beets, cranberries, frozen raspberries

- Light Green: Spinach leaves

- Yellow: Ground Cumin, Ground Tumeric, Shredded carrots

- Blue: Blueberries,blackberries, red cabbage leaves, grape juice

- Purple: Red Zinger® tea (by Celestial Seasonings)

- Brown: Brewed coffee

Here's how to make your Easter Egg dye:

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp. spice or 4 c. chopped fruit or vegetable, or more
4 c. water, or more
2 Tbsp. white vinegar (per 4 c. water)

Directions:

Combine spice or foodstuff with water and vinegar.
Bring to a boil, then simmer for 15 to 30 minutes.

Eggs can be colored and cooked in the dye while it is being prepared. Or, they can be hard-cooked in advance, then dipped into the prepared dye (which can be either cold or hot).

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