Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs

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Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 15-30 minutes Wait Time: 15 minutes to 8 hours

Natural Dye Ingredients:

Yellow: 1 teaspoon curry powder

Brown: 1 tablespoon coffee

Green: 1 cup frozen chopped spinach

Pink: 1 (8.25 oz) can beets

Red: 1 teaspoon cayenne powder

Burgundy: 1 1/2 cups red wine

Purple: 1 cup cranberries + 1 cup cranberry juice

Blue: 2 cups red cabbage or 2 cups blueberries

For each batch of color:

1/2 tablespoon vinegar

2 cups water or enough water to cover eggs

eggs

There are two approaches to cooking the eggs and the dyes. The first is to hard boil the eggs and let them cool. Then bring the 2 cups of water, vinegar, and natural dye ingredient, for the desired color, to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain mixture and let it cool to room temperature. Place the eggs in the dye for 15 minutes.

A second method is to boil the raw eggs in the water, vinegar, and ingredients for the selected dye color. Bring eggs and ingredients to a boil and boil for 2 minutes. Cover and turn off heat. Let eggs sit in dye for 15 to 30 minutes, then remove the eggs from the pan.

For best results and the most vibrant color, refrigerate the eggs in dye overnight.