Tips for Dyeing Raw Eggs

Happy Monday! I have a crafty how-to post to share today!


I really enjoy dyeing eggs every Spring, but we don't eat a lot of hardboiled eggs. So a few years ago I tried dyeing raw eggs, and it worked great! Just a little extra care when dyeing and I've got a fridge full of colorful eggs to use for baking and breakfast for dinner! I took some photos while I dyed this year so I could share with you all. Let's dive in!



I like to use the simple egg dyeing kits from the grocery store (or Target). Some years I've found a kit that has purple, but this year I picked up just a standard color kit. The kit I used was just the dye tablets, egg dipper and some stickers, so I used my own containers to dye the eggs. One of these days I'm going to try dyeing them with food coloring, but I also love to buy the kits!


I find wide mouth mason jars work nicely, since they're tall and not too wide at the base. Follow the instructions for disolving the dye tablets with vinegar and then diluting with water.


There is no prep needed for working with raw eggs! You just need to be extra careful when lowering the eggs into the dye cups as well as removing them. I wouldn't necessarily recommend dyeing raw eggs with small children, I think it would most likely result in some broken eggs!


I used one dye kit (6 tablets) to dye two dozen eggs. First I dyed a dozen white eggs! These get nice and bright. I let them sit in the dye for five mintues each. After I lower the eggs into the cups, I like to add an extra splash of water if needed to cover them completely to help avoid undyed spots.


To keep the colors from getting muddy, I keep a small dish of clean water and a paper towel at the ready. I quickly rinse the egg dipper after each dip into dye and blot it on the paper towel.


I dry the wet eggs right in the cardboard carton. Make sure to let the extra water drip off into the cup after lifting it out of the dye. It doesn't take too long for them to dry, and I find it easier than using the cardboard container that the dye kit came in!


Here are the white eggs all dyed up! I dyed these first, and I did each egg for 5 minutes in the dye cup.

After I'm done dyeing white eggs, I love to dye a dozen brown eggs too, right in the same dye liquid. These I let sit in the dye cup for 10 minutes each.


The two different eggs take the color so differently! Hard to believe these two sets of eggs were dyed with the same kit, right? Now I will smile every time I crack an egg until these are gone! Do you prefer the bright white eggs or the muted brown eggs? I think I like the brown a little bit more!


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