Tie Dye Easter Eggs using Mayonnaise
Tie-Dying Easter Eggs using mayonnaise is a fun new way to color hard-boiled eggs with swirling pastel colors.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 78kcal
Ingredients
- 8 hard-boiled eggs
- ½ cup prepared mayonnaise per every three colors of food coloring
- gel food coloring your choice of colors
- canola oil optional
Instructions
- Place ½ cup mayonnaise in a shallow dish.
- Drop random colors of gel food coloring onto the mayonnaise (3 colors per every ½ cup of mayo)
- Swirl the colors through the mayonnaise using toothpick or skewers.
- Roll one hard-boiled egg at a time through the colored mayonnaise.
- When completely coated with the colored mayonnaise, allow the eggs to sit at least 30 minutes.
- Wash each egg off under running warm water to reveal the colorful eggs.
- Blot each egg dry with paper towels.
- When dry, rub each egg with a dot of canola oil for bright and shiny eggs.
Notes
Feel free to stir a touch (⅛ teaspoon) of white vinegar to the mayonnaise if you'd like to experiment with colors.
Tools and equipment;
Shallow dishes, toothpicks or skewers, rubber gloves (optional), gel food color, paper towels.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 78kcal | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 192mg | Sodium: 150mg | Potassium: 63mg | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 270IU | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 0.6mg
