This year we wanted to try a few different things. Dyeing Easter eggs with whipped cream seemed like an easy way to color eggs without the big mess of many other ways.
I’m not saying this way isn’t messy- especially if you have young kids who like to play in EVERYTHING, but it’s a lot better than cups of dye water sitting around.
Personally, I think these came out better than the dye water if I say so myself.
Dyeing Easter Eggs with Whipped Cream
What You Need
Eggs – hard boiled
Whipped Topping – a large container
Vinegar
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The How to for Dyeing Easter Eggs with Whipped Cream
Hard boil 12 eggs. Allow cooling. Soak the eggs in a bowl of vinegar for at least 10 minutes.
In a large container thaw out whipped topping, smoothing it until it is even.
Using gel food coloring, mix and swirl the coloring. You can do solid colors or mix to swirl several colors.
NOTE: It is important to use gel food coloring! Traditional food coloring will not be as dark or easily seen.
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Place your egg in the whipped topping.
Spoon over to fully cover the egg. Leave it there for 15 minutes.
In a small bowl, fill it with water. Gently dunk the egg in water and swish it around. Do not rub the excess whipped cream off or run it under the tap as that will wash away the coloring.
Allow drying time.
Does your family have a traditional way of dying Easter eggs?
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What You Need
- Eggs hard boiled
- Whipped Topping large container
- Gel Food Coloring
- Vinegar
Directions
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Hard boil 12 eggs. Allow cooling.
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Soak the eggs in a bowl of vinegar for at least 10 minutes.
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In a large container thaw out whipped topping, smoothing it until it is even.
-
Using gel food coloring, mix and swirl the coloring. You can do solid colors or mix to swirl several colors.
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Place your egg in the whipped topping.
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Spoon over to fully cover the egg. Leave it there for 15 minutes.
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In a small bowl, fill it with water. Gently dunk the egg in water and swish it around. Do not rub the excess whipped cream off or run it under the tap as that will wash away the coloring.
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Allow drying time.
Notes
It is important to use gel food coloring! Traditional food coloring will not be as dark or easily seen.
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Samantha Pekar says
When I was a little girl… waaaaay back in the 1950s, my family would write a small amount of “chicken feed” on some of the “special eggs.” While the egg is hot, with a wax crayon, write: 05; 10; .25; .50; cents on as many eggs as you like. Continue with your preferred method of dying the eggs. My Mama would just cut a piece of paraffin & use that to write on the hot eggs; she thought the crayons might be toxic.
Another thick I use is making designs, pictures or whatever with “rubber cement.”
I do this on cool eggs after the vinegar soak & drying step.
After I create my deign, I let it sit for a minute & dry my eggs. I like to create my colors using fresh vegetables & herbs from my spice rack. I use a NEW & CLEANED Red Sable artist brust & paint like with water color. Or you could drip or marble or even use the cool whip. This is just an extra layer of design.
Let eggs dry thoroughly & gently run off the rubber cement with the top of your finger.
FYI: I USE THESE EGGS AS PART OF MY CENTER PIECE ON EASTER. NO ONE EATS THEM. I DON’T KNOW IF THE RUBBER CEMENT WOULD CONTAMINATE THE EGGS BUT “WHY GO THERE.”
BOTTO LINE: From one artist to another.
HAVE FUN!!!! Take a chance!!!
Jen Saghir says
Grocery options are limited these day so we used regular food coloring and they still turned out great. Perhaps the color is more dramatic with gel coloring, but they look good and my 2 year old LOVED the cool whip. 🙂