Old Timey Easter Eggs Recipe

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Old Timey Easter Eggs
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Ingredients
9
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Nutrition
177
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 6-8 brown eggs (i am a firm believer in the older the egg, the easier the peel, so...older if you plan on eating them! ;)
  • various dyes(there are several sites that offer lots of choices, but also as many that don'tsp seem to work..so, we just winged...wung... ummm... we just decided to wing it. here's what we used
  • fresh blueberries (1 1/2 cups)
  • about 1/2 cup chili powder (don'tsp use your good stuff! just go buy the dollar store plastic containers)
  • about 1/2 cup ground cumin

Directions:

  1. For Eggs
  2. Boil eggs for hard boiled your favorite way. Here's mine:
  3. Place eggs in a heavy sauce pan and cover with cold water.
  4. Bring to boil over high heat then immediately turn off heat and cover. Let sit 12-14 minutes.
  5. Carefully drain and rinse with cold water, then drain again and let cool in fridge or on counter top.
  6. For Dyes
  7. Deep Blue: Heat blueberries and 2 cups of water to boiling and let boil, mashing and stirring often to break the berries.
  8. Once all berries are mashed and broken and the liquid has reached a deep blue color, pour into a heat safe container to cool slightly.(I didn't drain, but you can... I let the bits stay while the eggs soaked, cus we wanted to see what texture we'd get :)
  9. Lighter Blue/Lavender: Heat Pomegranate juice to boiling and let boil about 5 minutes.
  10. Pour off into heat safe container to cool slightly
  11. Pinkish Red: Heat 1/2 cup chili powder in 2 cups of water to boiling. Stir often and let boil about 5 minutes or longer, until a rich dark brownish color is achieved.
  12. Pour off into heat safe container to cool slightly.
  13. Orange Yellow: Heat 1/2 cup cumin in 2 cups of water to boiling. Stir often and let boil about 5 minutes or longer, until an ugly, split pea yellow color is achieved :)
  14. Pour off into heat safe container to cool slightly.
  15. Greenish: Boil spinach leaves in about 3 cups of water for at least 20 minutes, stirring often and breaking up spinach as it shrinks down. You are trying to achieve a nice green color, but the water, itself, will remain fairly clear , even as it changes color.
  16. Pour off into heat safe container to cool slightly.
  17. For as many eggs as you want to color, you will need small glass or disposable plastic cups or similar vessels.
  18. Pour about 1-2T white vinegar in the bottom of each vessel then add an egg.
  19. Pour in color of choice, making sure the egg is completely covered.
  20. Repeat with remaining eggs/colors.
  21. Strain the liquid before adding to the eggs, if desired.
  22. Let stand in the dye at least 6 hours, but longer is better, but make sure to refrigerate them them within the first two hours, though, to be safe, if you're going to eat them.
  23. When done coloring, remove from liquids and let dry in cardboard egg carton. You can rinse them, if you want, but I don't.
  24. **My photo shows one of each color, and two uncolored brown eggs :)
  25. PLEASE NOTE: THE KEY TO THE MUTED, SOFTER, MATTE COLORS ON EASTER EGGS IS USING BROWN EGGS. THE DYES CAN BE REGULAR FOOD COLORING DYES AND GET LOTS MORE LOVELY COLORS IN THESE SAME TONES....WE JUST WANTED THE EXTRA CHALLENGE OF GOING AU NATURAL! ;)
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 177.38 Kcal (743 kJ)
Calories from fat 75.46 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.38g 13%
Cholesterol 190.96mg 64%
Sodium 298.44mg 12%
Potassium 685.24mg 15%
Total Carbs 19.75g 7%
Sugars 6.81g 27%
Dietary Fiber 5.55g 22%
Protein 10.92g 22%
Vitamin C 14mg 23%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 9.5mg 53%
Calcium 185.1mg 19%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 101.98 Kcal (427 kJ)
Calories from fat 43.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.82g 13%
Cholesterol 109.79mg 64%
Sodium 171.58mg 12%
Potassium 393.96mg 15%
Total Carbs 11.36g 7%
Sugars 3.92g 27%
Dietary Fiber 3.19g 22%
Protein 6.28g 22%
Vitamin C 8mg 23%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 5.5mg 53%
Calcium 106.4mg 19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.4
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

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