Take your Easter tradition natural with these quick and easy natural dyes to make your Easter eggs festive without making them toxic with petroleum-based food dyes.
Orange dye: 2 cups water, 2 tbsp distilled vinegar, 2 tbsp paprika
Blue dye: 2 cups water, 2 tbsp distilled vinegar, 1 cup blueberries
Pink dye: 2 cups water, 2 tbsp distilled vinegar, 1 cup chopped fresh beets
Green dye: 2 cups water, 2 tbsp distilled vinegar, 1 cup blueberries and 2 tbsp turmeric
For all dyes, bring dye mixture to a boil, remove from heat and cool and strain liquid into a medium bowl. Submerge 4 to 6 hard-cooked eggs in dye for up to 30 minutes, depending on how deep you want the color to be. Remove from dye and place on a cooling rack to dry and drain. Store in refrigerator until ready to use.
Here’s another method used for dyeing and decorating blown eggs with natural, homemade dyes for beautiful eggs that are works of art.
