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Eggs Dyed with Blackberries

Eggs Dyed with Blackberries

Make some gorgeously colored eggs when you soak them in this all-natural blackberry dye. It’s easy and a new fun way to mix up your dying fun during the Easter holiday.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack
Servings 40 Ounces of Dye

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Quart Water
  • 4 Cups Vinegar
  • 1 Cup Vinegar
  • Boiled Eggs

Instructions
 

  • Add the water and blackberries to a boiling pot and let simmer for about 5 minutes before smashing the blackberries.
  • Stir and let simmer for another 5 minutes.
  • Strain the mixture and add the vinegar to the remaining liquid.
  • Add the eggs to the liquid and let them set in the dye until they reach the color you desire. I left them in the dye for about 8 hours.
  • Remove the foam from the top of the dye and gently remove the eggs from the bowl.
  • Place them on paper towels to dry, flipping after a few minutes for the other side to finish drying. Have fun!

Notes

  • I have seen a few other recipes call for only 1 tablespoon of vinegar and when we tried that, it didn’t allow the dye to really cling to the eggs. So, it’s imperative that you use enough vinegar in your mixture. However, don’t go over 1 cup of the vinegar could eat at the shell of the egg.
  • We dyed about 12 eggs at once, but you can dye however many you want, you just might have to do it in batches like you would with most dying techniques.
  • I left my eggs in the dye for about 8 hours. You can play with how long you want your eggs in the dye. You will get varying shades of color as you would with any dying technique.
  • This dye won’t produce just one color on the eggs. It turns out to be a gorgeous mottled color of bluish purples and it’s absolutely stunning.
  • If you want to try another technique, you can use fresh eggs and boil them in the blackberry mixture as you prepare it. You’ll want to up the cook time of the blackberries to about 30 minutes with this method. I haven’t tried this myself, but I’ve heard it works just as well.