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Easter Eggs

Tea Dyed Easter Eggs

March 28, 2013

With all the unnecessary chemicals contaminating our food these days, why not use tea as an all-natural alternative to color your eggs this Easter? Here are some basic preparation tips and a few options to get your eggs colored to the desired hue: Tea-Dyed Eggs 004

You will need:
6-12 hard boiled eggs
1 Tbsp vinegar for each dye color
1 cup of strongly steeped tea (2 Tbsp or 2 sachets)

  • Matcha Tea & Eisai’s Choice Sencha = Light Green
  • Rosehips & Hibiscus = Gunmetal Grey
  • Chamomile & Tumeric = Yellow
  • Pu-erh Tea = Brown
  • Rose Petals & Maqui Berries = Blue
  • Italian Blood Orange Rooibos = Orange

Instructions:
Steep 2 heaping tablespoons of your tea or botanical of choice in 8oz
boiling water for 8-10
min or until a deep rich color brews. Strain brewed concoction into a vessel for dying the eggs. Stir in 1 Tbsp vinegar, add eggs to the mixture and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until eggs have reached their desired hues. Remove eggs carefully with tongs or a large spoon and set aside to dry.
We hope you have fun with this! We sure did! 🙂

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