Ditch the artificial dyes, and try these naturally colorful eggs instead.
Speckled robin’s eggs
Speckled with chocolate or edible paint, these “robin’s eggs” dyed with cabbage are almost too pretty to eat.
Jewel-toned rainbow eggs
Use organic produce, like cabbage and grape juice, and spices, like turmeric, to create jewel-toned eggs.
Shades of blue
It’s surprising how many shades of blue you can get from red cabbage and blueberries.
Yellow eggs
Yellow onion skins turn your eggs a mellow, buttery gold.
Pink Easter eggs
Grated beets give these eggs a pink hue.
Blueberry eggs
Smashed blueberries and vinegar are all it takes to make these violet-blue eggs.
Touch of gold
Onion skins turn these eggs shades of gold, while other natural materials leave their mark.
Speckled red eggs
Speckles of cayenne pepper give these dyed eggs a festive look.
Dual-toned eggs
Use turmeric and cabbage to make these fun two-toned Easter eggs.
Rusty red eggs
Onion skins give these eggs their crimson hue, while ferns and flowers leave a ghostly shadow.
Naturally dyed textured eggs
Add a pop of color to your Easter baskets with sunny yellow eggs made from orange peels and carrots.
Bright rainbow eggs
Double-, triple-, even quintuple-dipping your eggs will make the natural dye even brighter.
Teal eggs
Wrapping eggs in red cabbage and then boiling with vinegar give eggs this streaky teal look.
Spice- and berry-dyed eggs
Vinegar and paprika will turn your eggs a vibrant orange.
Ombré eggs
Choose your natural dye (in this case, cabbage), then take one egg from the dye every hour for ombré.
Naturally dyed pastel eggs
From lavender-speckled eggs made with grape juice to fawn eggs dyed with coffee, these are beautiful.
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