Why serve ordinary deviled eggs this Easter when you can present your family with these adorable Deviled Egg Bunny Feet instead?
I’m going to guess that even my family, who’s used to eating my edible crafts at holiday meals, would be surprised to find a platter full of these Deviled Egg Bunny Feet on the dinner table this Easter.
Our family, like so many of yours, has a tradition of serving deviled eggs at Easter dinner. It makes sense to put all those dyed Easter eggs to good use. Plus, they are pretty darn easy to make.
These festively decorated eggs aren’t much more work but look like so much more fun.
How to make Deviled Egg Bunny Feet
Start by making perfectly cooked, easy-to-peel, hard-boiled eggs.
- To do this you want to steam your eggs.
- Fill a large pot with about an inch of water and bring it to a boil.
- Meanwhile, arrange your eggs in a steamer basket.
- A steamer basket, which costs just a little over 10 bucks, is an amazing investment. I can’t tell you how many times I struggled to peel my hard-boiled eggs until I began steaming them.
- The process of steaming the eggs helps to separate the shell from the egg making peeling a breeze. Seriously, if you watched the video above you saw just how easy your hard-boiled eggs can be to peel if you steam the eggs.
- Set the steamer basket down into the pan and put on a tight-fitting lid. The basket should not touch the water. Be sure you have the feet under the basket fully extended. They’ll keep the steamer basket about the water.
- Let the eggs cook for 12-13 minutes. Then, turn off the heat.
- Remove the pan lid and, using oven mitts, remove the very hot steamer basket using the handle.
- Carefully set the basket on a kitchen towel or in your sink.
- Use tongs to remove the eggs and set them in a bowl filled with ice water.
- This will shock the eggs, helping them to cool more quickly, and also helping to ensure the shell and egg white have completely separated.
- Let the eggs hang out in the chilly bath for about 20 minutes until they are completely cooled.
- Then peel them. This is the fun part!
How to easily peel steamed hard-boiled eggs:
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- Place one egg in a small airtight container filled with about 1/2 inch of cold water.
- Shake until you see the shell starting to fall off the egg.
- Open the container and remove the egg.
- The eggshell should peel right off the egg if it hasn’t already just fallen off on its own.
- Remove the shell and give the egg a quick rinse under cold water to ensure you don’t have any tiny shell fragments still attached.
- Your eggs should be completely cooled and ready to fill.
Deviled Egg Bunny Feet
Cut your eggs in half and remove the yolks. Place yolks in a bowl and smash using a fork.
Stir in deviled egg ingredients including pink food coloring. The mixture will look a bit orange. If you want a truer pink, you’ll need to also add some white food coloring (or a teeny tiny drop of purple food coloring). I would have used some, but I didn’t have any on hand.
To get a nice smooth filling, press it through a fine-mesh sieve or puree it using a food processor. It’s really thick and will stick to the bottom of the sieve, so just scrape it off into the bowl. Be sure to mash all the chunks of egg yolk so that no big lumps remain.
If you skip this part you may find it challenging to pipe the bunny’s toes.
Spoon the deviled egg filling into a pastry bag or a large zip-top bag and snip off the tip. Pipe three toes on the white curve of each egg then fill with filling.
If you want the pink pad on the feet to look smooth, dip your finger in some water and press down on the filling to smooth it out.
If you just can’t bring yourself to make or eat a deviled egg with pink-colored filling, you can leave the filling yellow.
They are equally as cute and will make a fun addition to your Easter dinner, brunch, or lunch.
Which do you prefer? Leave a comment below to tell me if you like the pink or yellow deviled egg bunny feet. You can share pictures of your bunny feet eggs on social media. Be sure to use the hashtag #hungryhappenings and link back to the site when you share pictures with your followers.
Printable Recipe
NOTES: I grew up eating my deviled eggs made with just Miracle Whip, but there are so many ways to make them that I thought I’d give you two options in the recipe below. The paprika is added for color and taste but the pink food coloring adds enough color, so you can leave it out if you like.
If you are opposed to using food coloring, you can leave your egg filling yellow or you can use all-natural red coloring (found at health food stores or online). You can also increase the amount of paprika or add a bit of beet juice.
Turn ordinary deviled eggs into these cute Bunny Feet Deviled Eggs for Easter. It's easy and your whole family will love them.
- 12 hard-boiled eggs
- 1/3 cup Miracle Whip
- 1/8 teaspoon paprika
- salt and pepper to taste
- pink food coloring
- white or purple food coloring, optional
- 12 hard-boiled eggs
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon paprika
- salt and pepper to taste
- pink food coloring**
- white or purple food coloring, optional
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Cut your hard-boiled eggs in half and remove the yolks.
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Place yolks in a bowl and smash using a fork.
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Stir in deviled egg ingredients including pink food coloring.
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Add a few drops of white or purple food coloring to tone down the yellow color.
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Press the deviled egg filling through a fine-mesh sieve (or puree it in a food processor) to make it smooth.
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Be sure to mash all the chunks of egg yolk so that no big lumps remain.
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Spoon the deviled egg filling into a pastry bag or a large zip top bag and snip off the tip.
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Pipe three toes on the white curve of each egg then fill the center of egg with filling.
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If you want the pink pad on the feet to look smooth, dip your finger in some water and press down on the filling to smooth it out.
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Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Store your Deviled Egg Bunny Feet in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Perfect, easy-to-peel hard-boiled eggs.
- Fill a large pot with 1 inch of water and bring it to a boil.
- Set a steamer basket with the feet extended into the water so the basket does not touch the water.
- Set eggs in the basket.
- Cover and let the eggs steam in the boiling water for 13 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, and remove the eggs.
- Place the eggs in a bowl of ice water and let them cool down for 20 minutes.
- Remove and peel.
- See the blog posts for tips on easy peeling.
More Fun with Eggs for Easter
If you recreate these Deviled Egg Bunny Feet
be sure to link to this tutorial and send pictures to beth@hungryhappenings.com,
so I can share it in my Readers’ Gallery.
Your method for boiling the eggs is so much more complicated than it has to be.
I have to have mustard.
I use mayo, mustard, dill and chipotle seasoning.
Thanks for the contest.
slehan at juno dot com
avacado in eggs
We like them very simple with good mayo, mustard, paprika and pepper.
I like to put mayo, relish, sugar, mustard, salt, pepper and paprika
tweety800265(at)yahoo(dot)com
we put avocado in our eggs!
I put mayo, mustard, dill pickle relish
Such a cute idea. Definitely trying this with my girls next weekend
I like to put jalapenos in my deviled eggs – shaunie
I like to put mustard,mayonnaise,chopped dill pickles and sprinkle with paprika
these are adorable! going to make these to take to my sister's for Easter dinner but add a little Sriracha sauce for a little kick!
I like to put mayo, mustard, onion paprika Rosanne rosans4@comcast.net
mustard mayo, salt n pepper.and paprika
We use mayo, mustard, and paprika, but they seem to be dry lately. Thank you
candieluster(at)gmail(dot)com
I love classic deviled eggs with yellow mustard and relish. Thank you for the giveaway!
I don't really like to eat deviled eggs to often but I like a little bit of mustard and paprika and sometimes bacon
I like to put mayo, mustard and paprika in my deviled eggs.
yogurt, mustard, chives, crumbled bacon and top with paprika
Tara Woods
mayo mustard and paprika
I love to get creative with deviled eggs – candied jalapeno peppers or a little wasabi for some kick
Cheddar cheese, bacon, celery or whatever comes to mind. Red pepper, mayo, dried mustard, lots of things depending on the dinner, BBQ or season meal.
I've never done anything too wild and crazy…just the regular mayo, mustard, tiny bit of vinegar. These bunny feet are adorable!
I like to add a dash of hot sauce to them!!
I put mayo, mustard, worcestershire sauce, paprika
I always do mayo, mustard, sweet and dill relish, salt, pepper. I think that is it. Linda Bradshaw , teachinmomma123abc at yahoo dot com
I've never made deviled eggs, so I don't have any special ingredients, but these bunny ones are adorable!
Kathleen S.
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I like to top them with a little parsley
I put mayo, spicy mustard, and black pepper in my deviled eggs!
I use mayo and mustard and paprika.
I like mayonnaise and mustard in mine, with a little paprika on the top for color.
Thank You for the giveaway…we use mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, & paprika !
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I like Miracle Whip =)
I like to add mayo, mustard and dill relish.
I do mayo and mustard pepper
I add dill pickle relish along with the mayo and mustard
Mustard, paprika, salt, sweet relish, and mayo.
I like to put a little bit of Miracle Whip, mustard, relish, a little bit of vinegar and sweet pickle. I top them with some Paprika.
Laurie Emerson
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mayo, pepper ,pickles , cayenne
mayo,mustard and black pepper
I like to put in jalapenos and bacon pieces.
I like to add a little pinch of paprika to my deviled eggs.
I like to add hot pepper or Spicy Mrs. Dash to mine.
I like to add pickles and paprika.
rtrexel@gmail.com
I like to use Hellman's mayo with onion salt, celery salt and paprika! Gonna try these bunny eggs this year !
MAYO, PICKLES, MUSTARD
I like to add a dash of pepper and sometimes a few bacon bits.
Mayo and pepperika.
I use add mayo and mustard.
A bit of mayo, sound pickle relish and seasoning
addictedtorodeo at gmail dot com
Ashley C
I use mayo, mustard with some salt. Nothing fancy, but they turn out great!
I just use mayo, mustard and salt and pepper.
tderosa142 at gmail dot com
These almost look too cute to eat! But I have pinned – I have been wanting to try my hand at some deviled eggs. Great tutorial for it.
Alexandra
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I use mayo,spicy mustard,pepper and bacon.
I like cilantro in my deviiled eggs
joe gersch
joebissy@mail.com
mustard mayo and paprika. i keep it classic.
danielle marie xdanimarie(at)yahoo(dot)com
Miracle whip and a tiny splash of white vinegar
I like mayo.
I make them pretty plain: Mustard, Miracle Whip and relish topped with paprika
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I like to add bacon! Yum!
I have never made deviled eggs, though I loved them. I remember my mom sprinkled paprika on them.
I like to use ranch in place of mayo and I also like to add bacon bits.
Deviled eggs are the first thing I reach for at holiday dinners. I just make the classic eggs but your idea is so cute. Im going to try it this year.
Mayo, sweet pickle relish, and pepper.
Bacon and celery.
I just use mustard (prepared) and miracle whip to make my deviled eggs. We don't use anything else in them. They are good that way.
I like lots of pepper and a fair amount of paprika.
Being from Maryland, I like to sprinkle with Old Bay.
My eggs are easy! I just put Hellmans and some spicy brown mustard!
I put mustard, mayo, pickle relish, little vinegar, salt and pepper in my deviled eggs.
These are soooo cute!
These look devilishly good!
i like to put food coloring in mine and hope they turn out as awesome as yours Beth! 🙂
These are adorable!
I use mayo, mustard, vinegar, pepper and salt. Sometimes I sprinkle bacon bits on top.
Mayo and Paprika
I've never tried to make them before but these are so cute that I think I'll try!!
Gee-nee-us!! Beth, these are awesome! I've said it before and I have to say it again..you inspire me to be more creative. On what I put in my deviled eggs..I'm old-school. Sweet pickles, mustard and mayo. Simple but yum! :o)
So cute and very creative. Pinned and shared! Thank you so much for linking up to Wonderful Wed. Blog hop.
Blessings,
Diane Roark
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I use Miracle Whip, mustard, vinegar, salt & pepper.
I add just relish and mayo.
kport207 at gmail dot com
I like to put mayo and jalapeno pepper.
I love mayo, mustard, vinegar and paprika. One thing I can not stand is when someone puts relish in them.
I put mayo, salt and pepper then top with paprika!
I put mayo, mustard and sprinkle them with paprika. . I usually look up a recipe online so I am not sure if I am forgetting something. .
I like to put in some relish.
My deviled eggs are very simple. Mayo, mustard, salt and pepper.
I put onions, mayo, mustard, and pepper.
awesome looking eggs
I always just add mayo and relish.
I love to use pickle relish! dlcdriver55@gmail.com
I really havent made deviled eggs but would love to make the bunny ones.
leutheb(at)msn(dot)com
I put mayo, mustard, pickle relish, and love!
I'm not a deviled egg fan so I don't ever make them, but yours are adorable!
spgoddess55(at)msn(dot)com
I like to add a homemade salsa.
We dye the eggs with beet juice for the color and mix the beets with the yokes for another effect. Others we make with pickle relish. Yum
mayo and relish
I use ranch dressing a bit of mustard onion and garlic powder in my deviled eggs.
It's a healthier remake.
thank you
yolks, mayo, mustard, pickle relish, salt, pepper and garnish with paprika or parsley flakes.
I like to add mayo, mustard and dill relish.
For my family I make them with Miracle whip and a bit of sugar.. I'm diabetic so for me I mix with Hellmann's mayo. If i have it, I will add some bacon crumbles to the top. But I loved the look of the eggs when i dyed the egg whites with food coloring to match the Easter themed table.. pretty!
My deviled eggs are pretty simple-I mix the yolks with a little butter, mayo to moisten, and salt and pepper. I sprinkle paprika on top.
I have never made deviled eggs myself, but I would probably keep it simple with mustard and mayo and season it well.
bacon and jalepeno
how adorable your eggs are! Mine are my grandmothers recipe of mayo and dry mustard with paprika sprinkled on top.. simple and easy, but for Easter we will be using your ideas!! thanks!
I've never tried making deviled eggs before, but this looks fun!
A sliced jalapeno! 🙂
mayo and mustard!!!
I like to put mayo and finely chopped pickles and onions. Yum!
I like picke juice or lime pepper paprika a little bit of chipotle mayo and salt p, thanks for sharing!…Gina F
I like to add mayo, mustard, dill pickle relish and top with a little cajun seasoning
Bacon is good in deviled eggs.
garynonnemacher @comcast .net
i like to put sweet pickles, pimento, black olives.
I normally add mayo and mustard.
pickle juice and mayo
I like to put olive juice in my deviled eggs.
I've never made them and am not a big fan of eating them. Sorry. lol Thank you!
crystalfaulkner2000 at yahoo dot com
I use just mayo and mustard, though some members of my family like relish and onions too.
I put mayonnaise, mustard, and pepper.
Miracle whip, mustard, pickles or bacon
Miracle whip, mustard, sweet pickles
I love paprika in my deviled eggs.
Linda
I like to put mayo in deviled eggs.
Mayo, mustard and pickle juice.
I make mine with mayo, mustard and hot sauce and relish
alyce poalillo
mayo, mustard, relish
So stinkin' cute and delicious!
we put mayo and mustard in our stuffed eggs
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Grew up with Miracle Whip in my deviled eggs so that is what I still do. But I do up the heat with hot sauce.
I just thought of beets. I think they'd be really tasty in a deviled egg, plus would make a lovely shade of bunny feet!
I've never done anything creative with deviled eggs other than pipe them with a star tip, which is not very creative at all. I'm inspired to try some new things, both in and with deviled eggs. I love the bacon suggestion!
Ha-ha, your eggs look great! Lately I like small diced crunchy veggies, been using a lot of jalapenos:@)
Mayo, mustard then sprinkle paprika on top
Grey poupon mustard and mayo
I like mayo, a pinch of sugar, vinegar and some mustard. Plus a sprinkle of paprika or dill for garnish. These bunny feet eggs are so cute!
Usually a little mayo and horseradish.
I make them a little different but they are sooo good … after I boil the eggs and peel them …I cut them in half and I mix the yolks , with a little of margarine ,chicken pate , a little bit of mayo , condiments and a little bit of ham …we put the composition in the eggs and make a sauce with mayo and sour cream ….put the sauce on a plate and then the eggs ….there are verryyyy good
I like bacon in my deviled eggs.
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