Here's another fun way to serve hard boiled eggs for Easter. These Hard Boiled Egg Carrots are fun and super easy to make.
I've been having way too much fun creating edible crafts using eggs this Easter.
It's a good thing we like to eat eggs. I hope you do too.
Hard Boiled Egg Carrots
Ingredients:
eggs
yellow and red liquid food coloring*
fresh parsley
optional, brown food coloring marker
* If you are opposed to using food coloring, you can find all natural yellow and red coloring at health food stores or on-line.
Instructions:
To make easy to peel hard boiled eggs, it's best to use older eggs. I try to buy eggs a few weeks before I'm going to use them to make hard boiled eggs.
Arrange your eggs in a pot and pour cold water over top until it measures 1 inch above the top of the eggs.
Heat on medium-high heat just until the water starts to boil. Small bubbles will become large and the eggs will begin to dance around the pan just a bit as it comes to a boil.
Remove from the heat and cover with a tight fitting lid.
Keep covered for 17 minutes. If your water has come to a rip roaring boil, you'll only want to keep the eggs covered for about 12 minutes.
Remove lid and drain off the hot water.
Fill pan with cold water. Drain that cold water then fill the pan with ice water. Let the eggs sit in the ice water for 15 minutes in order to cool the eggs completely.
For best results, refrigerate the eggs overnight before peeling.
Crack both ends of the egg shell then peel under running water.
Fill a glass or cup with water. Add yellow and red food coloring until you get a nice bright orange. To test the color, dip a paper towel in the water.
Set one egg at a time in the glass of water. Allow the egg to sit for about 5 minutes, rotating the egg midway through, so that the entire egg turns orange.
Remove the egg from the orange water bath using a spoon and set the egg on a few layers of paper towels to drain.
To decorate, poke a few small sprigs of parsley in the fat end of each egg.
You can serve the carrots as is, or use a brown food coloring marker to draw on some lines to give them a more realistic look.
Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to a few hours. The color will fade over time, so it's best to make them no more than a few hours before serving.
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from Hungry Happenings
If you recreate this Hard Boiled Egg Carrots
be sure to link to this tutorial and send pictures to beth@hungryhappenings.com,
so I can share it in my Readers' Gallery.
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S. C. says
These are so cute! Love the hatching hard boiled eggs. Thanks for sharing. Happy Easter to you and yours.
Beth says
Thank you! I hope you had a wonderful Easter too.
Jane says
Mayo,dijon mustard, salt,pepper and sweet pickle relish. Mash it all together. Delish !
Beth says
Sounds good!
Kathleen Berlew says
These are adorable! I love the parsley carrot-tops.
Danielle says
OMG these are adorable. I love the hatching eggs, but I think we'll need to include a few of these as well. My kids are going to have so much fun this Easter thanks to you.
beth says
That makes me very happy! I love knowing I've inspired you and your kids to have fun in the kitchen:)
Cathy McInnes says
You create some of the most amazing things! I love love this! Super cute! I would love for you to stop over and share this at Making Memories Mondays! 🙂
Cathy@threekidsandafish{dot}com
simonacallas says
I admire you so much for all the incredible ideas you have and share! Thank you.
beth says
That's so sweet of you:) Thanks!
Lisa@hooplapalooza says
oh wow! an awesome way for my kids to eat their carrots! ;>D!
beth says
LOL!!!
The Partiologist says
I can't even tell you how much I LOVE this idea, beyond cute!!!
beth says
I'm so happy you love these eggs:) Thanks!
Project Denneler says
You are killin' me with these awesome egg ideas. Love this one too!
beth says
Thanks, Sandra. I'm happy to hear you are diggin' my eggs!
Sugartown Sweets says
How cool is this!! I've never even thought to dye an egg this way. Love your egg carrots!
beth says
I've seen dyed deviled eggs before, but had not see anyone coloring whole eggs, so I thought I'd give it a try. It is so easy:)
Kim @ the Baking ChocolaTess says
These are really cute and creative for Easter. Found you on Wonderful Wednesday Blog Party! 🙂
beth says
Thanks for stopping by from the party:)
Lynn says
They are too stinkin' cute:@)
beth says
Thanks, Lynn. They are fun and easy to make too.