Want something fun to do with all those hard boiled eggs you have on hand this Easter? Create some hilarious Hatching Chick Hard Boiled Eggs.
When I made these silly little hatching eggs, I thought they were pretty cute.
But, then I staged them for the photographs, had them sitting upright, and was about to snap a shot when one of them fell over. Seeing those skinny orange matchstick carrot legs and chicken feet pointing upwards just cracked me up.
My husband came into the room to see what was so funny.
He found my giggling to be slightly more amusing than the eggs.
He loves that I can find such joy in my creations and he did agree that this simple edible craft idea was pretty clever and even a bit funny.
It's hard for me not to smile and chuckle a little bit every time I look at these pictures.
The process of making these really helped bring me out of a haze over the weekend. Ever since arriving home from Florida, I've been fighting off whatever has had my husband down for two weeks now. It took a hold of me this past week despite my best efforts to stay healthy.
I really hate to take time to be sick. It's impossibly hard for me to stay in bed and do nothing. It felt good to get up and get in the kitchen if only for a short time to make these Easter eggs.
Thankfully, I woke up this morning feeling a bit better and am anxious to get back to work. Easter is such a wonderful time of year to make edible crafts and I feel so far behind. I hope to catch up soon.
Hatching Chick Hard Boiled Eggs
Step-by-step instructions - (see the video tutorial below)
To make the chicken legs, cut 3 inch long matchsticks out of large peeled carrots. Cut those matchsticks so that each end comes to a point.
Cut ¼ inch slices from a large peeled carrot. Press an "E" alphabet cutter into each carrot slice. Use a wooden skewer to help you remove the carrot from the cutter.Cut the edges of the "E" off so that your carrots look for like a flat "W" or a chicken foot. If you don't have an "E" cutter, you can hand cut your chick feet.
Poke a hole in the center of each foot using a wooden skewer. Poke a carrot stick into the hole, removing any carrot that pokes through the bottom of the foot.
Insert two carrot chicken legs into each hard boiled egg.
For fun, serve your hatching hard boiled eggs on a bed of crushed Triscuits or shredded wheat.
Hatching Chick Hard Boiled Eggs VIDEO TUTORIAL
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If you want to use the small "E" cookie cutter to make your Hatching Chick Hard Boiled Eggs, you can find them on Amazon.com (commission earned for sales).
Wilton Fondant Alphabet Num...Shop on Amazon
- eggs
- carrots
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Bring one inch of water in a large pot to a boil.
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Set eggs in a steamer basket and lower into pot.
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Cover pot with lid and set timer for 13 minutes.
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Remove lid and take steamer basket out of the pot.
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Immediately place eggs in a bowl of ice water.
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Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes.
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Meanwhile cut carrots into slices and sticks.
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Cut the slices using a small "E" cookie cutter (2 per egg).
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Cut the sticks so that each end is pointed ( 2 per egg).
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Push a skewer into the center of each "E" creating a hole.
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Poke a carrot stick into each "E" creating a chicken leg and foot.
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Remove eggs from ice water.
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Poke two carrot chicken legs into each egg.
More Egg Shaped Edible Crafts for Easter
from Hungry Happenings
Hollow 3-D Crescent Roll Easter Eggs
Hash Brown Fritter Easter Eggs Decorated with Colored Sour Cream
Sugar Spoon Chicks - tiny sugar eggs on spoons
If you recreate this Hatching Hard Boiled Eggs
be sure to link to this tutorial and send pictures to beth@hungryhappenings.com,
so I can share it in my Readers' Gallery.
If this Easter Recipe interests you, then you should go and check out all these other delicious ideas.
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ColleenB.~Tx. says
What a clever lady. You totally cracked me up this fine morning. Them are egg-so-let.
Your spoon chicks are just adorable.
Have a great day and enjoy your Easter weekend
Beth says
Thanks, Colleen. I'm glad I made you smile! I hope you have a wonderful Easter too.
Grace Bosler says
Omg they are so cute I can’t wait to make them
Dorothee says
OMG- these are hysterical! I will most certainly serve those to my family on Easter (or maybe any old weekday- just because I can). It’s the little things in life... Thank you for this brilliantly simple and simply brilliant idea.
Beth says
I'm so glad these made you laugh! I hope your family enjoys their special snack.
Charlene says
I made these with my granddaughter and she loved them and kept giggling. This was a very great idea. Now my family wants to learn how to make them. I had to share this, thank you
Beth says
I'm so happy to hear you and your granddaughter has some laughs in the kitchen together making these eggs. I hope you have a wonderful Easter.
rita says
this is just to cute,love your idea
Beth says
Thanks, so much, Rita. Happy Easter.
Faye Lopez says
How absolutely adorable ..........
Beth says
Thank you. 🙂
Mrs. Lee says
That's really charming little chicks ! I wonder where to buy the little "E" alphabet cutter. Have to cut it ourselves then.
I learn from TV cooking program to boil my hard boil eggs in my rice cooker. Very simple if you have one at home. Arrange them standing at it's tip ( so that the yoke will in the center when cooked ) and pour in 1/3 cup of water and cook it like cooking the rice. When it popped up, let it stand for 1/2 hr then pour in water to cool them. Crack each and put them in drinkable water -- Asia tape water can't drink. When we drop the cracked eggs into the water, the membrane will be wet and we can peel it easily. Dip it in the water again if can't peel.
beth says
Thanks, Mrs. Lee,
You can find the little alphabet cutters at craft stores like Michael's, JoAnn's, Hobby Lobby, etc. If you don't live in the states you can order the Wilton Fondant Alphabet cutters from Amazon or from Wilton directly. There is a link at the bottom of the post to purchase them on Amazon.
I have a rice cooker and am going to have to give that method a try. Sounds simple. Thanks for sharing.
Shelley Ramsey says
These are so adorable ...... I'm going to make these for a group of grown men meeting Saturday morning for Bible study. Can't wait to see their reaction!
beth says
I'd love to see their reactions too! Have fun making your eggs and even more fun serving them.