Dyeing Easter Eggs with Rice and Food Coloring
Skip the mess of soaking eggs in water and vinegar and color your eggs in rice baggies! Great for toddlers!
Equipment
- 4 ziploc bags quart size, you can use more for more colors, 1 bag per color
- food grade gloves optional
Ingredients
- 12 hard-boiled eggs
- food coloring dye
- 4 cups uncooked rice 1 cup per bag
Instructions
- Add 1 cup of rice to 4 Ziploc bags.
- Add 15-20 drops of food coloring to the rice in each bag. The more of the food coloring you add the darker the color will be.
- Seal the bag and shake the rice to distribute the food coloring into the rice.
- Add the egg quickly after adding the dye to the rice so it does not dry out. Seal the bag.
- Seal the bag and shake the bag to color the egg and distribute the color.
- Remove the egg and place on a drying rack or paper towel to dry.
- You may need to add more dye to the rice when dyeing a second egg in the same bag.
- Store the eggs in the refrigerator after coloring.
Notes
TIPS: You can use Minute Rice and regular rice and both worked well.
Nutrition
Serving: 1eggCalories: 415kcalCarbohydrates: 75gProtein: 13gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 187mgSodium: 67mgPotassium: 169mgSugar: 1gCalcium: 51mgIron: 1mg
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