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Kool-Aid Dyed Eggs
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Kool-Aid Dyed Eggs

Add a splash of fun to your Easter egg decorating with our Kool-Aid Dyed Eggs! Vibrantly colored, easy to make, and fun for the kids.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword eggs
Prep Time 5 minutes
Dye Time/Drying 7 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Servings 12 servings

Equipment

  • Paper Towels
  • spoons

Ingredients

  • boiled eggs
  • 1 packet kool-aid
  • ½ cup boiling water
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar

Instructions

  • For each color or packet of Kool-Aid, add ½ cup boiling water, 1 teaspoon vinegar, and one packet of Kool-Aid to a cup and stir until the Kool-Aid is dissolved.
  • Gently add the eggs to the dye of choice (one egg to a cup is ideal) and let sit for 1-2 minutes or until the desired color is reached.
  • Remove the egg with a spoon and gently lay it on a paper towel without touching it as much as possible.
  • Allow the eggs to sit undisturbed for about 5 minutes or until no longer wet before placing them back in the egg carton.

Notes

  • Some of the lighter colors of Kool-Aid like lemonade come out very light and will take a little longer soaking in the dye. We tested a ton of flavors of Kool-Aid and only lemonade came out poorly. It’s the only color I wouldn’t suggest. For some colors like the pink lemonade, they come out pretty, but you’ll want to leave them in there for 3-4 minutes, rather than the 1-2.
  • This method of dying works for farm fresh eggs or brown eggs. The colors come out a little darker, but it’s still gorgeous.
  • Do not add any more vinegar than suggested. It will eat the color off of the egg and make it look bad.
  • Don’t add more water unless you add more Kool-Aid or it will water down the dying aspect of the Kool-Aid and cause the dye to not do as well.
  • If you handle the eggs too much coming right out of the dye, it will make marks in your coloring. For a more flawless egg, allow the egg to dry before handling it. The dye will settle onto the shell and it won’t budge after that.
  • The color of the egg will brighten a bit as it dries.
  • Lemon lime and green apple come out the same color of green.
  • Black cherry, sharkleberry, and cherry come out very similar shades of red, but they ARE different shades.
  • Peach mango comes out light orange and pina-pineapple comes out a gorgeous spring yellow.