Dyed Blueberry Easter Eggs

Dyed Blueberry Easter Eggs

This easy to make blueberry dye is the perfect way to get beautiful looking Easter Eggs and they are super fun to make!

Supplies:

• 2 cups Klaassen Farms Frozen Blueberries
• 2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch (optional)
• 1 dozen large white eggs
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cup Klaassen Farms Blueberries
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup butter (melted)

Instructions:

1. Bring 2 cups of water and blueberries to a boil on medium to high in a pot for 10 minutes
2. Strain out blueberries and set blueberries aside for other baking (great for pancakes)
3. Add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar to dye mixture and set aside to cool for 20-30 minutes
4. While mixture is cooling place 1 dozen eggs in 1 inch of cold water in a large pot
5. Hard boil eggs for 10 minutes on high
6. Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes
7. Place eggs in an ice water bath for 10 minutes
8. Remove eggs from ice water and dip eggs in blueberry dye mixture
9. Set aside eggs to dry and repeat dip dying if a darker colour is desired

*Optional – for a more rustic look mix 1 teaspoon cornstarch and 1 teaspoon water to form paste. Use a small paint brush to draw on speckles to dyed eggs once they have air dried*