Vibrant-colored pickled eggs make a fun party snack and are super easy to make with just a few natural ingredients to enhance the color as well as the flavor of the eggs. This recipe makes enough for half a dozen of one color of pickled eggs. Choose one or make a few batches of different colors to feed a crowd!
Recipe information
Total Time
20 minutes, plus chilling
Yield
Makes 6 pickled eggs
Ingredients
6
1
2
2
For pink pickled eggs:
1
1
1
For yellow pickled eggs:
1
2
1
For purple pickled eggs:
1
1
2
For orange pickled eggs:
1
2
1
Need to make a substitution?
Preparation
Step 1
Place eggs in a medium glass heatproof jar. Cook vinegar, salt, sugar, and 1 cup water in a small pot over high heat, stirring, until salt and sugar dissolve.
To make pink pickled eggs:
Step 2
Add beet, shallot, and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Pour over eggs, stir, and chill at least 3 hours or up to overnight for a darker shade of pink.
To make yellow pickled eggs:
Step 3
Add ginger, peppercorns, and turmeric and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Pour over eggs, stir, and chill at least 3 hours or up to overnight for a darker shade of yellow.
To make purple pickled eggs:
Step 4
Add cabbage and caraway seeds and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Pour over eggs. Add 1 tsp. baking soda and stir until foaming subsides, then stir in remaining 1 tsp. baking soda. Chill at least 3 hours or up to overnight for a darker shade of purple.
To make orange pickled eggs:
Step 5
Add carrot, garlic, beet, and saffron and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Pour over eggs, stir, and chill at least 3 hours or up to overnight for a darker shade of orange.
Do Ahead
Step 6
Pickled eggs can be made 5 days ahead. Remove from pickling brine once desired color has been reached, transfer to an airtight container, and chill.