Valentine's Day Deviled Eggs! Why make basic deviled eggs, when you can make bright pink tie-dyed deviled eggs? Pretty AND tasty!
Originally published February 6, 2012. Updated on 9/9/2021
Lately, I've been seeing a lot of photos of Chinese Tea Eggs on Pinterest.
They're really pretty! Basically, you hard boil some eggs, crack the shells, then steep them in a tea and soy sauce mixture, producing gorgeous designs all over the peeled egg.
Partly because I can never seem to NOT screw with an idea - and partly because of the copious amounts of pickled beet brine that a recent beet/goat cheese salad obsession has left us with - I decided to bastardize the idea a bit.
It turned out great - brightly "tie dyed" pink eggs, subtly flavored with beet brine.
... and then I bastardized my own idea! Check it out...
Valentine's Day Deviled Eggs! Why make basic deviled eggs, when you can make bright pink tie-dyed deviled eggs? Pretty AND tasty!
How to Make Pink “Tie Dyed” Eggs
In a small pot, cover eggs with hot water, bring to a boil. Turn temperature down to a simmer, cook for 12 minutes.
Drain eggs, then immerse in cold water to cool to the touch.
Carefully crack each egg all over, without actually chipping any of the shell OFF the egg. Return to pot, cover with beet brine.
Bring beet brine up to a simmer, simmer eggs gently for about 30 minutes. Drain and rinse eggs well before carefully peeling off the shell.
How to Make Valentine’s Day Deviled Eggs
(Recipe below!)
So, we peeled the shells off and admired the pretty designs for a while.
Once the novelty wore off, we were left with 7 hard boiled eggs. Kinda boring, right?
So… we decided to make deviled eggs. PINK deviled eggs! Also… heart shaped beet pieces as garnish – “heart Beets!”
Find the ugliest egg you have – maybe you messed up peeling the shell off, leaving a really deformed looking egg. We sure did.
Anyway, that one? Put it in a bowl and mash it up with a fork.
Cut all of the other 6 eggs in half.
Remove the yolks from each hard boiled egg, add to the mashed egg in the bowl.
Add mayo and beet brine to taste, season to taste, then spoon or pipe them back into the egg halves.
Use a small cookie cutter to cut tiny heart shapes from slices of pickled beets for garnish.
Note: We couldn’t find our smallest heart cutter, so we cut them into small rounds and then used a paring knife to cut heart shapes from the rounds. Freestyle is always an option!
More Valentine's Day Ideas
Looking to do something a bit different for Valentine's Day? Here are a few ideas!
6 Inch Cheesecake
Baklava Cheesecake
Balsamic Mushroom Baked Brie
Booze Bouquet Tutorial
Chocolate Leaves Cake Tutorial
Chocolate Raspberry Pavlova
Chocolate Ravioli
Dark Chocolate Truffles
Deviled Strawberries
Heart Shaped Beer Pretzels with Jalapeno Jack Dip
Heart Shaped Pavlova
Mini Eclairs
Mushroom Goat Cheese Braid
Pepper Crusted Tuna with Wasabi Cream Sauce
Phyllo Crab Triangles
Pink Heart Shaped Bagels
Red Velvet Bagels
Red Velvet Brownies
Savory Tomato Shortcake
Traditional Raspberry Mousse
Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board
Special Diet Treats
Need it gluten free* or low carb? Check out these Valentine's Day recipes on my other blogs:
Gluten-Free Crab Cakes
Gluten Free Crepes
Gluten-Free Fried Brie
Heart Fruit Skewers with Raspberry Cheesecake Dip
Keto Creme Brulee
Low Carb Chocolate Mousse
Keto Crab Cakes
Low Carb Tiramisu
Keto Cheesecake
Keto Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Seafood Cobb Salad
* Some of the recipes in the first link section are inherently gluten free, too!
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Valentine's Day Deviled Eggs
Equipment
- Heart Shaped Cookie Cutters
Ingredients
Pink “Tie Dyed” Beet Eggs
- 7 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups brine from pickled beets
Pink Deviled Eggs
- 7 pink “tie dyed” beet eggs
- 1-2 tablespoon mayo
- 2 + tablespoon pickled beet brine
- Slices of pickled beets
- Salt pepper, mustard (all optional)
Instructions
- In a small pot, cover eggs with hot water, bring to a boil. Turn temperature down to a simmer, cook for 12 minutes.
- Drain eggs, then immerse in cold water to cool to the touch.
- Carefully crack each egg all over, without actually chipping any of the shell OFF the egg. Return to pot, cover with beet brine.
- Bring beet brine up to a simmer, simmer eggs gently for about 30 minutes. Drain and rinse eggs well before carefully peeling off the shell.
Heart Beet Eggs
- So, we peeled the shells off and admired the pretty designs for a while. Once the novelty wore off, we were left with 7 hard boiled eggs. Kinda boring, right?
- So… we decided to make deviled eggs. PINK deviled eggs! Also… heart shaped beet pieces as garnish – “heart Beets!”
- Find the ugliest egg you have – maybe you messed up peeling the shell off, leaving a really deformed looking egg. We sure did. Anyway, that one? Put it in a bowl and mash it up with a fork.
- Cut all of the other 6 eggs in half. Remove the yolks from each, add to the mashed egg. Add mayo and beet brine to taste, season to taste, then spoon them back into the egg halves.
- Use a small cookie cutter to cut tiny heart shapes from slices of pickled beets for garnish. (We couldn’t find our smallest heart cutter, so we cut them into small rounds and then used a paring knife to cut heart shapes from the rounds)
Erin
They look wonderful, but did you sing (or at least have it play in the background) "Heartbeat" but Don Johnson while making them?
Lorrie
We're having a Valentines Day pot-luck lunch tomorrow, and this is what I am making, I hope they turn out.