Happier Than A Pig In Mud: Zombie Eyes- aka Dyed Deviled Eggs

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Zombie Eyes- aka Dyed Deviled Eggs

I've made dyed deviled eggs for Easter and the Summer Holidays before, how about some for Halloween this time... I think the kids (big and small) will really get a kick out of these Zombie Eyes!

I took some to the 8 year old boy across the street and all I heard was "Whoaaaa!"

I'm guessing he thought they were neat:@)

Ma brought me some Wilton Food Writer Pens to play with, I used the red-thanks Ma.

I drew the red on after I stuffed the eggs, I suggest doing it before you stuff them.
Tip-While these were designed for cookies/marshmallows it's fun to come up with other uses for them.

Zombie Eyes

Boil and cool your hard boiled eggs. For a perfect hard boiled eggs technique click HERE. I've been using it for years!
Peel the eggs and wash under cold water, you don't want anything left on them.
Mix 1 tsp vinegar, 25 drops green food coloring and 1/2 C hot tap water into a cup.
Place egg in cup until it reaches desired color. I wanted a monster green, took about 10-12 minutes per egg. This is the most time consuming part of the project.
Remove egg from cup to paper towel lined plate.
Cut eggs in half long ways and pop yolks into bowl.
Make your favorite deviled egg mixture and fill the eggs. I used a disposable icing bag and Wilton 21 star tip.
Cut a small black olive in half and drain on paper towel. Place the side without the hole in the center of the deviled egg. An added bonus, my black olives have a little X in them-I got a chuckle out of that:@)
Use food safe pens for the 'bloodshot' part. Food safe markers can be found in the craft stores and CakeMate Food Writer pens can be found at the Walmart too.
Serve to your favorite ghouls and gobblins.