Hard-boiled eggs made spooky for Halloween using just blueberries and a spoon.
These Halloween Spiderweb Hard-Boiled Eggs were so easy to make! And I love that I could use blueberries to tint them instead of food coloring.
I've seen these eggs all over the internet in recent years, even Martha Stewart has made them, but never tried making them myself. But I had a bag of frozen blueberries that I picked from our bushes this past summer, so I decided to give them a try.
These Spiderweb Hard-Boiled Eggs would be fun to serve for breakfast on Halloween morning, setting the mood for the spooky day ahead.
And they couldn't be easier to make!
[Note: I used older eggs for this recipe to be sure they would peel well. I normally steam my fresh eggs because fresh eggs are notoriously hard to peel when you boil them, but peel perfectly when they are steamed. However, by using older eggs, you get that dip in one end where the air sac has been forming. It's a bit of a catch-22!]
Place blueberries and eggs in a large pot. Add water to cover by one inch. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 10 to 12 minutes.
Using a slotted spoon, remove the eggs and using the back of a spoon, crack the shell in one or two places. Set the eggs in a large bowl, then strain the liquid over them. (Reserve the blueberries for your chickens!)
Set the bowl in the refrigerator to cool for at least an hour (a longer soak will result in deeper color), then carefully peel the eggs.
Set on a serving platter and sprinkle with black salt, if desired.
And that's it! Turn any uneaten eggs into egg salad or snack on them for the rest of the week!
Note: I think if you wanted to use black food coloring instead of the blueberries, the spiderwebs would be much darker and stand out more. But I kind of like the more subtle "marbled" look that the blueberries produce.
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