the best deviled eggs {pastel-striped for easter}
Katie woke me up this morning by whispering softly yelling, two inches from my ear, “How many more days until Easter is it NOW?!!”
It’s fun that she’s so excited (although I wish she could save her excitement until after my first cup of coffee). I love Easter, too! We’ve been dyeing eggs for days; I’ve already had my fill and Easter is still 3 days away.
If you’re like us, deviled eggs are a must around this time of the year. I gave mine a fun twist this year with some pastel colored stripes. It’s easy to do with just some water and food coloring and the kids always oooh and aaah. I’m sharing my best deviled egg recipe with you, too! It’s just a very basic recipe but it’s ultra-smooth and creamy.
Enjoy, and Happy Easter!!
The Best Deviled Eggs
- 6 eggs, hard-boiled (yes, you can bake eggs in the oven to hard “boil” them. 30 minutes at 325F, pull out and stick immediately in an ice bath. You’ll get a few brown spots on the eggs this way, but if you’re okay with that then this is a great alternative method).
- 3-4 T heavy cream
- 1/3 c mayonnaise
- 1 t mustard (start with just half a t if you like less of a mustard flavor)
- 1/2 t kosher salt
- Slice eggs in half lengthwise and carefully remove yolks. Place yolks in mixing bowl and set whites aside.
- Add cream and mustard to egg yolks. With a fork, make a smooth paste until no lumps remain. Add mayonnaise and salt, mix well. Cover and place in fridge.
- Using flat, shallow dishes, mix together a small amount of water and a few drops of food coloring to desired depth (amounts depend on size of your dishes). Place egg whites in colored water, adding or removing water so that they’ll be colored to desired depth. Check every 10 minutes or so and remove when they reach color desired. Flip egg whites and add them to a second color, repeating the checking process and removing when they’re colored as you like (overlapping colors will give three stripes of color). Pat dry with paper towels.
- Remove egg yolk filling from refrigerator. Place in a plastic bag, pushing all the filling into one corner. Snip off corner of bag and pipe into colored egg yolks.
- Serve and enjoy!
Alternatively, you can just soak the entire egg yolks to make just one color like the ones below.









I make deviled eggs all year long – love ‘em. These are so pretty…makes me think I should start celebrating Easter. Does hiding candy filled eggs for the kids count?
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I think the kids would probably like eating the candy filled much more!
Lovely display!
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These look so cute. What a clever idea. Thanks.
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These are awesome!
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as much as I don’t like eggs – those are beautiful.
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I’ve wanted to try baked eggs for a while now! Here’s my delicious excuse!
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They turn out perfect every time, Carlene!
These are one of the cutest Easter eggs I have ever seen, Kristy. Happy Easter to you and your family.
~ ray~
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Happy Easter to you and your family, too, Ray!
These are sooooo cute!! How did I miss this recipe? I’m trying these babies next year!! love the soft colors, too cool!
You should, SLB! They’re so fun!
These look adorable!!!!
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These are so pretty!
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These are totally Ah-maze-balls!!! Deviled Eggs are so retro that it makes me smile! Love this kitschy recipe…reminds me of growing up in the 70′s / 80′s (ahem!). Fun for Easter, too!
hahaha!! Jen, you have me laughing out loud right now! I grew up in the 70′s/80′s, too, so I feel your pain :)
Wow, these sound and look great. I’m having family over for Easter this year and have just added these to the menu. I was looking for something different and I have definitely found it in these. :) I’ve made deviled eggs too many times to count, yet have never heard of adding heavy cream. Hmm
You’ll love the heavy cream, they’re so rich and, well, creamy! Hope you have a wonderful Easter, Dawn!