I really make them all year long, however, it's a must to repurpose Easter-colored eggs that are leftover or we always making them on National Deviled Egg Day on November 2nd.
Decorating them for holiday changes the look and they can also be so festive.
We use parsley and paprika on Christmas for a colorful platter of eggs, Easter we actually use the leftover dyed eggs, Halloween we decorate them with black olives turned in spiders!
Deviled eggs are super easy to make also and take hardly any time, just check out my step by step directions below.
There are also additions to change the taste to however you like them from mild to adding hot sauce to the mix.
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Just scroll down to the recipe card and make mom's recipe that's over 100 years old, simply delicious.
The Filling is Addicting!
I seriously love the addicting filling of hard boiled deviled eggs.
The creamy filling with just a little spice makes all the difference in flavor.
Mom made these after Easter every year.
Tradition
The family loved them so much, we started making them for an appetizer almost every Sunday since we ran out of them every time we made them.
There is really nothing to the recipe. All you need is a few ingredients. Sometimes the keeping it simple is the best recipe. This one has been around for over 100 years and here we are still making it.
I love to repurposed Easter hard-boiled eggs.
They are also so pretty with the coloring in them from the leftover dyed eggs. You may have read my natural dyed Easter eggs post in the past.
They're not only prettier but healthier since the dye is all natural. After Easter we always have leftover dyed Easter eggs and the kids love to help make these. They are so easy.
Other Options
I have had deviled eggs with sweet relish added to them for more of a sweet flavor.
I have also had them with chopped pieces of fried bacon another delicious addition.
Pretty Eggs
I love making the crackle eggs during the Easter Holiday.
You can find the recipe HERE.
These are so pretty when made into deviled eggs. The festive tray is loved by all my guests and they always want to know how to make them with all-natural dyes.
Get Creative
Around Halloween, I get out the green food coloring, some pimento-stuffed olives sliced, and ketchup.
You know olives make great spiders too right?
Yep gory eyeball appetizers, I make them every year.
We all really love deviled eggs, so get creative for the holiday, tint them, and decorate to the Holiday Theme!
Holiday Ideas
- Cut out olive strips and make spiders for Halloween or use the green olives for eyes and red pepper strips
- Color the eggs out of the shell for Easter in pink, yellow and blue
- Make pink and green fillings for Christmas or decorate with parsley and paprika for red and green
- Color the eggs out of the shell in red and blue for Patriotic Holidays
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Poor Mans Pizza's
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Tips
- Place eggs in a large saucepan
- Cover them with cool water by 1 inch
- Slowly bring water to a boil over medium heat; when the water has reached a boil, cover and remove from heat. Let sit 12 minutes
- Transfer eggs to a colander; place under cool running water to stop the cooking and add ice on them to help them peel easily
- Eggs can be peeled and used immediately.
- Add a plastic zip lock bag lining a coffee cup first, then spoon in the deviled egg mixture. Snip the end and fill your eggs with no mess!
- Leftovers can easily be used as egg salad in a sandwich
Pin for later Deviled Eggs
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Yield: 12
Deviled Eggs
prep time: 12 minscook time: 15 minstotal time: 27 mins
Hard-Boiled Deviled Eggs are one of the old all-time favorites. We use them decorated for all occasions. Easter, Christmas, and even Halloween.
ingredients:
- 6 hard-boiled eggs
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- pinch cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper to taste
- paprika
- 1-quart size zip lock bag
- Optional: Add a few drops of food coloring for the Holiday theme, Green for Christmas and Halloween or Easter
- Pimento olives for eyeballs for Halloween, use Ketchup for the drips using a toothpick for the lines
- Black olives for body head and legs pitted
- Optional Garnish: Parsley and Paprika for Christmas,
- Optional Filling Addition: 1 tablespoon sweet relish for a sweeter filling, 1 tablespoon hot sauce for heat
instructions:
- Boil eggs for 12 minutes, cool in cold water. Peel off the shell.
- Cut each in half. Scoop out the yolk into a small bowl.
- Place empty whites of the egg halves on a plate.
- In the small bowl with yolks, add mayonnaise, mustard, spice and mix together until well blended with no lumps.
- Open the ziplock bag and place this mixture in the bag.
- Snip the end 1/2 inch.
- Pipe into the egg white shells to make a swirl effect.
- Sprinkle with paprika.
- Serve immediately with sprinkles of parsley or refrigerate covered until ready to serve. Enjoy!
calories
79
79
fat (grams)
7
7
sat. fat (grams)
6
6
carbs (grams)
6
6
net carbs
5
5
protein (grams)
10
10
sugar (grams)
4
4
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