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5 from 8 votes

Crackle Eggs

Ingredients

  • 4 Eggs
  • 4 Cups Water
  • 4 tsp. Vinegar
  • Food Coloring Gel

Instructions

  • The first thing you'll want to do is get your eggs ready to be hard boiled. You can do this however you want. I prefer to use my instant pot. If you're using an instant pot, you can put about 2 cups of water in there and set your eggs inside. I like to use a silicon egg tray inside for my eggs to sit on. Then you can use the manual button and cook for 4 minutes.
  • Once your eggs are done, let them sit out until they have cooled off completely. You don't want them warm or hot when you're going to be handling them.
  • Once they have cooled off completely, you can get the water ready. Get four cups and put a cup of water in each of the cups.
  • Then you can add in the food coloring. I love to use food coloring gel just because I think it works best at keeping the eggs dyed a darker color. Use as much or as little as you'd like. I usually just put a small amount inside.
  • Now you can also add in the vinegar to each cup. You'll want to use about 1 tsp of vinegar in each cup.
  • Then you can put them inside your fridge for at least four hours or overnight. I think overnight works best because it lets the eggs sit longer and get that beautiful color you're looking for.
  • Once they have sat long enough, take them out of the fridge and start peeling off the shell. Now you should have that beautiful crackle effect!