How to easily make golden Easter eggs without special tools!
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Easter is filled with delicious treats, beloved traditions, and of course, egg-stravagant colors! Which is exactly why I wanted to take my family’s traditional pastel-colored Easter eggs and dazzle them up to the next level! So I decided to mix up some edible paint and turned them into Gold-Painted Easter Eggs!
These gold-detailed Easter eggs are absolutely dazzling! These gorgeous eggs start with typically colored Easter eggs that are then detailed with my edible gold paint, or totally covered to create unbeatable homemade golden Easter eggs!
My process for these golden Easter eggs is super easy and there are actually no special tools required to make them. How awesome is that?! All you need is a few decorating tools and some simple baking ingredients and you’re good to go! Here’s how to make gold-painted Easter eggs!
To make gold-painted Easter eggs, all you need is: hard-boiled eggs (plain or colored), gold powder dust, clear vanilla extract, food brushes, and some common kitchen utensils. First, start with hard-boiled then cooled eggs. Then, mix the gold luster and the extract together. Paint the eggs with the gold “paint”. Use gloves, if desired. Then, transfer and let the eggs dry on a cooling rack sitting on top of a baking sheet lined with paper towels.
Easter Egg Equipment
First, let me break down my simple equipment list for this egg-painting process. I don’t need much here at all, just a few common kitchen tools. Here’s what I use to make gold-painted Easter eggs:
- Measuring spoons
- Glass pinch bowl
- Cake Painting Brushes
- Baking sheet
- Cooling rack
- Paper towels
- Disposable Vinyl Gloves (optional)
Golden Ingredients
Now let me go over my golden Easter egg ingredients. Surprisingly, there’s nothing special or fancy to expect here, just some simple decorating ingredients. Here are my ingredients for golden Easter eggs:
- 12 white eggs hard-boiled, cooled, and either colored or plain white
- ½ tbsp Gold Luster Powder Dust
- ½ tsp Clear vanilla extract or vodka
How to Make Golden Easter Eggs
Now let’s go over my simple process for making Easter eggs even more colorful with edible gold paint! This process is super fun and easy so it’s the perfect family Easter activity. Here’s how to easily paint Easter eggs gold:
- First, prepare the plain or dyed Easter eggs and measure out the gold luster dust and clear vanilla extract with the measuring spoon.
- Here’s my simple how-to on Dying Easter Eggs with Food Coloring.
- Next, in a glass pinch bowl, mix the vanilla and luster together using a cake brush.
- Set out the golden egg paint with the cooled Easter eggs and a few more cake brushes.
- Now it’s time for some Easter magic! Use the brushes to paint away your egg-y artwork!
- If you use vodka instead of extract, it will evaporate faster. So you might need to keep adding more vodka as you paint.
- I like to let the kiddos get messy and have fun with it but I do recommend vinyl gloves for adults. Unless you want to walk around with golden hands all day 😉
- After painting, let the eggs dry on a cooling rack sitting on top of a baking sheet lined with paper towels.
- Finally, you’re ready for golden Easter egg celebrations!
Tips for Dyeing Easter Eggs
Before dazzling these colorful cuties with gold paint, here are a few tips to make sure your dyed Easter eggs come out perfect:
- Want a more natural approach? Check out my simple method for All Natural Easter Egg Dye!
- The natural dye takes longer to color the eggs so I usually like to use the color gels by Wilton. They have vivid colors that take hold fast!
- If your food coloring is old: use hot water to dissolve the color, then let it cool completely before coloring the eggs.
Storing Not Painted Boiled Eggs
To store hard-boiled eggs: transfer the eggs to an airtight container lined with a damp paper towel. Cover the eggs with another damp paper towel and seal the lid tightly. These hard-boiled eggs will stay good stored like this in the fridge for 3-4 days. Label the date on the outside of the container to keep up with freshness.
Other Easter Recipes
Classic Easter Recipes
Want even more Easter fun and egg-y dishes to keep the seasonal excitement going? Check out some of my other Easter recipes and egg-citing recipes to keep the holiday celebrations and the good food going.
More Easter Recipes:
- Italian Easter Bread
- Italian Mini Easter Breads
- Easter Lemon Cookies
- Easter Charcuterie Board
- Easter Chocolate Covered Pretzels- Carrots
- Easter Chocolate Covered Pretzels- Bunnies and Ducklings
- Dyeing Easter Eggs with Food Coloring
Egg Dishes:
- Bacon and Cheese Egg Muffins
- Spinach Frittata
- Macaroni Salad with Chicken
- Instant Pot No-Peel Hard-Boiled Eggs
- Hard-Boiled Eggs
Gold Painted Easter Eggs
Equipment
- Disposable Vinyl Gloves optional
Ingredients
- 12 white eggs hard-boiled, cooled, and colored or white
- ½ tbsp Gold Luster Powder Dust
- ½ tsp Clear vanilla extract or vodka
Instructions
- First, prepare the plain or dyed Easter eggs and measure out the gold luster dust and clear vanilla extract with the measuring spoon.Here’s my simple how-to on Dying Easter Eggs with Food Coloring.
- Next, in a glass pinch bowl, mix the vanilla and luster together using a cake brush.
- Set out the golden egg paint with the cooled Easter eggs and a few more cake brushes.
- Now it’s time for some Easter magic! Use the brushes to paint away your egg-y artwork!If you use vodka instead of extract, it will evaporate faster. So you might need to keep adding more vodka as you paint.
- I like to let the kiddos get messy and have fun with it but I do recommend vinyl gloves for adults. Unless you want to walk around with golden hands all day 😉
- After painting, let the eggs dry on a cooling rack sitting on top of a baking sheet lined with paper towels.
- Finally, you’re ready for golden Easter egg celebrations!
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Notes
- Want a more natural approach? Check out my simple method for All Natural Easter Egg Dye!
- The natural dye takes longer to color the eggs so I usually like to use the color gels by Wilton. They have vivid colors that take hold fast!
- If your food coloring is old: use hot water to dissolve the color, then let it cool completely before coloring the eggs.
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