Description
A festive and easy holiday recipe idea for Christmas-themed deviled eggs shaped like Christmas trees.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large boiled eggs
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Green food coloring
- Red bell pepper, diced (for decoration)
- Chives or parsley (for decoration)
Instructions
- Peel the boiled eggs and cut them in half lengthwise.
- Remove the yolks and place them in a bowl.
- Add mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, salt, pepper, and a few drops of green food coloring to the yolks. Mix until smooth.
- Fill the egg whites with the yolk mixture, creating a tree shape.
- Decorate with diced red bell pepper for ornaments and chives or parsley for garland.
- Arrange the deviled eggs on a festive platter and serve.
Notes
- For a spicier kick, add a dash of hot sauce to the yolk mixture.
- These can be made a day in advance and stored in the refrigerator.
- Use a piping bag for a more decorative filling.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Boiling and Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 deviled egg half
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 0.5g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 186mg