As Easter holidays approach, egg prices are still quite high.
According to the consumer price index, egg prices rose 10.4% in March, with eggs rising 58.8% from the previous year.
Egg colours are a spring tradition for millions of people across the country, but some original alternative ideas for coloring Easter eggs have been in circulation these days.
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Here are some fun food options to swap eggs.
1. Potatoes
Potatoes are popular as an egg-colored alternative for 2025. (istock)
This season, coloring potatoes instead of eggs has become a growing trend.
According to Delish, regular potatoes can be stained in the same way as hardened eggs, but they must be washed away before soaking.
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Potatoes can be eaten even if natural food dyes are used or after coloring, experts say.
2. marshmallow
Marshmallows are easy to dye and paint, making this year a fun egg replacement. (istock)
Marshmallows offers simple blank canvas for coloring and design.
Fluffy treats reportedly can be dipped in dye or painted with a small paintbrush.
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It can also be held in place with a toothpick or skewer, making it easy to operate.
Marshmallow Maker Jet Puffed has released its own “Dip & Decorated” kit for Easter this year.
This year, Jet-Puffed released the “Dip & Decorated” Marshmallow kit. (Darcy Miller)
Includes jumbo marshmallow bags, edible colours, pens, drizzle and egg boxes.
(The kit is on the Walmart website for $1.99, but as of Friday it was sold out.)
3. Onions and shallots
According to Delish, onions are a great alternative to dying eggs. (istock)
According to Delish, onions are a potential smelly option, but onions are a potential alternative to eggs.
Onions can be dyed as long as the difficult ones become hard, as long as the outer layer is removed first.
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Shallots are another small option that is similar in size to eggs.
4. Peanut butter eggs
This year, alternative Easter egg recipes (not in the photo) have gone viral on social media. (istock)
One Easter egg alternative recipe has gone viral on social media.
Crowded Kitchen, a mother-daughter cooking duo with 2 million followers on Instagram, has over 1 million likes! I posted a video of the peanut butter Easter eggs I received.
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The recipe posted on the crowded kitchen website produces beautiful batches of Robin’s egg blue sweets.
Simple mixtures include peanut butter, maple syrup, powdered sugar, almond flour, vanilla extract and salt.
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The colorful coating is made with melted white chocolate and coconut oil, with spirulina and matcha added as needed.
According to the recipe, the eggs are soaked in a white chocolate coating and mixed with cocoa powder and a flick of water and pastry brush.
Reported by Daniella Genovese of Fox News Digital.
