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This is truly a fun Easter Egg Recipe. These deviled egg chicks are a little bit hilarious but they will be the talk of your kitchen! Traditional dressed eggs are fun, but this year come out of your shell (get it? ha ha) and turn them into chicks!!
Easter egg chicks are absolutely adorable. Adding the fresh parsley at the base gives them that “free range” feel that everyone is after. Chirp, chirp, chirp…
I had so much fun making these and then I laughed at how cute they were. The last one looks a little like my youngest sisters’ baby pictures!
Ingredients for Deviled Egg Chicks:
12 large eggs, hard boiled and peeled
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 1/2 tsp dijon mustard*, or add to taste
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp salt, or to taste
1 small carrot, peeled and sliced into rings
6 black olives
*No dijon? No problem! Substitute with 1 1/2 tsp white wine vinegar
What You Need for this Easter Egg Recipe:
-sharp knife
-plastic straw
Click Here for Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs tutorial
How to Make Deviled Egg Chicks:
1. Peel 12 hard-boiled eggs. With a sharp knife, slice off a very thin layer from the base of the egg – this will give it a flat surface to stand on a platter. Cut off a generous top third of the egg. Squeeze around the egg base gently to loosen the yolk and it should pop right out. Keep the lids paired with their bases.
Tip: If you have troubling peeling eggs, try peeling under a slow stream of water. Very fresh eggs do not peel easily so I usually boil a few extra eggs to be on the safe side.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, combine 12 cooked yolks and mash well with a fork. Add 1/3 cup mayonnaise, 1 1/2 tsp dijon (or add to taste), 1/4 tsp garlic powder and 1/8 tsp salt, or season to taste. Mash everything together until smooth. Transfer mixture to ziploc or pastry bag and pipe generously into egg bases. Place top 1/3 back over the base and press down slightly to adhere.
3. For the eyes, poke through an olive with a plastic straw several times then gently squeeze down the straw and the little circles of olives will pop right out. For the beaks, thinly slice a few rings of carrot and cut each ring into sixths. Insert 2 olive spots for eyes and 2 carrot wedges the beak. Set chicks on a platter and garnish with fresh parsley or dill to give them that “free range” feel.
Easter Egg Recipe - Deviled Egg Chicks
Ingredients
Ingredients for Deviled Egg Chicks:
- 12 large eggs, hard boiled and peeled
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 tsp dijon mustard*, or add to taste
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp salt, or to taste
- 1 small carrot, peeled and sliced into rings
- 6 black olives
What You Need for this Easter Egg Recipe:
- -sharp knife
- -plastic straw
Instructions
- Peel 12 hard-boiled eggs. With a sharp knife, slice off a very thin layer from the base of the egg - this will give it a flat surface to stand on a platter. Cut off a generous top third of the egg. Squeeze around the egg base gently to loosen the yolk and it should pop right out. Keep the lids paired with their bases.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine 12 cooked yolks and mash well with a fork. Add 1/3 cup mayonnaise, 1 1/2 tsp dijon (or add to taste), 1/4 tsp garlic powder and 1/8 tsp salt, or season to taste. Mash everything together until smooth. Transfer mixture to ziploc or pastry bag and pipe generously into egg bases. Place top 1/3 back over the base and press down slightly to adhere.
- For the eyes, poke through an olive with a plastic straw several times then gently squeeze down the straw and the little circles of olives will pop right out. For the beaks, thinly slice a few rings of carrot and cut each ring into sixths. Insert 2 olive spots for eyes and 2 carrot wedges the beak. Set chicks on a platter and garnish with fresh parsley or dill to give them that "free range" feel.
Notes
If you make this recipe, I’d love to see pics of your creations on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter! Hashtag them #natashaskitchen
Each little chick has it’s own personality. This one’s the cutie of the pack and reminds me of my youngest sister’s baby picture lol (first row on the left). Cute as can be!
Do you have any fun Easter traditions? Cute ideas for kids (or adults?) 😉 I hope you have an awesome Easter!
Oh P.S. If you want to make Old World Natural Easter Eggs this year, save those onion peels!!
Natasha Kravchuk
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Thank you for the recipe! I made them and they turned out amazing. I just shredded romaine lettuce for the grass as I did not have parsley on hand. My family thinks they are so cute!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us, Becky!
Can you make this ahead of time?
Hi Taylor, yes these would keep well made a day ahead then covered and refrigerated so they don’t dry out.
Hi Natasha
Thank you so much for sharing your recipes! I just love making them!
They are simple and delicious!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
I love this idea. I make the traditional deviled eggs all the time. Can’t wait to surprise my family at Easter with these chicks!
They’re going to love this! Especially the kids!
So cute !! Can’t wait to make these for Easter !! Your little sister is adorable in that photo..
What does she think of it now ??
Until Easter tho’ I am making the deviled eggs with bacon & diced pickles. I have added both to egg salad for sandwhiches but never thought of it for deviled eggs..
Thankyou again !!
Thanks, Juniper, I hope you love these eggs recipe!
WOW! they are so so cute loved em….
I’m so happy you enjoyed that Maryam!
cool
Instead of carrot for beak, used nacho flavored doritos. Yummy spice enhances flavor of egg.
Thank you so much for sharing that with us.
Any alternative to using the black olives for the eyes? I don’t like black olives and don’t want leftovers of them. Thanks.
Hi Cathy, one of my readers used black peppercorns as substitutes. Here’s what another reader wrote: “I made them, I didn’t have olives so I used Hawaiian black salt for the eyes, they were delicious!! My family loved them. 🐣” I hope that helps!
My family doesn’t like mustard. I do make a bacon variety deviled eggs, but would love it if you can recommend something to replace the mustard for something closer to classic deviled eggs?
Hi Nanc, you might like our bacon deviled eggs better where it would work to just omit the mustard since the rest of the flavors compensate well.
Loved these… and great for the grandkids… picking their favorite chick…………. Natasha…. thank you for being here…. you’ve taught me so much… you’ve improved my cooking and my understanding of food in general….
Awww that’s the best! Thank you so much for sharing that with me, Nancy. I’m all smiles!
I made them, I didn’t have olives so I used Hawaiian black salt for the eyes, they were delicious!! My family loved them. 🐣
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us Patty!
These look really good! You should totally make a video for this recipe.
Thank you for that suggestion Olga!
Also, can I substitute the dijon mustard with normal yellow mustard? I don’t have white wine vinegar on hand, and I’m making them today.
Hi Olga, yes regular yellow mustard will work well. Happy Easter!
Wow these chicks look so cute! And delicious. Do you have any tips on how to peel your eggs without ruining the whites?
Hi Yelena, we linked this in the recipe 🙂 I hope it helps.
This is so cute and it’s easy to make. Even the kids at home would surely enjoy doing this too!
This is a favorite with the kids!
I didn’t have olives so I used peppercorns for the eyes. 🙂
That’s a great idea!
For very fresh eggs, put 1/4 C baking soda in the water … then after they’re done, crack and put in ice water … peels come right off
Thank you for that tip, Susan!
Adorable😍
These are so perfect for Easter! 🙂
These were such a hit on Easter! everyone loved them and they were so good 🙂
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review Tanya!
Made these yesterday and they turned out awesome. I used a carrot peeler tip to poke around the the egg to cut the top off for a more cracked egg look. thanks!
You’re welcome Melanie! I’m glad you enjoy the recipe. Thanks for sharing your great review with other readers!
I’m gonna make these again. I made them before and they’re so delicious! The yolks with the dijon and seasonings are super good! Mines didn’t turn out that neat. But still, they tasted good. 😉 By the way, you should definitely make a video for this recipe. These little chicks are so cute! 🙂 God bless you Natasha!
I’m glad to hear the recipe was a success Olya! Thanks for sharing your great review and I will keep your video request in mind for next year. Hope you have a wonderful Easter!