Christmas Deviled Eggs

Festive deviled eggs for Christmas table with salty and tangy flavors. Easy holiday appetizers to make with simple eggs, chives, bell pepper, and mayo-based sauce.

Classic deviled eggs with a festive touch are just about as easy as apps for the holiday season can get. You can’t have a Christmas holiday gathering without Deviled eggs, and I’m sure it is one of the childhood memories of many.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Affordable holiday appetizer with pantry staples for your family gatherings or potluck
• Creamy, tangy, and salty. Simple comforting flavors.
• Perfect for dinner, breakfast, or a quick snack – any time!
• Stupid easy to make! I’ve done them dozens of times and they are completely failproof.
• Customizable and great to make ahead for a party.

Ingredients Notes

A deviled egg plate doesn’t call for any fancy or expensive ingredients.

• Eggs. We need hard-boiled eggs, and we will separately use both egg whites and egg yolks (for filling). Try to pick eggs large enough to have a good space for filling.

Filling

• Mayonnaise
• Dijon mustard is a classy choice, but you can use yellow mustard too. If you like heat, you can swap it with spicy brown mustard.
• White vinegar, red wine vinegar, or lemon juice for a little tang.
• Salt and black pepper to taste.

Decoration

I use bell peppers and chives to add red and green festive colors for Christmas deviled eggs. Of course, you can use any veggies or fruit of red and green color. For ex., pomegranate seeds (arils) or pin peppercorns make amazing red decorations.

• Red bell pepper. Red peppers are sweet, and crunchy and stay fresh for a long time, ideal for the holiday table.
• Chives – finely chopped. Any other favorite fresh herbs will work, I love fresh parsley or cilantro too.

Kitchen Equipment

• Bowls
• Serving tray or special deviled egg plate
• Large pot
• Fork. If you have you can use a food processor or pastry blender to blend the filling.
• Spoon, or a piping bag fitted with a round or star piping tip.

How to boil hard-boiled eggs

1. For this Christmas deviled egg recipe we need hard-boiled eggs, ideally, perfectly smooth, nice, and clean, without dents. Make sure to use organic fresh eggs. Here is how to make them.
2. Boil water in a pot over high heat.
3. Add eggs and cook for 12-15 minutes.
4. Using a slotted spoon, remove the cooked eggs and immediately place them in the ice bath. Let the eggs cool for 2 minutes. It will make it easier to peel.
5. Tap the top and bottom of the egg on the counter, then roll on the side. Carefully peel. If it still feels hard to peel, return to the ice water or peel under the running cold water.
6. Also, you can make boiled eggs in an instant pot on a manual (high) for 5 minutes. The rest of the instructions are the same.

How To Make Christmas Deviled Egg

Working with cold, hard-boiled eggs. Slice the eggs in half lengthwise, remove the egg yolks, and place them in a medium mixing bowl. Place the hallowed egg whites on the serving platter.

1: Prepare The Deviled Egg Filling

Add mayo, mustard, vinegar, salt, and pepper to the bowl with the egg yolks. Use a fork or pastry blender to work the ingredients together, mashing the yolks in the process until everything is well combined. (I prefer the pastry blender as it makes quick work of the process)

2: Fill The Egg Halves

Add the filling to the hollow of each egg. You can either spoon it in or transfer the mixture to a piping bag and pipe it in with a round or star tip for added decoration.

3: Decorate The Deviled Eggs

1. Decorate with diced red pepper and chives for garnish.
2. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

Storage

Store leftover Christmas deviled eggs in an airtight container for 4-5 days.

These Christmas appetizers don’t freeze well.

Make Ahead

You can boil and prep the egg halves 5 days ahead and store them in an airtight container in the fridge.

Assemble the eggs 24 hrs in advance and store them tightly covered with a plastic wrap.

Substitutions & Variations

• Use food coloring or food dye to ting each egg white (red and green food coloring would be obvious choices to imitate holly berries, but can also use brown (and then arrange eggs on the tray like a Christmas tree), golden or silver. You only need 1-2 drops. Natural dyes are “weaker”, and you may need around 10 to 20. Use bowls with vinegar, water, and food coloring to soak the eggs for a few minutes.
• If you don’t like mayo, simply substitute it for sour cream or Greek yogurt to bind the egg yolk mixture for the filling. Both have similar tang and consistency. Tang also may come from some relish or pickles’ brine.
• Other fillings: guacamole-like (avocado will naturally give a nice green color), spicy (with hot sauce, jalapeno or hotter peppers, cayenne pepper), crab, or even add finely chopped bacon to the filling. You can always use onion and garlic too, those are classics. Spinach also is great for making natural food coloring.
• Decoration ideas: pipe the whole Christmas tree on top of each egg half, decorate with pomegranate seeds and fresh parsley leaf or rosemary, and pipe out Santa Claus face/hat. You can also arrange the eggs in a wreath or tree shape. Love cheese? Grate some parmesan on top of the assembled deviled eggs.

Expert Tips For Making The Best Deviled Eggs

• No pastry bag? You can also simply cut a corner of a Ziploc bag or similar plastic bag and use it to pipe out the mayo-egg mixture.
• If you want a super silky smooth filling, use a food processor. If you love to have distinctive bites, just use the fork to combine all the ingredients.
• Instead of slicing the eggs in half lengthwise, slice it in the middle. It will make them stand better.
• To make the filling creamier, use just a little bit more mayo.

Popular Questions

Is It Better To Make Deviled Eggs Day Before Or Day Of?

The deviled eggs are best fresh or made within one day before the holiday party. You can prep the egg halves in advance, but fill and decorate them about one hour before the Christmas party.

What’s The Difference Between Angel Eggs And Deviled Eggs?

Angel eggs and deviled eggs are the same thing, the popular appetizer with eggs, mayo, seasoning, and toppings. The term Angel eggs is used by those who can’t use the word devil and in Southern cuisine. 

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