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Christmas Tree Deviled Eggs

Christmas tree deviled eggs turn classic creamy, tangy filling into a festive appetizer piped in green zigzags and topped with pepper ornaments. Chill them for at least 20 minutes so the decorations are set before serving.
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Cook Time 12 minutes
Cooling and chilling 30 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Servings: 24 servings
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Calories: 50
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the eggs
  • 12 eggs large
  • water cold; as needed to cover the eggs by 1 inch and fill the ice bath
  • 4 cups ice
For the filling
  • 0.33 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp white vinegar
  • 0.25 tsp kosher salt
  • 0.125 tsp black pepper
  • 0.25 tsp green gel food coloring
For decorating
  • 0.25 cup red bell pepper finely diced
  • 0.5 yellow bell pepper small; cut into 24 small stars

Equipment

  • 1 6-quart saucepan

Method
 

Hard-cook the eggs
  1. Place the eggs in a single layer in a 6-quart saucepan.
  2. Add cold water to cover the eggs by 1 inch.
  3. Bring the water to a boil over high heat.
  4. Cover the saucepan, turn off the heat, and let stand for 12 minutes.
  5. Drain the eggs and transfer them to a large bowl filled with cold water and the ice; cool for 10 minutes.
  6. Peel the eggs and halve them lengthwise.
Make the filling
  1. Remove the yolks and mash them with the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, vinegar, salt, black pepper, and green gel food coloring until smooth.
Decorate and chill
  1. Transfer the filling to a piping bag fitted with a large open-star tip and pipe a zigzag tree shape onto each egg-white half, widening the base and narrowing the top.
  2. Press the red bell pepper into the filling as ornaments.
  3. Place a yellow bell pepper star on top of each tree.
  4. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes before serving.

Notes

For neater piping, make sure the yolk filling is smooth before transferring it to the piping bag. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 2 days; do not freeze. Light mayonnaise can be used for a lighter option.