There’s no better time to buy eggs! Eggs are a spring staple for Easter and Passover traditions, and decorating eggs for Easter is a budget-friendly holiday tradition the whole family can enjoy. So grab an extra carton and get crackin’ with these incredible holiday tips and inspiration featuring THE Easter essential—eggs!
Fool Proof Hard-Boiled Eggs
Our no-fail hard-boiled egg guide is your first step to a colorful and delicious celebration. Learn more here.
Recipes For All Your Easter Festivities
Decorate, then Refrigerate
The trick to enjoying hard-boiled eggs for a snack, salad or egg salad? Keep them refrigerated! Learn more here.
Egg Safety & Handling – Get the Facts!
- Hard-boiled (and raw) eggs should be kept refrigerated at a temperature of 40° F or lower.
- Hard-boiled eggs must be refrigerated within 2 hours after cooking in an uncovered bowl in the refrigerator to remain safe to eat.
- Do not store hard-boiled eggs in the carton.they came in – use a bowl or plate.
- Hard-boiled eggs, still in the shell, are safe in the fridge for up to one week after cooking.
- Peeled, hard-boiled eggs should be consumed within 48 hours.
- If you’re not decorating hard-boiled eggs immediately after cooking, store them in an uncovered bowl in the refrigerator. Refrigerate again after they are decorated.
- If you hide eggs for an egg hunt, ensure they don’t come into contact with dirt, animals, or lawn chemicals, and refrigerate them again after being found.
- If you plan on consuming your decorated eggs, discard any cracked eggs and/or eggs that have been out of refrigeration for more than 2 hours,
- If your decorated eggs have been out of refrigeration for longer than 2 hours, keep them on display and cook another batch of hard-boiled eggs for eating.
