Deviled Eggs That Will Make You Popular at Potlucks

Name: Deviled Eggs the Whole Family Will Eat
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 12 halves
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 hard-boiled eggs; 2 teaspoons vinegar; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 tablespoons Miracle Whip (or mayonnaise or Greek Yogurt); Salt to taste; Paprika (if you can get smoked paprika, it will add a bacon-y kind of flavor)

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You may like deviled eggs. But do you make them often? Evidently, few people do. That’s why this recipe for Deviled Eggs Will Make You Popular at Potlucks. They are mildly flavored with a sweet and sour twist and nothing weird to scare the kids off.

deviled egg displayed on an old-fashioned egg scale

What is your favorite dish to take to a potluck?

If you tote these deviled eggs to a potluck dinner, the plate will be licked clean and you won’t have to take any food back home. Guaranteed!!

I’m not sure why, but people will pick up deviled eggs, even when they aren’t very pretty. (Would you like more tips on what food to carry to a party or potluck? Check out the guide on “15 Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes to Delight Your People.“)

I made deviled eggs for years without a recipe–always trying to imitate my mom’s eggs. The results were unpredictable and not always the greatest.

However, a few years ago, my older sister whipped up a batch of her deviled eggs for us to snack on during a car trip. We were headed home to Texas from her house in northern Alabama.

Kay’s deviled eggs were so delicious, I couldn’t stop eating them. (Or maybe I was bored of riding in the car?)

simple deviled eggs with a parsley garnish

A breakthrough moment…

At any rate, I was astounded when she sent me the recipe. I couldn’t believe how simple it was.

preparing deviled eggs — Preparing the cooked eggs

“It’s the sweet, simple, things of life which are the real ones after all.”
—Laura Ingalls Wilder

Just in case you don’t have your own method, this is the way I cook eggs so I won’t get that icky green layer around the yolks caused by over-cooking.

How I make hard-cooked eggs: (as of 6/1/18)
Place 6-8 eggs inside your Instant Pot or another electric pressure cooker with a rack or grocery store steamer inside. Add 1 cup of water. Set to HIGH PRESSURE for 5 minutes. When done, allow pressure to release naturally for 1 minute. Open Instant Pot and remove eggs to ice water to stop the cooking. When eggs are cool, pour out most of the water and gently shake the eggs within the bowl until shells are cracked. Peel eggs.

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Deviled Eggs the Whole Family Will Eat

Yield: 12 halves

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Deviled eggs with a mildly sweet and sour twist.

Ingredients

6 hard-boiled eggs
2 teaspoons vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1-1/2 to 2-1/2 tablespoons Miracle Whip (or mayonnaise or Greek Yogurt)
Salt to taste
Paprika (if you can get smoked paprika, it will add a bacon-y kind of flavor)

Instructions

Remove shells from eggs. Slice in half and remove cooked yolks to a small bowl.
Add vinegar, sugar, Miracle Whip and salt to yolks that have been mashed with a fork. Mix and mash with a spoon or spatula until yolk mixture is as smooth as possible. (If you happen to be making a double batch, a food processor might be more efficient). If eggs are too stiff, add more Miracle Whip to suit your preference.
Spoon or pipe egg yolk mixture back into egg whites. Garnish with paprika if desired.

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