Add a little pizzazz to your breakfast with these heart-shaped hard boiled eggs for Valentine’s Day. You do need to make them the night before, so they require a little pre-planning.
To make this the best holiday ever, get inspired by the rest of our Valentine’s Day posts.
Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. Everyone complains that it’s basically a commercial holiday, a hoax put together by the greeting card and chocolate industries to sell more products.
And maybe it is, but I’m over here drawing hearts, living my best life, making heart-shaped hard boiled eggs.
They got me hook line and sinker.
But really, those eggs are cute. And you don’t even need a fancy heart-shaped egg mold to make them. Just a pack of round chopsticks.
Shockingly, these hard-boiled eggs do come out in heart shapes. It’ll surprise you and whoever you’re serving breakfast to.
Make them for Valentine’s Day, or for Sunday Brunch, or for Tuesday because you’re one of those “Every day is Valentine’s” people. Because you know what? I’m one of those people too.
Sorry not sorry for being happy all the time.
This isn’t the only Valentine’s Day recipe that we have on Drugstore Divas. For more, check out our post of Homemade Heart-Shaped Food For Valentine’s Day with ideas for heart-shaped pizzas, cookies, and more.
Heart-Shaped Hard-Boiled Eggs
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How To Make Heart-Shaped Hard-Boiled Eggs:
Fold your piece of cardboard in half, then cut it down the middle.
Fold it in half again, then stick an uncooked egg in the middle, just to check the size of your cardboard.
If the sides are higher than the top of the egg, trim it down a little. You need the sides of the cardboard to be just below the top of the egg.
Set it aside.
Hard boil the eggs.
You can do this however you usually do. However, we do have a How To Make Hard Boiled Eggs post with a technique and tips, just in case you need a little help.
Remove the shells while the egg is still warm.
Quick note: I know it’s easier to get the shells off hard boiled eggs when you run them under cold water, but you don’t want to do that here. Cold eggs won’t hold the shape like warm eggs will.
Place the peeled, warm egg in the cardboard.
Add the chopstick above the egg and push it down a little to form an indent in the egg.
Put the rubber bands as close to the egg as possible to keep the chopstick secure and in place.
Put the eggs in the fridge for at least 45 minutes before serving. Leaving them You can overnight is better, but sometimes you don’t have that kind of time.
Quick note: The hard boiled eggs will almost instantly stop cooking when you put them in the fridge. Usually they cook internally a little bit more. So, your heart shaped egg yolk may have an extra heart in the center of the egg because it’s a little less cooked than the rest of the yolk. So just be ready for that.
Whenever you decide to serve them, take the eggs out of the fridge and cut them with a knife or an egg slicer.
Make sure you’re slicing your hard boiled egg in the right direction.
You need to set the indent up and make the slices through the indent. Don’t slice it longways. If you cut it the wrong way, you won’t make that cute heart shape that you’ve been working on.
Put it on toast, top a salad, or just eat it as is.
Heart-Shaped Hard-Boiled Eggs: Frequently Asked Questions
In general, hard boiled eggs will last for up to a week in the fridge.
However, that’s when they’re stored with the shells on. Since these are peeled eggs, they won’t last as long. To extend their shelf life, you’ll want to store them in airtight containers to keep them freshest.
If want to make your life easier, you actually can buy shaped egg molds online. I actually have that bunny one from our last trip to Japan although I have used it exactly zero times since I bought it.
Using a mold to make heart-shaped eggs kind of defeats the point of this post, but you do you.
More Valentine’s Day Breakfast Ideas:
If you’re making this to serve for breakfast on Valentine’s Day, but it just doesn’t seem like enough, check out our Valentine’s Day Breakfast Charcuterie Board. That has breakfast meats, heart-shaped strawberries and mini pancakes, and more.
These heart-shaped eggs would be the perfect addition to that board.
More Holiday-Themed Egg Recipes:
These eggs are perfect for Valentine’s Day. But, what about other holidays?
Our Spiderweb Hard Boiled Eggs would be perfect for Halloween.
Heart-Shaped Hard-Boiled Eggs
Add a little pizzazz to your breakfast with these heart-shaped hard boiled eggs for Valentine’s Day. You do need to make them the night before, so they require a little pre-planning.
Ingredients
- Eggs
- Cardboard
- Chopstick
- Rubber bands
- Scissors
Instructions
- Fold your piece of cardboard in half, then cut it down the middle.
- Fold it in half again, then stick an uncooked egg in the middle, just to check the size of your cardboard. If the sides are higher than the top of the egg, trim it down a little. You need the sides of the cardboard to be just below the top of the egg.
- Set it aside.
- Hard boil the eggs.
- Remove the shells while the egg is still warm.
- Place the peeled, warm egg in the cardboard.
- Add the chopstick above the egg and push it down a little to form an indent in the egg.
- Put the rubber bands as close to the egg as possible to keep the chopstick secure and in place.
- Put the eggs in the fridge for at least 45 minutes before serving.
- Whenever you decide to serve them, take the eggs out of the fridge and cut them with a knife or an egg slicer.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Yield
1Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 72Total Fat 5gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 186mgSodium 71mgCarbohydrates 0gFiber 0gSugar 0gProtein 6g
Have you tried to make Heart-Shaped Hard-Boiled Eggs? Let us know in the comments.
Amanda
Friday 12th of February 2016
Such a fun idea for kids especially! I just featured this post on my creative Valentine's breakfasts post, check it out here if you are interested! http://www.callmebetty.com/2016/02/9-creative-valentines-day-breakfast-ideas/
Stella Lee @Purfylle
Friday 5th of February 2016
How clever is that? The kids would love this in their lunchbox on Valentines day