Tutorial: Eggs and Molds

As I mentioned in my last post, here is a quick tutorial for making the little molded eggs I sometimes include in Willow's lunches.


You will need an egg (I prefer large for the best fit) and one egg mold. You can find these egg molds on Amazon, ebay and many other sites or at your local Asian store if yer lucky. They usually come in packs of two. Shapes include: bunny, car, star, heart and even Hello Kitty :)


First step is boiling the egg. As you can see here, I have two eggs in the pan. This is because one usually breaks on me so I wisely have a cover! If neither break, I leave one in the refrigerator to eat later.

So make sure the egg is boiled and then (tricky part) peel while still hot. The easiest way I find to do this is to run the cold faucet and every now and then dip the egg under while I'm peeling to cool slightly. You want the egg to be as smooth as possible for best appearance so take care doing this.


Once it's peeled, place the hot egg into your chosen egg mold and snap the lid shut.


Soak your egg and mold in a bowl of water for about 15 minutes (or overnight, depending on when you need it). I like to then put the bowl of water in the refrigerator or throw some ice in for extra coldness. This helps set the egg into it's shape.


Open the lid and voila! Trim off any rough edges if necessary with some kitchen scissors. I never usually have to do this.


To make them even cuter you could color in the features with food-safe markers. Just be sure to do a better job than I did the last time I tried!

ooh wouldn't these make the best stocking stuffers?