Deviled Eggs
An easy vegetarian built around large eggs, mayonnaise and yellow mustard — roughly 55 minutes start to finish, and rated easy to make. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 6 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for saucepan and pan. At easy difficulty across 6 steps, it's a good one for a busy evening. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian — no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Egg Mustard
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How to make it
- Place the eggs in a single layer in a saucepan, cover them with cold water by about an inch, and bring to a rolling boil over high heat.
- As soon as the water boils, cover the pan, remove it from the heat, and let the eggs sit for 12 minutes to cook through safely.
- Drain the eggs and transfer them to a bowl of iced water to cool for several minutes, which also makes them easier to peel.
- Peel the eggs, slice each in half lengthwise, and gently pop the yolks into a bowl, arranging the whites on a serving plate.
- Mash the yolks with a fork until crumbly, then mix in the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper until the filling is smooth and creamy.
- Spoon or pipe the filling back into the hollow of each egg white, dust the tops with paprika, and chill until ready to serve.
You'll use: Saucepan · Pan
Ingredient substitutions
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
Tips & common questions
How long does Deviled Eggs take to make?
About 55 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 6 steps and 8 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of eggs?
Try ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Deviled Eggs vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Deviled Eggs is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Deviled Eggs - 3-23-08.jpg by Marshall Astor from San Pedro, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.