With Easter on the way, there are a lot of hard boiled eggs around.  Let me tell you, I make the BEST deviled eggs ever!!  So good that I get requests to bring them to family parties all the time.  I know for sure I am bringing deviled eggs to Thanksgiving with the hubbs family every year.   What makes them so stinking awesome…it’s one secret ingredient.  And I will happily share it with you!!

I make these so much that I had to invest in a deviled egg carrier.  Have you ever tried to transport rolly circular eggs?  Yeah, we only did that once.

Start with hard boiled eggs.

Peel and rinse them.  {there’s nothing like getting eggshell in your final product.  Avoid this!!}  Then slice your eggs in half.

Scoop out all the yolks and put them into a bowl.

Use a fork to mash them up.  It’s important to get them pretty well mashed.

Now you are going to add your ingredients.  Add your mayo and mix it up.  Then comes the secret ingredient.

SUGAR

That’s right sugar.  But these are not sweet deviled eggs.  I prefer powdered sugar, but you can use granulated if you have to.  Make sure and mix it really well so you are not biting into sugar crystals.  Or just use powdered sugar and you don’t have to worry about that.  The amount you will use depends on how many you are making.  This was a dozen eggs.  I just shake the powdered sugar out from the bag into the bowl of egg yolks.  I put three shakes into this batch.  {I know so technical}  Really just taste it and adjust the sugar to taste.  Remember this is not a sweet mixture.  You just want a little after taste of “hum what was that, it was yummy.”  Start with less sugar, you can always add more later.  Taste as you go.

From there you can add whatever ingredients you like or leave it just like that.  I usually leave them plain but it depends on my mood.

To fill the eggs, I like to use a pastry bag.

If you do this it will make them cuter.  {I always do this}  You need to use a star tip like the ones shown above.  I usually use the more open tip but you can use either.   Do not use a regular sized tip.  You will get chunks of yolk stuck in the regualr sized ones and it will be a frustrating mess.  These are the large tips and they work great.

I fill my eggs by just squeezing downward and it makes a flower shape.

Super cute and super yummy.  You might think sugar is wierd in these but try it.  You will like it.  And remember you are not making a dessert here.  It should still be a savory item.  With a little ooh that was yummy aftertaste.

Deviled eggs are a great go to for potlucks.  They are super easy and super cheap to make.  A carton of eggs is only a couple bucks and you most likely have all the other ingredients on hand.

I hope you will try out my super secret deviled eggs and let me know what you thought.

Thanks for reading.

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