Finally! I’m sharing how we dye eggs with Cool Whip. Over the past few years we’ve been obsessed with using whipped topping to color Easter eggs. Most thicker whipped toppings work, so here’s a clear, step-by-step guide on exactly how to dye eggs with Cool Whip. It’s easy and kid-friendly.
Who else wants to make unicorn eggs for Easter?
If someone had told me in 1993 that we’d dye eggs with Cool Whip, I would have thought they were nuts. A few years ago I saw the shaving cream method on social media: mix food coloring into shaving cream, press the eggs into it, and watch the colors form. With toddlers around, I worried they might try to taste the shaving cream, so we switched to large tubs of whipped topping—and never looked back.
This method is fun, simple, and creates beautiful, swirled colors that make great table decor. The results are vivid and whimsical—perfect for unicorn-themed eggs.
How to Dye Eggs with Cool Whip
Start by spooning the whipped topping into a shallow dish or bowl. Smaller bowls work fine if you’re doing a few eggs, but a larger dish lets you swirl colors easily and fit more eggs at once.
Add several drops of food coloring to the whipped topping. Use more than you normally would for frosting so the colors show up bright. Gel, liquid, or powdered natural food coloring all work. Gently swirl each color into the topping; I like to keep colors mostly separate at first, then swirl them together slightly later.
Step-by-step
Place hard-boiled eggs into the colored whipped topping, fully immersing each egg. You can submerge the whole egg or half-dip it for a two-tone look. The results are never perfectly uniform, which is part of the charm—each egg gets a swirled, unicorn-like finish. Let the eggs sit for at least 10 minutes. If these are decorative eggs, you can leave them longer. If you plan to eat the eggs, keep them chilled and limit contact to 10–15 minutes.
When you remove an egg from the topping, gently pat it dry with a kitchen or paper towel you don’t mind getting stained. Your hands may get a little colored during this step, so wear gloves if you prefer.
Choose any colors you like—yellows, reds, greens—but pinks, purples, and aqua tones blend especially well for a magical look. Once you’ve dyed a few eggs, you can swirl the remaining colors in the dish a few more times with a spoon, then add more boiled eggs to create variations.
Gorgeous!
These colors are frame-worthy. The eggs pictured sat in the mixture for about 30 minutes each, yielding intense pinks and purples. If an area looks rubbed off, it’s usually because the towel was pressed too hard—pat gently to preserve the pattern and then let the eggs finish drying on a clean towel.
Once dry, the colors generally don’t transfer. These whipped topping eggs offer a playful, modern twist on traditional egg dyeing. We still dye eggs the classic way for tradition, but this Cool Whip technique produces some of the prettiest and most whimsical results.
I love how easy and fun it is to dye eggs with Cool Whip. If you try this method, enjoy the process and share what colors you used!