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My Mom’s Old-Fashioned Deviled Eggs

Name: My Mom's Old-Fashioned Deviled Eggs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 1/3 cup Miracle Whip; 1/4 tsp seasoning salt; dash celery salt; 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper; dash paprika

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A perennial favorite, deviled eggs are easy to make and always popular at parties. This is my mom’s version, and it remains our family favorite. Do you have heirloom recipes from your family? If so, we hope you pass them along to your own children.

Old-fashioned deviled eggs are perfect for Easter entertaining ~ for obvious reasons! We’re serving them, along with sparkling wine, as appetizers for our Easter dinner this year. I’m never tempted to update deviled eggs with fancy ingredients or exotic flavors. Like the Thanksgiving turkey dinner, some recipes and flavors are sacred, and not to be meddled with!

Holidays are perfect for preparing and sharing heirloom recipes. As always, if you create a tasty variation of My Mom’s Old-Fashioned Deviled Eggs, please let us know, because we want to try it out!

My Mom's Old-Fashioned Deviled Eggs

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

30 mins

This recipe is classic and delicious.

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Author: Nancy Eischen, New England Home and Garden contributor

Ingredients

6 eggs
1/3 cup Miracle Whip
1/4 tsp seasoning salt
dash celery salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
dash paprika

Method

Place 6 eggs in saucepan and add water to cover.
Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Cover and set aside for 13 minutes. Rinse with cold water to stop cooking. Peel eggs.
Halve eggs with a sharp paring knife and carefully remove yolks, placing them in a separate bowl. Set egg whites aside.
With the back of a fork, mash egg yolks until no large pieces remain.
Add Miracle Whip to mashed egg yolks and stir well. Mixture should have a few lumps but appear creamy.
Add seasoning salt, celery salt, and ground pepper. Stir in well.
Fill egg whites with rounded teaspoons of yolk mixture. Arrange on serving platter.
Sprinkle lightly with paprika to garnish. Serve immediately. Can be made one day ahead. (Low-fat mayonnaise or Miracle Whip will cause the yolk mixture to become watery overnight. If you use reduced fat versions, serve immediately.)