Christmas Tree Deviled Eggs (with Avocado)
Christmas tree-shaped deviled eggs are creamy, colorful, and made with avocado, no mayo. A holiday twist on a Southern classic appetizer or side dish. These creative appetizers cost under $5 for 12 servings.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 1deviled egg tree
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- ⅔ to ¾ cup mashed very ripe avocado (about 1 medium avocado)
- ¼ teaspoon garlic salt
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons lime juice, apple cider vinegar, or lemon juice
- Green food coloring for more intense green color (optional)
- 1 small yellow or orange bell pepper
- 1 tablespoon minced red bell pepper or mini sweet red pepper
- Grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Boil the Eggs
- Add about 4 cups of water to a 3-quart saucepan. (The water should completely cover the eggs when added.)
- Bring the water to a boil, then gently lower the eggs one at a time into the boiling water using a large spoon.
- Partially cover the pan with a lid, and boil the eggs for 12 minutes.
- Drain the eggs and immediately transfer them to a bowl of ice water for five minutes.
- Tap the eggshells on the counter and gently roll them around. The shells should peel off easily.
Make the Christmas Tree Deviled Eggs
- Cut the boiled, peeled eggs in half crosswise instead of lengthwise. This creates a more rounded half rather than an oval.
- If desired, slice a tiny bit off the bottoms of the egg halves to keep them from wobbling. Place the egg white "bowls" on your serving platter.
- *In a food processor, blender, or large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, combine the yolks, avocado, lime juice, mustard, and garlic salt. Process until smooth.
- (Optional) Add a drop or two of green food coloring for a brighter green color.
- For fluted Christmas trees: Spoon the filling into a pastry bag fitted with a size 1M fluted piping tip.
- For smooth Christmas trees: Spoon the filling into a pastry bag or snip ¼ to ½ inch off the corner of a large plastic zip-top bag.
- To form the trees, place the tip of the bag into the “bowl” of each egg white.
- Fluted trees: Pipe the filling so it almost fills the egg white, then release pressure while pulling upward to form a pyramid shape.
- Smooth trees: Pipe the filling with three up-and-down motions, releasing pressure at the top to form a tree shape.
- Use tweezers or a toothpick to decorate the trees with minced red pepper.
- Cut out 12 small stars from the yellow bell pepper using a paring knife or star-shaped cutter. You can also cut out triangles if you don't have a star cutter.Place one on top of each tree.
- Finish with a dusting of Parmesan cheese to resemble snow. Serve chilled and enjoy your holiday deviled eggs!
Notes
*You can mash everything together with a potato masher or fork if you don’t have a food processor. The filling may be a bit chunkier, but it will still pipe into the egg whites.
They are best served the same day they are made, as the avocado will begin to darken after a few hours.
