It's National Deviled Egg Day—Celebrate by Trying These Deliciously Creative Recipes

Use this holiday as your excuse to make some devilishly tasty deviled eggs.

If you didn't know there was a day dedicated to deviled eggs, you do now—and if you're a lover of the classic breakfast (or brunch, snack, appetizer, etc.), there's only one way to celebrate. But since it's a holiday, you have the perfect excuse to try out a special recipe.

Plenty of cultures claim the deviled egg as their own; what we know is that the deviled egg can be traced back to ancient Rome. Historically, wealthy Romans would boil eggs and serve them with spicy sauces as an appetizer for a large, fancy meal, according to the North Carolina Egg Association. They even had a name for serving eggs while entertaining: “ab ova usque ad mala” meaning “from eggs to apples.”

The classic, modern recipe for a deviled egg involves making hard-boiled eggs and adding mayonnaise or salad dressing, yellow mustard, vinegar, paprika, and parsley. But the versatility of the simple dish offers plenty of ways to level them up with yummy twists—and social media has no shortage of innovative ideas.

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Ideas for Next-Level Deviled Eggs

TikTok creator @babytamago made elevated breakfast deviled eggs by first hard boiling them, removing the shells, and soaking them in beet juice for 16 hours to give them a pretty pink color. Then she combined the yolks with the traditional mayonnaise, salt, and pepper mixture and put them back inside the egg white. To take it to a restaurant-quality level, she topped them off with smoked salmon, capers, cucumber, and Everything But The Bagel Seasoning.

In the comments, users debated on the ideal time to eat a deviled egg: Some said they've never thought of them as a meal but more of a special-occasion food. Others classified them as a happy hour treat.

"these are gorg but couldn't disagree more I love a deviled egg w my martini," wrote @wishbonekitchen (TikTok's favorite Hamptons chef).

For a more indulgent take, creator @thetastebud deep-fried his deviled eggs. After hard boiling, he combined his egg yolks with mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, black pepper, salt, annatto powder, and garlic powder. For the frying process, he coated his egg whites with seasoned flour, dunked them in an egg wash, then covered them in Panko breadcrumbs before placing them into the fryer. Once golden brown, he put his filling back in and enjoyed the crunch.

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If you’re not looking to have a deviled egg for breakfast or deep fry it for later, you can find pretty much any fun, innovative deviled egg recipe that aligns with your cravings: @juicy.lipz91 showed how to make hot honey shrimp deviled eggs (in a video that has nearly 190,000 likes); @jortskitchen demonstrated how to make tiger deviled eggs topped with a spicy, savory sauce; @healthyalldaylong's Mexican street corn deviled eggs received over 230,000 likes; and cheddar bacon ranch deviled eggs from @macy.blackwell make the perfect party appetizer.

If you're planning on celebrating with other deviled-egg lovers, serve up a toppings bar. Once you prepare a couple dozen, set up a table with a spread of pickled onions, chives, capers, sweet or dill pickles, pickled jalapeños, and banana peppers so your guests can create their own ideal selection.

If there's anything you take away from this holiday, let it be this: There's really nothing you can’t do with a deviled egg.

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