Million Dollar Deviled Eggs
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There are deviled eggs, and then there are these Million Dollar Deviled Eggs. This is my favorite, best recipe, and it includes a secret ingredient that notches up the filling to the next level. Top everything off with paprika and bacon (if you feel so inclined) and enjoy!
The Best Deviled Egg Recipe
Let’s start the week off with a classic. While Monday morning might have you reaching for a peach bellini kind of classic, I have something slightly different for you today: the best deviled egg recipe that I have in my repertoire.
It’s also a little different from the classic deviled egg recipe that you might have stowed away, scribbled on a scrap of paper in the back of your kitchen cabinet, and that’s largely due to my addiction to secret ingredients.
That’s right, there’s a secret ingredient in these deviled eggs. Can you spy it below?
What Ingredients Do I Need for Deviled Eggs?
- Hard Boiled Eggs
- Mayo
- Butter. This is it, the secret ingredient! We’re going to talk a little bit more about why we add butter below, but this is what makes these “Million Dollar” Deviled Eggs.
- Mustard (you’ll need yellow and dijon mustard)
- Sweet pickle juice
- Sugar (just a pinch!)
- Salt & pepper
- Tabasco sauce (optional, just a dash of heat is a great addition, though!)
- Optional toppings: paprika, sweet pickle slices, crumbled bacon.
The Secret Ingredient
Do you see it? Right there ⬆️⬆️, at 11 o’clock. That’s one tablespoon of pure, delicious, sweet cream butter.
Have you ever made deviled eggs with butter before? It’s a sneaky secret ingredient, nearly imperceptible except that the filling is just a touch creamier, just a tad more velvety, there’s just something about it that you probably won’t quite be able to put your finger on…
Something really, really good, but not overpowering. Just a little bit extra without being overwhelming, subtle, but so important.
In addition to preferring my deviled eggs with a spoonful of butter, I also prefer them to be slightly on the sweet side of things. To this end I’ve added a splash of sweet pickle juice and a sprinkling of sugar.
I’m told sweeter deviled eggs are a southern thing (while sweeter cornbread is a northern thing, go figure), but I happen to live just a notch above the Mason Dixon Line and can vouch for their deliciousness here, too.
I topped off about half of these eggs with bacon (mostly for my Zach’s benefit, he prefers deviled eggs with bacon) and cross-sections of sweet pickles, and all of them got a sprinkle of Paprika.
How Far In Advance Can I Make Deviled Eggs?
For best results, you should not assemble your deviled eggs more than a day in advance. If you’d like to make them two days in advance you can boil, cut, and remove the yolks from the whites. Make your filling and then store the eggs and the prepared filling in separate airtight containers in the refrigerator. When you’re ready to serve the eggs, give the filling a quick stir and everything can be quickly assembled.
Deviled Eggs should always be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Let me know what you think!
And if you happen to have some really amazing tricks for peeling fresh eggs, I want to hear them! My parents have chickens so I’m lucky to have a constant flow of farm-fresh eggs BUT those eggs cling to their shells like they were laid by hens with superglue diets. We’ve tried the baking soda trick, the ice bath trick, the spoon trick… none of it has worked here! I’ve heard great things about using an Instant Pot, though, and am considering getting one solely for this purpose!
Other Recipes You Might Like:
- Broccoli Salad
- Macaroni Salad
- Ramen Noodle Salad
- Corn Salad
- Pulled Chicken
- If you appreciate secret ingredients, check out my “Worst” Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Million Dollar Deviled Eggs
Ingredients
- 12 large eggs
- ¼ cup (55 g) mayo
- 1 Tablespoon butter, softened to room temperature
- 2 teaspoons yellow mustard
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons sweet gherkin pickle juice
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- dash Tabasco sauce, optional
- paprika, for sprinkling
- bacon pieces, optional
Instructions
How To Hard Boil Eggs
- Place eggs in a large saucepan and cover with water.12 large eggs
- Transfer to stovetop over high heat until water begins to boil.
- Boil for one minute, cover with lid, and remove from heat. Allow to sit for 17 minutes and then drain and transfer to an ice bath.
- Peel eggs and set aside.
How To Make Deviled Eggs
- Slice eggs in half lengthwise.
- Remove yolks and transfer to a medium-sized bowl.
- Add mayo, butter, mustards, pickle juice, sugar, salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce. Use a fork to mash well.¼ cup (55 g) mayo, 1 Tablespoon butter, 2 teaspoons yellow mustard, 2 teaspoons dijon mustard, 2 teaspoons sweet gherkin pickle juice, 1 teaspoon sugar, ⅛ teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon pepper, dash Tabasco sauce
- Spoon filling into each egg white. Sprinkle with paprika and bacon (if using) and serve.paprika, bacon pieces
- If desired, top with a small slice of sweet gherkin pickle, as seen in pictures.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This Million Dollar Deviled Egg recipe was originally published 07/24/2017. Recipe remains the same but post has been updated as of 05/08/2019.
Try this. First pickle the hard boiled eggs in leftover pickled beet juice for a couple days then prepare as usual. That kicks it up a notch and looks pretty too!
if u tap lightly with a spoon repeatedly on the egg, u will hear a loud thump. That separates the yoke from the shell, making them much easier to peel once they are boiled!
Chicken owner here! I steam my fresh eggs (either on the stove, or using the steam function on my instant pot) for 10 minutes, then follow up with an ice bath and they peel easy peasy……99% of the time!
If you want perfectly boiled easy to peel FRESH eggs; use your rice cooker and steam them!! Perfect every time. I would time 30 minutes from start to finish and have always had done and easily peeled eggs. I tried all sorts of avenues prior to this discovery that my friend told me about and voila’ … you won’t need any other as it works perfectly and easy!! I place them in a steamer basket..as many as I want to cook. I hope that you get this message and that you are done with fighting the shells on fresh eggs and get pretty peeled eggs to make your deviled eggs with!!
I highly recommend the instapot, I mainly use it for cooking eggs.
Tap the fat end a few times with the back of a spoon until you hear a cracking noise. That noise is the membrane pulling away from the shell.
Then boil your water, turn the heat off, quickly add the eggs and cover the pan with a lid for 8-12 minutes, depending on how you like your yolks.
Using the tapping method, I can boil eggs laid that same day!
I call it the clicking method tap lightly on my counter top til I hear it click! I still like the ice bath afterward but work on farm fresh eggs!
we use farm fresh eggs. use ones that are a couple days old and we steam them…than a cold bath.
Wonderfully delicious 😋
Thank you!
Insta-pot…yes!!! That’s the only way I hard boiled eggs! It’s pretty much the only thing I use it for…
Single layer on the rack, you can also get a silicone layer for more eggs.
Water in the bottom, I use the “rice” button and unplug it a minute early.
Release the steam. Open the pot, place eggs into an ice bath until they are cold.
Easy peel, no weird gray ring around the yolk…
Hopefully this helps! It’s seriously the best way to cook hard boiled eggs. 😉
I cook the eggs in a Ninja pressure cooker with 1/2 cup water for 4 mins. Then I place them in cold water for a short time. They peel real easy.
I assume on high heat setting for the 4 minutes.
The Pioneer Woman has a way to hard boil eggs and the shells do not stick to the egg, it comes off in big pieces leaving the egg intact. You boil the water first, add eggs carefully, making sure water covers the eggs, simmer for 13 minutes. Dump water and immediately add ice and water, let eggs sit for 5 minutes and then peel and at this point they can be refrigerated and will stay fresh for 5 days. I have used this method many times and it always works.
Boiling Eggs 101 just follow Danos. Boil Water lower eggs gently boil 10 mins, turn off eggs let sit in pot 5 mins, Transfer to ice bath for 10 mins. Easy peeling