The Best Deviled Eggs Recipe

A classic potluck and picnic staple, the very Best Deviled Eggs are so easy to make with the tastiest filling ever. Creamy and smooth with a slight hint of spiciness from a secret ingredient, your guests will be begging for the recipe.

Deviled Eggs

Back in the day, whenever I was invited to a potluck I always wanted to bring the most over the top dish. Something everyone would gush over and talk about all night long. Something that would overshadow all the other recipes that were created that day. I would spend hours looking for the best recipe to work on, always adding my own twist to make it epically dreamy.

And even if the dish was the best thing ever created on planet Earth, there was always one humble dish that would disappear faster than I could even make it to the buffet table, classic deviled eggs. Which is pretty fast because I usually sprint like an olympic athlete toward the food as soon as I enter a party.

This easy Deviled Eggs recipe is always a winner. The one appetizer that vanishes almost before the platter is placed on the table.

Simple Ingredients You Will Need

• Eggs – I make a batch of perfect hard-boiled eggs myself starting with large eggs but you can also buy them already cooked at the store. If you make your own, you can either make hard boiled eggs on the stove or use this Instant Pot hard boiled eggs recipe. We love making this recipe using up leftover easter eggs.
• Mayonnaise – I like to use a good quality mayonnaise and not Miracle Whip or salad dressing. You can also use homemade mayonnaise if you have a favorite recipe.
• Seasoning – Dry Mustard, onion powder, kosher salt, black pepper and paprika are my go-to spices for this classic recipe. You can substitute the dry mustard with dijon mustard for a creamier texture and smoked paprika for the regular paprika for a slightly smokey flavor.
• Hot Sauce – For a tiny kick of heat, I like to use hot sauce like tabasco. Just a splash will do ya.

For the full ingredient list and instructions, see the recipe card below.

How To Make Deviled Eggs

This Easy Deviled Eggs recipe is simple and quick to make. They’re a great last minute appetizer for impromptu parties. To speed things up, I like to make my hard boiled eggs in the Instant Pot or you can buy peeled hard boiled eggs at the store to make things even easier!

1. Cook the eggs. Place eggs in a pot of cold water and bring to a boil over high heat. Turn the heat to low and simmer for 12 minutes. Immediately transfer to the eggs to a bowl of ice water and cool.
2. Peel the hard boiled eggs and slice eggs in half lengthwise.
3. Place the yolks in a large bowl.
4. Add the mayonnaise, mustard, onion powder, dash of hot sauce, salt and pepper.
5. Beat the egg yolks until smooth and fluffy with an electric hand mixer or in the bowl of a food processor to create the egg filling.
6. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a star tip or zip top bag with the egg mixture. If using a zip top bag, cut off the corner of the bag.
7. Pipe the egg yolk mixture using the piping bag into the center of the egg white.
8. Chill or serve immediately.

I like to mix in a little spice, some heat…in the form of hot sauce. It’s not overly spicy…at all. It just gives it a unique flavor that leaves your mouth in a state of surprise and your mind wondering what is in that deviled egg.

What are Deviled Eggs?

Deviled Eggs are also known as stuffed eggs, Russian Eggs or dressed eggs. They’re hard boiled eggs that have been cut in half and stuffed with a filling made with the yolk mixed with other ingredients like mayonnaise or mustard.

Whatever you call them, these amazing deviled eggs will never get old as your go-to party staple.

How To Make In Advance

You can easily make Deviled Eggs up to 2 days in advance.

For best results, keep the filling and the egg whites separate wrapping the eggs whites carefully in plastic wrap and storing the filling in an airtight container. Refrigerate both until ready to serve. Fill the egg white halves up to 2 hours prior to serving.

If transferring to a picnic or party, we like to use THIS METHOD so they don’t get squished and still look all swirly.

Can you boil the eggs the night before?

Yes, you can, absolutely boil your eggs the night before. Be sure to cool and peel them, then store them in an airtight container or zip top bag in the refrigerator until you’re ready to use.

Your hard boiled eggs will keep in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. Once you’re finished cooking your eggs, place them in an ice bath to stop the cooking process and help the egg shell separate from the egg white. This will make it much easier to peel your eggs without the traumatic sticking that keeps me up at night sometimes.

Do Deviled Eggs go by another name?

And here’s a little bit of deviled egg trivia for you…..did you know that Deviled Eggs go by another name? That’s right, Eggs Mimosa or Mimosa Eggs are the French version of the Southern Deviled Eggs recipe we all know and love. 

Eggs Mimosa is quite different in that the most of the yolk is grated over top of the egg…..which has been filled with something other than the egg yolk mixture we use in these Horseradish Deviled Eggs. You can fill your egg white halves with something like your favorite hummus or a relish of some sort before grating the yolks over the eggs. 

More Deviled Egg Recipes

• Halloween Deviled Eggs
• Bacon Horseradish Deviled Eggs
• Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs
• Million Dollar Deviled Eggs

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