Recipe: Avocado Deviled Eggs with Everything Bagel Spice

Christine Gallary
Christine GallarySenior Recipe Editor at The Kitchn
After graduating from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, I worked at Cook's Illustrated and CHOW's test kitchens. I've edited and tested recipes for more than 15 years, including developing recipes for the James Beard-award winning Mister Jiu's in Chinatown cookbook. My favorite taste testers are my husband, Hayden, and daughter, Sophie.
updated May 1, 2019
These deviled eggs get their vivid color from ripe avocado and are finished with a sprinkling of nutty, toasty everything bagel spice.

Makes12 pieces

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Do you love all things breakfast-related? If so, have I got the deviled eggs of your dreams. Imagine egg salad became friends with avocado toast, and then everything bagel spice came to join the party. These deviled eggs get richness, velvety texture, and vivid color from ripe avocado, and the sprinkling of nutty, toasty everything bagel spice on top adds just the right amount of crunch and savoriness. They really don’t take much more effort than your standard deviled eggs, and you might like them so much that they become your go-to recipe.

Process for the Smoothest Texture

The mini food processor is the way to go to really turn the egg yolks, avocado (make sure it’s ripe!), mayonnaise, and other ingredients into a super creamy, velvety filling. If you don’t have one, just mash everything together; the deviled eggs will still be delicious.

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The pièce de résistance of these deviled eggs is the everything bagel spice that crowns the top. This popular spice blend is pretty easy to find now; I like the version at Trader Joe’s. You can also make your own if you want to control the salt or other spices and seeds in the blend.

If you have a pressure cooker or Instant Pot, use it for deviled eggs! The steam pressure makes boiled eggs that practically fall out of their shells, eliminating the frustration and waste of dented egg whites that you might not deem pretty enough to serve.

The Egg-cellent Egg

Tired of cooking eggs the same way over and over again? This protein-packed and economical staple can be cooked in countless ways with delicious results. This week we’re sharing fun, new ways to serve eggs for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even at snack time. Stash an extra carton of eggs in your basket the next time you’re at the store and give these recipes a whirl.

Avocado Deviled Eggs with Everything Bagel Spice

These deviled eggs get their vivid color from ripe avocado and are finished with a sprinkling of nutty, toasty everything bagel spice.

Makes 12 pieces

Nutritional Info

Ingredients

  • 6

    large eggs, hard-boiled and peeled

  • 1/2

    medium avocado, diced

  • 1

    medium scallion, finely chopped

  • 1 tablespoon

    mayonnaise

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons

    freshly squeezed lemon juice

  • 1/4 teaspoon

    kosher salt, plus more as needed

  • 1 teaspoon

    everything bagel spice blend

Instructions

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  1. Halve the eggs lengthwise. Make the filling in a mini food processor for the smoothest texture, or mash with a fork or potato masher by hand in a medium bowl: Mix or mash the yolks, avocado, scallion, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and salt together until the desired texture. Taste and season with more salt as needed.

  2. Scoop or pipe with a decorative tip back into the egg white halves. Sprinkle with the everything bagel spice blend and serve.

Recipe Notes

  • Make ahead: The eggs can be hard-boiled and peeled up to 1 day in advance and stored in the refrigerator. You can also make the filling up to 1 day ahead, but store in a piping bag or in an airtight container with plastic wrap pressed onto the surface in the refrigerator. Fill the egg white shells when ready to serve.
  • Storage: Leftover deviled eggs can be kept refrigerated for up to 5 days, but might not look as pretty.