How Long can Easter Eggs Sit Outside Before They Go Bad?

If your family celebrates Easter with an adventurous hunt for brightly colored eggs, you (and the Easter Bunny) should probably be aware of all the ways you could get ill once the fun has stopped.

How Long Can Eggs Sit Outside?

Your egg hunt is done, but your carton seems to be short a couple of eggs. Maybe you were a little TOO GOOD at hiding eggs this year.

Your egg hunt squad has limited time to find the rest of the eggs before they become inedible. The time decreases if your area is experiencing warm temperatures.

Food Network says eggs can safely sit at room temperature for up to 2 hours.

But what about if the conditions outside aren’t exactly room temperature? The website says your window is cut down to 1 hour when temps climb above 90 degrees.

How Long Can You Leave Easter Eggs In Your Refrigerator?

So, you’ve found all of the eggs in the yard and now you have a fridge full of brightly-colored cartons…

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