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Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs is, hands down, the best way to make perfectly boiled eggs every single time. They’re easy to prepare, easy to peel, and reliable for all of your favorite egg dishes.
Foolproof Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
Assuming I have an Instant Pot at my disposal, I will never make hard-boiled eggs any other way again. Yes, I am team Instant Pot for one thing and one thing only – boiled eggs! Why? The shells…they do not stick. Never! Not once. It’s a miracle. Plus, no green ring! Gosh, they’re the easiest hard-boiled eggs you will ever make, perfect for deviled eggs or egg salad.
How to Make Instant Pot Hard-Boiled Eggs
To make boiled eggs in your electric pressure cooker, you will need either a single-layer egg rack or a stackable egg steamer rack. Both work in the same way, the only difference is that the stackable egg steamer will allow you to boil twice as many eggs.
1. Prep: Add 1 cup of water to the inner pot of your Instant Pot and insert the egg or steamer basket. Place the eggs on the rack and securely fasten the lid. Do not over-pack your Instant Pot with eggs – no overlapping.
2. Cook: Set to MANUAL mode with HIGH pressure and pressure cook for 5 minutes. Allow the pressure to release naturally for 5 minutes before doing a quick pressure release.
3. Ice Bath: Immediately transfer the cooked eggs to an ice water bath to give them a shock and stop cooking.
4. Peel: Once cool, remove eggs from the ice bath and peel eggs.
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs FAQ
An ice-water bath is simply a bowl of ice water. Often used in cooking when you need to stop something from cooking super fast.
Gently tap the boiled egg on the counter or side of a bowl, or use a spoon to crack the shell gently. Peel them under cold running water – the shell should peel away easily. Then run under cool water again to rinse away any stuck-on shell fragments.
When making hard-boiled eggs on the stovetop, it’s super important to use older eggs – not OLD eggs – older eggs. The Instant Pot is more forgiving, but it absolutely won’t hurt.
How to Determine the Freshness of Eggs
- Place an egg in a bowl of water.
- If the egg sinks to the bottom, lying on its side (horizontally), it’s fresh.
- If the egg sinks to the bottom standing upright (vertical), it’s still safe to eat but should be cooked soon or hard-boiled (these are the best eggs for the stove-top method).
- If the egg floats, it’s probably gone bad.
More Egg Recipes,
- Egg Salad Recipe (How to Make Egg Salad)
- Avgolemono Soup Recipe: Greek Lemon Chicken and Egg Soup
- Egg Drop Soup
- Egg Salad Recipe
- Nicoise Salad
- Macaroni Salad
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Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs Recipe
Instructions
- Add 1 cup of water to the inner pot of your Instant Pot (pressure cooker) and insert an egg or steam rack. Carefully place the desired number of eggs on the rack. Securely fasten the lid. Do not stack the eggs one on top of the other eggs.
- Set to MANUAL mode HIGH pressure and set the timer for 5 minutes.
- After the 5 minutes have passed, allow the pressure to release naturally for 5 minutes before doing a quick release.
- Carefully remove the eggs and immediately transfer to an ice water bath to give them a shock and stop cooking.
- Once cool, remove the eggs from the ice bath, gently crack the shell, and peel.
Notes
- Boiled eggs can last in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days (peeled) or 7 days (unpeeled).
- For best results, use large or extra-large eggs.
- I cooked my eggs in a 6-quart instant pot
- Reduce the high-pressure cooking time from five minutes to three minutes for soft-boiled eggs.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
