Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
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These Instant Pot hard boiled eggs are incredibly easy to make and turn out perfect every single time. You’re going to love this quick recipe.
Hard boiled eggs are one of the easiest ways to pack in some protein, so why are they one of the most difficult things to perfect? Well I have the simplest solution for you!
Why This Recipe is a Favorite
The rumors are true — the Instant Pot truly does make the best hard boiled eggs ever! But the craziest part is how extremely easy it is to make a batch of eggs in the pressure cooker. No more waiting on a pot of water to boil and wondering when you’re supposed to pull the pot off of the heat.
All you have to do for this is place eggs inside the pressure cooker with a little bit of water and let it remove all the guess work from the cooking process. The result is perfect hard-boiled eggs that are so easy to peel, you’ll never want to cook eggs any other way ever again!
A large batch of cooked eggs is the best meal prep ever! They are extremely versatile and full of protein, so they can be eaten as a great snack of mixed into dozens of different recipes.
My kids love it when I pack a couple of these into their lunch with a blueberry protein muffin. Talk about simple! Personally, I enjoy my eggs with a coffee bomb.
Happy Kitchen Secrets
Here are my mom-tested cooking tips for hard boiling eggs in the Instant Pot! I’ve made them countless times, so I’ll save you from a failed attempt.
- It is super important to use the trivet! The eggs should not touch the bottom or sides of the Instant Pot because it can cause them to burst while cooking. Then you’ll end up with an eggy mess on your hands.
- Don’t skip the ice bath. It truly is the key to make easy peel eggs. Plus, if you skip it, the eggs will take far too long to cool before you can peel them.
- Use the freshest eggs you can find. The older ones are much harder to peel.
- Try to use eggs that are the same size. Eggs can sometimes be varying sizes, especially if they are farm fresh. So just be sure to grab eggs that are around the same size.
Ingredient Notes
Make sure you’ve got some fresh eggs to cook, because they are much easier to peel after being hard boiled. You can use brown eggs or white eggs, whichever you prefer.
How to Make Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
This is just a summary of the steps. See the recipe card for full instructions! ⬇️
- Place the metal trivet into the inner pot of the Instant Pot and then pour one cup of water into the pot. This won’t completely cover the trivet, which is fine – the eggs shouldn’t be sitting in the water.
- Arrange the eggs on the trivet. You can stack them on top of each other if needed, but I have not tested this recipe with more than 10 eggs at a time.
- Once the eggs are placed into the Instant Pot, place the lid on top and set the valve in the sealing position. Select the “manual” or “pressure cook” setting and set the cooking time to 5 minutes on high pressure.
- While the cooking cycle is going, prepare an ice water bath in a large bowl.
- When the pressure cooking cycle is complete, flip the valve to the venting position for a quick pressure release.
- Open the lid and use tongs to carefully transfer each hard boiled egg into the ice bath. This helps stop the cooking process.
- After the eggs have cooled to the touch, peel them by lightly tapping or rolling them on a hard surface before peeling the shells off.
Use immediately or store for later!
Storing
You can store eggs with or without their shells on. If you keep the shells on, you can just place them back into a clean egg carton.
If you plan to store peeled eggs, make sure that they are completely dry. Then place into an airtight container or plastic bag and store for 3-4 days.
FAQs
Not necessarily, but I recommend around 10-12. You can technically stack as many eggs as you want and still pressure cook them for the exact same length of time. However, the more eggs you stack the more risk you have of them bumping into the sides or falling off of the trivet which could cause them to bust while cooking. I simply just recommend cooking no more than a dozen at a time for best results.
When left in their shell, fresh hard boiled eggs will last for about a week. Peeled eggs don’t last as long, but can be stored in the fridge for a few days.
It is not recommended to freeze hard boiled eggs. They will not thaw well and likely would not have a good texture or taste and could spoil in the process. The egg whites will get tough and essentially be inedible.
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
Ingredients
- 10 eggs
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Place the metal trivet into the Instant Pot inner pot. Pour 1 cup of water into the pot. This shouldn’t cover your trivet completely as the eggs should not be sitting in the water.
- Arrange the eggs on the trivet. Eggs can be stacked on each other, but I have not tested this with more than 10 eggs at a time.
- Close the Instant Pot lid, ensuring the valve is set to the sealing position.
- Select the “Manual” or “Pressure Cook” setting, and set the cooking time to 5 minutes at high pressure. It will take some time for the Instant Pot to come to pressure before the cooking cycle begins.
- While the cooking cycle is going, prepare an ice bath by filling a large bowl with ice water.
- Once the cooking cycle is complete, carefully turn the valve to the venting position to release the pressure.
- Open the lid, then with tongs carefully remove the eggs and add to the ice bath. This helps stop the cooking process and makes the eggs easier to peel.
- After the eggs have cooled to the touch, peel them by lightly tapping or rolling them on a cutting board and then peeling the shells.
Nutrition
Uses for Hard Boiled Eggs
There are seemingly endless uses for tasty hard boiled eggs. Eat them on their own with a little salt for a super simple and healthy snack. Or, turn them into the best everything bagel deviled eggs!
You could make a super simple breakfast with a hard boiled egg, some air fryer bacon and 2 ingredient keto waffles!
Not to mention, you can chop them up to make egg salad or put into a hearty caesar salad that’s loaded with grilled chicken and caesar dressing. Oh and a hard boiled egg is so tasty with honey mustard chicken too.
You can even use hard boiled eggs to make Easter eggs! So many options.
