Instant Pot Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs
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Now your eggs will come out absolutely perfect every time in the pressure cooker! All you need is 3-7 min! That’s it!
How do you like your eggs? A soft boil, a medium boil, or a hard boil?
I prefer a soft boil. I love a runny yolk.
But, no matter what you prefer, I have you guys completely covered to make the absolute perfect hard boiled eggs right in your pressure cooker! All you need is your metal trivet (the one that came with the IP), 1 cup water, and 6-12 eggs.
From there, you can set your timer anywhere from 3-7 minutes (depending on your preference). That’s it! No babysitting. No fuss. No waiting for the water to come to a boil. No nothing.
And you know what? They’re even easier to peel than traditional hard boiled eggs.
After this, you’ll never want to make hard boiled eggs on the stovetop ever again.
Instant Pot Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 6-12 large eggs
Instructions
- Add water to a 6-qt Instant Pot®. Place metal trivet into the pot. Gently add eggs on top of the trivet.
- Select manual setting; adjust pressure to high, and set time for 3-7 minutes.* When finished cooking, quick-release pressure according to manufacturer’s directions.
- Cool eggs in a bowl of ice water for 1 minute. Drain well and peel.
Notes
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Thank you so much! We just got our IP and made hard-boiled eggs! It was the easiest time we have ever had making and peeling the eggs!
Worked great! Had 6 extra large eggs and cooked for 7 minutes and they were fully cooked. Pretty easy to peel (put in ice water quickly after pressure release).
one of my egg cracked while cooking and i adjust the timing for 3-4 minutes while all other cooked so well.
My Cosori electric pressure cooker operates exactly like the Instant Pot or any other electric pressure cooker. In fact, I like it better than my daughter’s Instant Pot. As soon as I release the steam and remove the eggs i place then in a pan of ice water. They peel easily after three or more minutes. Remember to put at least a cup of water in the pressure cooker
I’m new to the instant pot. Have had success with salmon, potatoes, and greens as well as chicken tetrazzini. I’m doing hard boiled eggs right now. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong, but whenever I try to set my instant pot for a certain number of minutes it seems to go to hours. I end up timing it myself. Not a big deal, but does anyone have an idea about what I’m doing wrong. I have a 6 qrt Nova Plus. Thanks!
It’s probably minutes you’re seeing and not hours.
How does the cooking time change (if at all) if I want to cook, say, just two eggs? Thank you!
I use the IP Mini. Should I reduct the amount of water?
When using a 3qt or “mini” Instant Pot, the general rule of thumb is to divide the recipe in half with the same cook time. But as always, please use your best judgment when making substitutions and modifications.
Two of my eggs cracked while cooking. Is that normal?
My other egg cooker has a device to put a pin prick at the bottom of the large end of the egg which releases pressure from the egg as it cooks and keeps them from cracking. Try putting a hole in the large end of the egg with a thumbtack or something before cooking and that should solve your problem.
It worked great!!
I totally agree. This is the first time in my life that I have been able to make hard boiled eggs that peel perfectly… perfect for deviled eggs.
Disclaimer: I am a man, so I have never been prepared far enough in advance so that I bought my eggs several weeks in advance!
My hard-boiled eggs always come out perfectly in the IP!!!
Best written receipt for hard boiled eggs ever. Love your photos showing results with different times. Great help! Nice job! Thank you for your efforts. All very much appreciated. S. Dana
I had the same problem that DIVYA (September 6) reported, but I used large eggs and followed the recipe exactly. The yolks were not runny, but they were not cooked all the way through. Unfortunately, I was too confident and peeled all of them before cutting one open. Luckily I only cooked 6 eggs. Maybe trying the natural release rather than quick release pressure will work better.
Diane, Same thing happened to me. I cooked for 6 minutes and the yolks were totally runny, not set at all. At 5 minutes, the cooker had just come up to full pressure – there’s something not right.
Nevermind, I think it was supposed to be at full pressure before setting the timer.
i love all your recipes but failed with this one 🙁 i was aiming for fully hard boiled eggs, so did 7 minutes but the eggs came out very yolky and watery in the middle. i then realized it was jumbo sized eggs so i put the unpeeled one back in for another 3 minutes but still very runny and yolky. im determined to get it right! any other suggestions..?
does it always work well for u when u use large sized eggs.
Divya, the timing for the recipe has been thoroughly tested for large eggs only, not jumbo.
I have an 8 qt IP. Would any part of the recipe change because of the size difference?
The 8qt Instant Pot will take longer to come to pressure but cooking time should stay relatively the same.
I follow the 5 – 5 – 5 method. 5 min manual cooking, 5 min natural release, 5 min in ice water to cool. Comes out PERFECT every time!
I too do 5-5-5 weather it is 6 eggs or a dozen, and agree, perfect cooking/ perfect peeling!
Do you know if time needs to be adjusted for higher altitude? I’m at 5200 ft.
TIA!
Instant pot is wonderful for boiled eggs. I think the cold water bath afterward helps the eggs peel easily. Even when I cook eggs well on the stovetop they are hard to peel. My instant pot eggs are picture perfect.
I tried this with a single egg and it worked perfectly. No question this is the best way to boil eggs. Another reason to keep my Instant Pot on the counter.
I use 6 minutes on low pressure. Perfect every time. Still put in cold water at the end.
This is by far the best way to cook eggs.My daughters only eat hard boiled eggs. You get them ready for school and have eggs ready when they are done. No unpeferct eggs any more for me. If you dont have an instant pot get on it is the best.