Perfect Instant Pot Hard-Boiled Eggs

 Learn the easiest way to make hard-boiled eggs! Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs are so simple and easy to peel – even with fresh eggs! Discover how life-changing pressure cooking eggs can be.

Delicious fresh eggs rule. But they are a giant pain in the butt when you want to make hard-boiled eggs.

Everyone knows that older eggs are easier to peel when hard-boiled. But what if your eggs are fresh and you need to boil some right now? Well, friends, you turn to the Instant Pot.

Using just your electric pressure cooker and a metal rack, trivet, or steamer basket, will give you the best-boiled eggs ever. Depending on how long you cook them, you can have jammy eggs, soft-boiled, or hard-boiled with a firm yolk.

And I cannot emphasize this enough – these eggs are SO easy to peel! No more picking at the shell; nope, it comes off in large pieces!

How Many Eggs Can You Hard-Boil in an Instant Pot at One Time?

It depends on the size of your Instant Pot, but you can really cook A LOT at once! I find that I can cook 6-9 on the trivet that came with my Instant Pot.

When you want to cook more than that, add a steamer basket with sides, or even a stacking insert for the pressure cooker. A more structured basket keeps you from playing egg “Tetris”.

Even if you’re cooking a lot of eggs at once, you do not need to add additional water to the insert. Stick with 1 cup of water.

Can You Overcook Hard Boiled Eggs in the Instant Pot?

Not really, unless you intentionally set the cooking time for too long. The yolks you see in these photos used the 5-5-5 method. If you like a jammy egg, 2-3 minutes works great. Soft boiled would be 3-4.

Anything longer than 5-6 minutes will lead to very dry yolks. But maybe that’s what you want; in that case, rock on!

WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS

One serving has 0 WW Freestyle SmartPoints.

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5 from 12 ratings

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

Prep Time0 minutes mins

Cook Time5 minutes mins

Pressurizing/Depressurizing10 minutes mins

Total Time15 minutes mins

Discover how life-changing pressure cooking eggs can be. They are so simple and easy to peel – even with fresh eggs!

Servings: 12

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: electric pressure cooker eggs, hard boiled eggs in the Instant Pot, Instant pot boiled eggs, pressure cooker hard boiled eggs

Calories: 77kcal

Author: Sarah Cook – Sustainable Cooks

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Ingredients

• ▢ eggs {as many as your heart desires}
• ▢ 1 cup water
• ▢ ice

Equipment

• Instant Pot
• Mixing bowl
• Tongs

Instructions

• Place the trivet/rack in the bottom of the Instant Pot. 
• Add water and place the eggs on the trivet as evenly as possible
  1 cup water, eggs
• Secure the lid and set the vent to sealing. Press manual>high pressure>5 minutes.

  Note: If you like jammy eggs, 2-3 minutes works great. Soft boiled would be 3-4.
• When the cook time is up, do a natural release for 5 minutes and then flip the vent to venting and perform a quick release.
• Carefully place eggs in a bowl full of ice water for at least 5 minutes. Peel when eggs are completely cold.
  ice

Notes

1. You can store peeled or unpeeled hard-boiled eggs in the fridge for up to 7 days.
2. The cooking time remains the same whether you are using a 3, 6, or 8-quart electric pressure cooker.

Nutrition Facts

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

Amount Per Serving (1 egg)

Calories 77 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value*

Fat 5g8%

Protein 6g12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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