Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

This method is perfect for meal prepping, or just making eggs to use in a recipe. I love to add hard boiled eggs to salads during the week, and it’s a great help to have them already cooked and ready to go in the fridge. Hard boiled eggs travel well too, so they’re great for adding to school or work lunches. I also love using the instant pot to make eggs for Easter, since I usually make quite a few, and I can cook a lot of eggs in my pressure cooker for coloring or to make Deviled Eggs while my stove is busy with side dishes and sauces. If you like having eggs prepared for the week, try my Sheet Pan Eggs recipe. It’s also great for meal prep, or for making breakfast sandwiches.

Why You’ll Love Cooking Eggs in the Instant Pot

The best part about making eggs in an Instant Pot is that they come out perfectly, every time. Using the instant pot takes the guesswork out of the hard-boiled egg game, leaving you with simply the best hard-boiled eggs. You will have soft yet firm, golden centers and perfectly cooked egg whites. So to cook hard-boiled eggs, I always use one of these 2 methods, the Instant Pot method or the Steamed eggs method. The Instant Pot eggs are basically steamed eggs, so they will be super simple to peel, thanks to the ice water bath we will give them after they cook. No more sticky peels or eggs with chunks missing. Instant Pot Eggs are done quickly. It takes 15 minutes to cook them, not including the amount of time that the instant pot takes to come up to pressure. I find that it’s about the same amount of time that it takes on the stovetop, and it’s just as simple. Instant Pot boiled eggs are so versatile and useful to have on hand. Add them to green salads, pasta, or potato salad, make egg salad sandwiches, deviled eggs, or just eat an egg when you need a quick protein boost.

What You Need to Make Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

I can’t even write an ingredients section here, because there is only 1 simple ingredient, and I bet you already have it in your fridge. You need eggs. Large eggs work best with this method. You can use white or brown, grocery store or farm eggs. Any kind of eggs that you prefer can be cooked this way. Generally, eggs that are slightly less than fresh work best for boiling, but I find with this method that it doesn’t really matter how fresh or not fresh the eggs are. They still come out great. You can cook as many eggs as you can fit in your instant pot. I like to do a whole dozen at a time. You don’t need any fancy instant pot insert or gadget, just the rack that your pot came with. You only need the instant pot and a large bowl for cooling the eggs.

How to Make Pressure Cooker Hard Boiled Eggs

This egg cooking method is called the 5-5-5 method. This means that we will cook the eggs as so: 5 minutes cook time, 5 minutes natural release, and 5 minutes in an ice bath. If you can remember the number 5, you will be making perfect eggs for years to come.

Other Ways to Use Hard Boiled Eggs

Boiled eggs are delicious diced up and added to potato salad. You can add some to this recipe for Red Potato Salad, or check out this recipe, where I cook both the potatoes and the eggs together in the Instant Pot to make Instant Pot Potato Salad. Mix diced eggs with guacamole to create a healthy and flavorful egg salad spread. Add sliced hard boiled eggs to cold salads like Nicoise Salad, Caesar Salad, Seven Layer Salad, or this Kid Friendly Pasta Salad for some extra protein. Remember, five, five, five! Enjoy your instant pot hard boiled eggs. Don’t forget to Pin this recipe so more people can enjoy it! © Little Sunny Kitchen

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title: “Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-09” author: “Juan Fletcher”

Whether you are making an egg salad sandwhich, deviled eggs, or just want a hard boiled egg for your salad, there is nothing worse than peeling a hard boiled egg that takes half the egg with it. While making hard boiled eggs on the stovetop is very simple, and easy to do, I’m here to tell you that making hard boiled eggs in the Instant Pot is my favorite. Not only is it a very simple hands off process, they peel perfectly every single time.

How to Hard Boil Eggs in Instant Pot

Use Old Eggs for Hard Boiled Eggs

When you are making hard boiled eggs – whether in the Instant Pot or not – it is best to start with older eggs. The longer an egg sits, the more the membrane separates from the sides of the shell. Thus, an older egg that is hard boiled is easier to peel.

Making Hard Boiled Eggs for Deviled Eggs

The exception to the old egg rule is deviled eggs. If you plan on making deviled eggs, you want fresher eggs. As the egg ages, the strands that hold the yolk in the middle of the egg weaken. It is more likely to move to the sides, making it more likely that the white will tear when you are preparing the deviled eggs.

Transferring to Ice Bath

The reason we transfer the hard boiled eggs to an ice bath after cooking them is to prevent the green ring from forming around the yolk. However, make sure to set a timer and remove them from the ice bath as soon as the 5 minutes is up. Longer than that can make them difficult to peel.

How Long to Keep Hard Boiled Eggs

Hard Boiled eggs will keep in the refrigerator for up to one week if they remain unpeeled. Once you peel a hard boiled egg, you should eat it that day.