Are you looking for a quick, foolproof hard boiled egg for breakfast, snacks or Easter eggs? Our Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs are a fool proof way to cook up perfectly creamy, easy peel hard boiled eggs every time in an electric pressure cooker.
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Note: Since this taping we have tried it without the rack and it worked just fine.
Cris here.
We LOVE us some hard boiled eggs around here. And when I am making them in bulk for egg salad, potato salad, etc. I whip up our No-Peel Crock Pot Hard Boiled Eggs. That method works perfectly when I just need chopped up eggs, but when I need whole eggs for school lunches, snacks or Easter, I use my Instant Pot to make a quick, fail-proof hard boiled egg. AND, they are the easiest peel eggs I have ever found!
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Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
Note: Scroll to the bottom of this post for a printable version of this recipe.
Ingredients for Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
- 8-10 Large Eggs
- 1 1/2 Cups Water
How to Make Hard Boiled Eggs in an Instant Pot
- Pour water into your 6-quart electric pressure cooker.
- Place eggs into your pot. (Rack is not necessary.)
- Put lid on and turn valve to seal.
- Set to high pressure for 5 minutes, leaving the warming feature on.
- Your pressure cooker will take about 5 minutes to reach pressure, then cook for 5 minutes, after cooking, leave on warm setting for 5 more minutes.
- Quick release and carefully remove pot from the unit.
- Immediately add cold water to pot to stop eggs from cooking.
- Keep in fridge until ready to peel and eat.
Notes on Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
- It takes my pressure cooker about 5 minutes to reach pressure, but time to reach pressure may vary.
- If you are using an 8-quart Instant Pot, you may need to use a half cup more liquid to make sure your Instant Pot will come up to pressure.
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- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
- Finally, all electric pressure cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own electric pressure cooker and time adjusted as needed.
Printable Recipe for Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
Instructions
- Pour water into your 6-quart electric pressure cooker.
- Place eggs into your pot. (Rack is not necessary.)
- Put lid on and turn valve to seal.
- Set to high pressure for 5 minutes, leaving the warming feature on.
- Your pressure cooker will take about 5 minutes to reach pressure, then cook for 5 minutes, after cooking, leave on warm setting for 5 more minutes.
- Quick release and carefully remove pot from the unit.
- Immediately add cold water to pot to stop eggs from cooking.
- Keep in fridge until ready to peel and eat.
Notes
- It takes my pressure cooker about 5 minutes to reach pressure, but time to reach pressure may vary.
- If you are using an 8-quart Instant Pot, you may need to use a half cup more liquid to make sure your Instant Pot will come up to pressure.
- You can find more electric pressure cooker recipes with our Recipe Finder.
- Check out all our favorite recommendations for cookbooks, slow cookers and low carb essentials in our Amazon Influencer Shop.
- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
- Finally, all electric pressure cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own electric pressure cooker and time adjusted as needed.
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Since I usually cook just for myself I just bought a 3 Quart instant pot mini. I’m guessing you could do the eggs in a smaller pot too. Is there any reason why they have to only be in one layer and not stacked?
Hi Gaille-
I haven’t tried it, but I would love to hear how it goes.