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Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

Published: Jan 17, 2019 · Modified: Apr 25, 2022 by Olga · This post may contain affiliate links

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Hard boiled eggs in the Instant Pot are incredible first and foremost because the eggs peel like a dream. Cooking the eggs in the pressure cooker makes the egg shell just slide right off. Plus, with this method, the eggs are perfectly tender with golden yolks and not gray/green ring around the yolk.

Instant Pot hard boiled eggs. Eggs made in a pressure cooker peel so much better than when cooked on the stove. They also are perfectly cooked, tender with golden yolks.

Instant Pot hard boiled eggs are a game changer. I use my electric pressure cooker all the time, it's actually one of my favorite small kitchen appliances. One of the things that I use it for consistently are to make hard boiled eggs, because it makes it even easier.

Hard boiled eggs are already super easy to make on the stove, but when I am multi tasking in the kitchen, it's nice to load the eggs in the Instant Pot, set it up and it will do all the work for me and beep when the eggs are done. Plus, cooking them in the pressure cooker gives you perfect results and the eggs peel so easily too.

Hard boiled eggs are great to meal prep and have on hand for a quick breakfast or lunch. I love adding them to garden salads, chicken salad or tuna salads and wraps.

Video of How to Make Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

  1. Place the eggs in the Instant Pot on top of a rack, trivet or steaming basket. I really like using a steaming basket because it makes it so easy to take out the eggs later.
  2. Pour in 1 cup of water.
  3. Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes. Rest for 5 minutes, then release the pressure and immediately put the eggs in ice water to cool.
How to make hard boiled eggs in the Instant Pot

Best Way to Peel Hard Boiled Eggs

I find the best way to peel eggs is to do it right away and to peel them right in the ice water where they are chilling. It should be really easy to do since the pressure cooker will cause the egg shell to be much easier to peel. Crack the egg shell gently all around on the countertop.

Dip the egg back into the warm and start peeling. The water will come between the shell and the egg, helping the shell to come off smoothly.

Store hard boiled eggs in the refrigerator, in an airtight container, for about 5 days.

Helpful Tips and FAQs

Why do Instant Pot eggs peel easily?

The Instant Pot is an electric pressure cooker. The high pressure helps to create a separation between the egg shell and the air pocket inside. Once they are cooked they peel more easily than most other methods.

Can you use cold eggs when cooking them in the Instant Pot?

Yes. I take them right out of the refrigerator and right into the Instant Pot and turn it on.

How many eggs can you cook in the Instant Pot?

As many as you want. In fact, you can make just one, although I don't know why you would bother - you can always refrigerate them for later, or up to a few dozen. You can fill the Instant Pot right up, placing the eggs on top of each other in several layers, and the cooking time will still be 5 minutes.
The Instant Pot will take a little bit longer to come to pressure, but once it does, the eggs still need the same amount of time to cook.

Why do eggs have a gray/green lining around the yolk?

That usually means that the eggs are overcooked. It's totally harmless and you can still eat the eggs, they just won't be as pretty.
To prevent this, make sure you take the eggs out of the Instant Pot after they cook for 5 minutes, then rest for 5 minutes. If you leave them in there, the eggs will continue to cook, and will overcook.
When you take them out, place them in ice water immediately to stop the cooking process. If you take them out of the Instant Pot but leave them in the hot pot, they will still continue to cook.

New to the Instant Pot?

If you are the owner of the Instant Pot but haven't become proficient in it yet, or maybe are intimidated by it and haven't even taken it out of the box, this is a great recipe to start with. If you want to learn more about the Instant Pot, how it works, the different functions that it has, check out this blog post that is An Instant Pot Introduction For Beginners. I also have a comprehensive video where I walk you through and show you how to use it while making hard boiled eggs.

More Instant Pot Recipes:

  • Instant Pot Steel Cut Oatmeal
  • Instant Pot Potatoes, Sausage and Peppers Dinner
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One of the easiest methods to making hard boiled eggs is to use an Instant Pot.  The eggs turn out really tender with golden yolks and are also so easy to peel.

  • Author: Olga's Flavor Factory
  • Prep Time: 3 min
  • Cook Time: 10 min
  • Total Time: 13 minutes
  • Yield: 4

Ingredients

any amount of eggs, right out of the refrigerator

Instructions

  1. Place the eggs in the Instant Pot in a steaming rack or a trivet.
  2. Pour in 1 cup of water. Close the lid, making sure the sealing ring is inside the lid. Turn the valve to "Sealing".
  3. Cook the eggs on Manual mode/Pressure Cook, High Pressure, for 5 minutes.
  4. After the eggs cook, let the Instant Pot rest for 5 minutes. Release the pressure manually by turning the valve to "Venting".
  5. Transfer the eggs to a bowl filled with ice water.
  6. Peel the eggs.

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Comments

  1. Joe says

    November 16, 2019 at 4:01 pm

    Are 6 quart instant pot does not have a manual button the delay start is there do we use the pressue button instead for hard boil eggs

    Reply
    • olgak7 says

      November 18, 2019 at 11:46 am

      Hi Joe. My Instant Pot is an older model, where, the “Manual” button means pressure cooking. On newer models, there is an actual “Pressure Cook” button. The default for both of those buttons is High Pressure

      Reply
  2. Jill Sidange says

    July 19, 2019 at 10:47 pm

    Help! I bought an instapot in Feb 2019 and It does not have a button labeled manual. What is the best closest option to this on newer models? I bought mine at meijer store in Michigan now I wish I'd bought the one on Amazon with the manual button.

    Reply
    • olgak7 says

      July 24, 2019 at 2:41 pm

      Hi Jill,
      I'm not sure what kind of options are on the Instant Pot that you bought. It will probably have instructions for manual pressure in your manual.

      Reply
  3. Jill Sidange says

    July 19, 2019 at 10:44 pm

    Help! I bought an instapot in Feb 2019 and It does not have a button labeled manual. What is the best closest option to this on newer models?

    Reply
  4. Sefie says

    February 22, 2019 at 11:18 am

    Thanks Olga for replying🙏😊and i must say i loved each of your recipes i made.
    your recipes are very correctly measured and precise, I love to learn more about Rusain food it looks Rusian food and culture is more similar to our food and cultur than western, s, thanks again

    Reply
  5. Sefie says

    February 21, 2019 at 2:42 pm

    Hi olga is your instant pot American made? Or may be Made in china?
    What is the name of factory? And the pot mark or brand?

    Reply
    • olgak7 says

      February 21, 2019 at 4:53 pm

      I don't know where it is produced, Sefie.

      Reply
  6. Anastacia says

    January 23, 2019 at 5:57 pm

    Thanks for sharing the basics! I just bought myself an InstantPot for Christmas, and I’m excited to use it! Would love to see more recipes, especially Russian food/soup recipes (my husband wants me making more “Russian” food than any other type).

    Reply
  7. Nancy says

    January 22, 2019 at 7:41 pm

    I want to try and cook pulled pork for some sliders. I have also always wanted to try beef short ribs so being able to have a pressure cooker would come in handy.

    Reply
  8. Marlene says

    January 22, 2019 at 6:39 pm

    I would make Ham and Bean soup, Chicken and Dumplings, Pulled Pork, and Senegalese Chicken Stew just to begin with. I hope I win.

    Reply
  9. Julia Y says

    January 22, 2019 at 6:26 pm

    I still am on the fence about the instapot. Not sure if it’s truly worth getting another kitchen “gadget”

    Reply
  10. Nataly says

    January 22, 2019 at 4:50 pm

    What a nice giveaway!!!
    I would like to own one, looks like it’s very handy for busy families!!!
    Thanks for all the posts, they are very interesting and useful!!!

    Reply
  11. Olga says

    January 22, 2019 at 4:11 pm

    So excited about this giveaway. Would love to see some soup recipes 🙂

    Reply
  12. Olga says

    January 22, 2019 at 4:09 pm

    So excited for this giveaway! Would love to see some soup recipes 🙂

    Reply
  13. Tallya says

    January 22, 2019 at 3:23 pm

    I have another brand pressure cooker but would be happy to win this for my mom 🙂

    Reply
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