Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

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This Instant Pot hard boiled eggs recipe shows you how to hard boil eggs in the Instant Pot perfectly in 15 minutes with easy peeling shells.

Why you'll love Instant Pot boiled eggs

• easy prep - Just stack the eggs in the cooker, add water, and press a button.
• hands-off cooking - Once you press the button, you're free to knock out other tasks because the Instant Pot cooks the eggs for you.
• no handling boiling water - Pressure cooker hard boiled eggs require minimal liquid, which reduces risk of spills, which is game-changer when boiling a large batch of eggs.
• batch cooking made easy - Cook as many eggs as you can fit into the Instant Pot. The cook time stays the same.
• easy peeling - It's true! Easy peeling is the rule, rather than the exception with pressure cooked hard boiled eggs.
• perfectly cooked eggs - Pressure cookers create a consistent cooking environment, which means you always make perfect hard boiled eggs that are truly easy to peel.
• versatile - Perfectly boiled Instant Pot eggs make the best deviled eggs, and are essential to a classic potato salad and the best macaroni salad.

Ingredient notes

• Eggs - You can hard boil white eggs, brown eggs, and any color farm fresh eggs with this Instant Pot recipe.
• Water – You’ll need 1 cup water for a 3 or 6-quart Instant Pot and 2 cups water for the 8 or 10-quart cooker. This is because larger capacity pressure cookers require more water to pressurize properly.

How to hard boil eggs in the Instant Pot

This Instant Pot hard boiled eggs 5-5-5 method means you don't have guess how long to hard boil eggs in the Instant Pot because it does it for you, regardless of how many eggs are in the pot.

Step 1. Set whole eggs on a trivet or on the bottom of the inner pot. Add water to the pot.

Step 2. Secure the lid and turn the pressure release valve to Sealing. Select Manual or Pressure Cook and set the display timer for 5 minutes on High pressure. Allow the Instant Pot to sit undisturbed for 5 minutes to depressurize the pot. Turn valve to the Venting position to release any remaining steam.

Step 3. Carefully open the lid. Cool the hard boiled eggs down by transferring them to an ice bath or cold water to rest for 5 minutes. Transfer cooled eggs to any surface to dry.

Step 4. Store hard boiled eggs peeled or unpeeled in the refrigerator up to 5 days. I prefer to use an egg storage container for unpeeled eggs and an airtight container for peeled eggs.

Enjoy your perfectly cooked Instant Pot boiled eggs as an ingredient for your favorite recipes or as a snack with a sprinkle of everything bagel seasoning.

Recipe tips

• fresh vs older eggs - It's an ongoing debate but, for me, Instant Pot boiled eggs usually result in easy peeling, perfect boiled eggs, regardless of age.
• Do you need a trivet? - No, but an egg trivet secures the eggs, which can prevent cracking. Any trivet can be used, but you can also pressure cook eggs without a trivet.
• What is 5-5-5? - Eggs are pressure cooked for 5 minutes followed by 5 minutes of pressure release and a 5-minute cool down.
• settings - Some models have an egg setting, but this recipe uses a manual setting and the 5-5-5 method to accommodate all pressure cookers.
• recipe timing - Use the same pressure cook time for 1 egg or several eggs.
• cooling down - An ice bath or cold water stops boiled eggs cooking, which is said to prevent green-coated yolks.

Are Instant Pot eggs really easy to peel?

Yes, they really are! I don't understand the science behind this process, but I find that Instant Pot boiled eggs are easy to peel no matter what kind of eggs I use.

Instant Pot recipe staples

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• Corn On the Cob Instant Pot Recipe
• Instant Pot Yogurt Recipe
• Instant Pot Green Beans
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