Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs: This is the BEST way to make PERFECT hard boiled eggs. Eggs are cooked to perfection EVERY SINGLE TIME!
I will never forget my first Easter I spent away from my family.
We were living in Georgia at the time, and invited friends over for an Easter Egg hunt and Ham Dinner. While the ham and scalloped potatoes were delicious, the eggs were a complete disaster.
After coloring the eggs, our guests cracked a few open for a snack to find that they were not fully cooked!
But I used the same stove-top method for cooking hard boiled eggs that I had for years. That method worked MOST of the time, but clearly it was not fool-proof. And frankly, I became a bit fearful to ever cook hard boiled eggs again–well at least for company!
Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs
By cooking eggs in my Instant Pot, I no longer have to worry about embarrassing accounts of under-cooked (or over-cooked) hard boiled eggs. Pressure cooked hard boiled eggs are FOOL-PROOF. You will have golden, set centers without green rings, and these hard boiled eggs peel like a dream!
Pressure Cooker Hard Boiled Eggs
5-5-5 Method for Cooking Hard Boiled Eggs
The perfect technique for cooking hard boiled eggs in the pressure cooker is the 5-5-5 method.
- 5 minutes to come to pressure
- 5 minutes cook time
- 5 minutes natural release
But to really get PERFECTLY cooked hard boiled eggs that peel like a dream, I have added another step:
- 5 minutes in a water bath.
So really, the PERFECT method for hard boiled eggs is 5-5-5-5 method!
Which means in 20 minutes, you will have hard boiled eggs that peel perfectly and are perfectly set and bright yellow (no green rings here!!)
How to Cook Hard Boiled Eggs in Pressure Cooker
- Place 1 cup of water in inner pot of pressure cooker (liquid is ALWAYS needed for the pressure cooker to be able to reach pressure.)
- Place eggs in egg rack or carefully on top of rack that the Instant Pot came with.
- Seal pressure cooker.
- Set cook time to 5 minutes (5 minutes on high pressure–push the manual button and adjust timer to 5 minutes)
- After cook time has elapsed, let pressure release naturally for 5 minutes (I suggest setting a timer that will beep at 5 minutes so you don’t lose track of time. )
- Once 5 minutes has elapsed, release any remaining pressure in Instant Pot by using wooden spoon or kitchen towel to knock vent knob to vent position.
- Carefully, remove eggs from pressure cooker and place in ice bath. Eggs are VERY hot, so use pot holder if you fingers aren’t made of steel!
- After eggs have been in ice bath for 5 minutes, remove eggs from ice bath.
- Peel and enjoy your PERFECT hard boiled eggs.
How to Peel Hard Boiled Eggs
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs are the easiest eggs to peel EVER!
- Once eggs have cooked and cooled in ice bath, crack them open by rolling on a kitchen counter.
- The peel will come right off–and will NOT take any egg white with it!
Storing Hard Boiled Eggs
- I find it is best to PEEL eggs before storing in the refrigerator.
- Once eggs are peeled, place in sealed container and store in the fridge for up to 7 days.
How Long are Hard Boiled Eggs Good For?
- Hard boiled eggs will keep for up to 7 days in the refrigerator.
- Hard boiled eggs will last for up to 2 hours at room temperature. So be sure that Easter Bunny doesn’t leave the eggs hidden too long!
- Hard boiled eggs do not freeze well! Cooked egg whites will become rubbery.
- You can freeze the cooked egg yolks if desired.
- Place cooked yolks freezer bag
- freeze yolks up to 3 months
Are Fresh or Old Eggs Best for Hard Boiled Eggs?
Isn’t this an age old question?! While everyone has their theory, I can tell you I have tested older eggs and farm fresh eggs in my pressure cooker and both came out perfectly and peeled with the same ease.
Instant Pot Basic Recipes
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Egg Recipe
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Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
Ingredients
- 12 eggs
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Place 1 cup water in inner pot of Instant Pot.
- Add in egg or steam rack and carefully set as many eggs as desired on or in rack.
- Place lid on pressure cooker and set for cook time for 5 minutes on high pressure.
- Once cook time has elapsed, let pressure release for 5 minutes. Then do a quick release and carefully remove eggs from Instant Pot and place in ice water bath.
- Let eggs sit in water bath for 5 minutes.
- Remove eggs from water bath.
- Crack egg on counter top and remove shell.
- Store in fridge for up to 7 days.
Notes
- You can use as few as 1 egg and up to 16 eggs in a 6 quart pressure cooker.
- I find it is best to peel eggs right from water bath, the shell comes off beautifully every single time.
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I just got my Instant Pot and this was 1st thing to test with it. Followed your Recipe and BAM in 5 minutes eggs were done 5 minutes to Depressurize and 5 minute Ice Bath Eggs came out of shells. This was the Easiest way for the eggs to come out the Peels and Eggs Came out Best Ever. I won’t make them any other way after this, Thanks.
YAY!!! This is one of my favorite things to make as well Mike! I am so glad you enjoyed.
Worked perfectly. Thanks!
YAY!! I am so glad you had success Caryolyn!
Oh, my goodness, you made my day with this recipe! I have never been able to boil and peel eggs without literally tearing them up. I just tried this and it worked!!! Not even one egg was damaged when I peeled them.
This will be the way I make boiled eggs every single time from now on.
Thank you soooo much! 🙂
YAY!! Pam, I am so glad you found this recipe as helpful as I do! It is a game changer!
Will it matter if mine took 12 minutes to come up to pressure and start the countdown?
Hi Randy, that seems like a long time? Did you use just the 1 cup water for 6 quart or 2 cups for 8 quart? If so, try it out with 5 minutes cook time, 5 minutes NPR, and then ice bath. If overdone, next time to decrease to 4 minutes cook, 4 minutes NPR. Hope that helps.
I tried this and my eggs turned out grey. I tried just doing 5 minutes and releasing steam right away and they were underdone. Somewhere in the middle I guess.
Hi Dave! I am sorry these did not work out perfectly for you. Sometimes altitude and different models can produce different results. I would try 4 minutes high pressure, 4 minutes release and then ice bath. Hope that works!
Can you do eggs without a rack? I need 20 eggs done
Hi Karlie! I do not recommend making Hard Boiled Eggs without a rack because they will be more likely to burst open due to being closer to the direct heat. I would use the trivet that came with your Instant Pot and carefully stack all 20 eggs on it. And remember, room temperature eggs will be less likely to burst open as well 🙂
Perfect hard boiled eggs! FINALLY!!
Thank you. I will only use the INSTANT POT to make hard boiled eggs from now on. WOW!
I am right there with you Nora! Hard boiled eggs in the Instant Pot are a dream come true! So glad these turned out perfectly for you as well.
Best hard boiled eggs ever! The shells peel off so easily. I will never boil eggs on the stove again.
Love the 5555 thing. I’ve been doing eggs in the IP for a little while now but I don’t do it regularly so I always end up looking it up every time. I’ll remember this! I rarely make recipes just as they are written so I rarely rate but I wanted to be sure to give you a rating bump for making this so easy to remember! Thank you!
Thank you Kristin for taking the time to leave a review! I am so glad my instructions are easy, clear and helped you have perfect eggs 🙂 Have a fabulous day!
I love the way my eggs cook in the instant pot but every time I do it I have an issue with about four or five of my eggs cracked open(after hard boiled) and the shells laying on the bottom. I have a rack I put them in. Anyone else have this issue?
Hi Heather! One thing I would suggest trying is to let your eggs come to room temperature before pressure cooking. That trick tends to help with cracking. Hope that helps.
Hi, I just followed your instructions for the 5-5-5 method, using six fresh large eggs from my hens. They were done in my I.P. Duo on the rack that came with it. One of the eggs cracked while being “cooked”. Does this normally happen from time to time?. Took about 5 minutes to come to pressure. My keep warm button was lit the entire time which I used to watch it count up to 5 min of natural release. Should I have turned it off?
Hi Tricia! Yes, eggs can crack at times. I minimize the risk by bringing eggs to room temperature before cooking. Also, no worries on leaving keep warm–that is what I typically do as well.
Perfect! As a low carb guy, I eat some serious eggs. After trying this method, I’ll never boil another egg. The best part is, the shell comes off in “one piece”. No more destroyed eggs due to sticky shells!!!
Hi Eric! This method truly produces the most perfect eggs. Enjoy!
I have tried this twice and swear I’m following the directions and each time the eggs are not cooked through at all. Like, the egg white part is still translucent and everything! The only thing I can think of that was different was that I put the eggs in a glass Pyrex container on top of the metal rack to hold the eggs. Do you think that’s the problem? I will try it again without the Pyrex and see!
Oh yes, I would remove from the dish for sure Kaye, that may be the issue. Also, be sure you use cold water and set pressure to high.
This is the second time I have used my Instant Pot for making hard cooked eggs, and they are so easy to peel, it’s a pleasure. This time, I needed to make eggs for a party, so I did so in two batches. The first batch turned out well, with the exception of 3 cracked eggs; however, the second batch was hardly cooked at all. The yolks were totally uncooked and I had to throw them out. I wondered if anyone else has experienced this, and if you have any ideas as to what could have caused this?
Hi Lauren! I am sorry that this happened to you. If you did not put fresh COLD water in the bottom of the inner pot, that would be the reason your 2nd batch of eggs did not work. With warm water it takes barely any time for the pressure cooker to come to pressure so not enough time for eggs to cook. Hope that helps!
The eggs were perfectly cooked. Made my Easter perfect!Thanks!
Oh that makes me so happy!!
I have chicks and never could boil them with out recking the egg trying to peeling them. Till now, Thank you . Your a Blessing.
You are so welcome😘
simple instructions, easy to follow, thanks
I always use Jumbo Eggs for all recipes. I should I adjust this method to ensure perfectly cooked JUMBO eggs. I am new the the instant pot, Christmas gift. It is an 8 Quart Instant Pot Ultra. Your assistance would be appreciated.
For jumbo eggs, I would cook for 6 minutes on high pressure and do 6 minutes npr then 5 minutes ice bath.
My ehhs came out absolutely perfect! I’m so happy.
Yay!! So happy you had success.