Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

Making the best, easy-peel Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs is practically effortless, with minimal fuss, and almost completely hands-free on your part! Your eggs are cooked to perfection EVERY single time, no watching the pot boil anymore!

Hard-boiled eggs are the perfect on-the-go snack when you're hungry, and you don’t want to nosh on something unhealthy. I love to make a dozen Instant Pot hard-boiled eggs and use them for a creamy egg salad with mayo and diced celery, sliced into wedges over a fresh green garden or chef’s salad, or for zesty deviled eggs, a party favorite.

Cooking your eggs in an instant pot is super simple, and they always come out perfect, from the peeling to the consistency. I generally have a bunch of hard-boiled eggs on hand in the fridge at all times.

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• 🥘 Ingredients
• 💭 Angela's Tips & Recipe Notes
• 🔪 Step-By-Step Instructions
• 🥡 Storing & Reheating
• ❓ FAQ
• 📋 Recipe
• 💬 Comments

🥘 Ingredients

You do not need much to make these easy-peel hard-boiled eggs. If you have an Instant Pot, you’re in luck. Let’s get crackin’!

• Eggs – Any type of egg will do, but the timing is based on using large eggs.
• Water – For the boiling process and the ice water bath afterward.
• Ice – As needed to cool down the eggs.

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💭 Angela's Tips & Recipe Notes

• Bringing your eggs to room temperature helps prevent cracking while cooking. To do this quickly, place your eggs in a bowl of warm water.
• Peeled hard-boiled eggs can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Leave the peel on your hard-boiled eggs to store them for up to a week.
• My best results come from peeling the hard-boiled eggs after cooling in the ice water bath. Peel them under some cool running water for quick and easy peeling.

🔪 Step-By-Step Instructions

Once you have your ingredients assembled (which should take a whopping 30 seconds), you are ready to make your hard-boiled eggs in the instant pot. All in all, this recipe takes 18-20 minutes tops, using the “5-5-5 Method.”

If you like your hard-boiled eggs nice and chilled in the fridge, it is up to you how long you want to keep them in there until you eat them. I like mine very cold, so I am willing to wait.

1. Add water to the inner pot. Add 1 cup cold water (for a 6 quart Instant Pot) or 1 ½ cups cold water (for an 8 quart Instant Pot) to the inner pot of your pressure cooker.
2. Arrange eggs on the trivet. Place 12 eggs (in their shells) inside the inner pot using a steam rack or an egg rack. You can do up to 16 eggs in a 6 quart Instant Pot, or 18 eggs in an 8 quart Instant Pot, at once if desired.
3. Cook on the manual setting. Close and seal the Instant Pot, then use the manual setting to cook on high pressure for 5 minutes.
4. Release steam and vent. Allow the cook time to elapse and the Instant Pot to natural pressure release (NPR) for 5 minutes. Carefully vent the Instant Pot with a quick release and open to remove the 12 eggs.
5. Cool the eggs. Transfer your hard-boiled eggs to a prepared ice water bath (use a large mixing bowl) and let them cool for 5 minutes. *Handle the eggs carefully as they will be hot.
6. Peel and serve or store. Remove the eggs from the water bath and peel them under cool water, or store with the peel on. I prefer to peel at this time, as the shell tends to come off effortlessly.
   Peel under cool running water for easy peeling and removal of shell bits. Rinse to be sure all of the shell fragments are removed. I blot them dry with a paper towel, then I store them covered in the fridge.

🥡 Storing & Reheating

You can store your instant pot hard boiled eggs in the fridge for up to 3 days if they have been peeled. Keep them fresh for about a week if you leave the shell on. Enjoy your hard boiled eggs!

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