Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs in the pressure cooker is the easiest recipe you will find for perfect pressure cooker hard boiled eggs. My proprietary set it and forget method has gone viral.
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
Forget the 6-6-6 method. Forget the 5-6-6 method. Forget the 5-5-5 method and all those crazy silly other numbers you might have to remember.
I don’t know about you, but I sure don’t want to stand at attention in front of my Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker and wait for Eggs to finish cooking and then have to plunge them into an ice bath to prevent the yolks from becoming green. If I wanted to do that, I’d use my stove.
I want my Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Ninja Foodi to save me trouble and extra steps. My recipe has hit the pressure community by storm and it is so reliable, everyone is recommending this method.
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs make perfect keto and low carb snacks, so keep some on hand.
Cast of Ingredients for Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
I want my Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker to save me trouble and extra steps. I don’t want to have to stare at it just to make Pressure Cooker Easy Hard Boiled Eggs.
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Ingredients for Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
We love Pressure Cooker Easy Hard Boiled Eggs in this house and I usually make a dozen at a time. Feel free to make more than 12 or less than 12.
If you love potato salad, another recipe you will love is my Instant Pot Potato Salad [Summer Picnic]. The eggs and potatoes cook at the same time!
Dozen Eggs in Steamer Basket
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs make yummy snacks and my favorite snack is an egg with my yummy homemade house seasoning.
I used to use plain salt, but one day, while standing over the sink to eat my egg, I grabbed my homemade house seasoning instead. It was so yum. I love the slight sweetness and the tiny burst of celery seed.
This Steamer/Strainer Basket is perfect for using to make Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs.
But, hold on a second….I am going to show you another method, before continuing on……just in case. You never know.
Perfectly Cooked Hard Boiled Eggs
Here is another method to cook Eggs for Hard Boiled.
Check out this really cool method to make a Pressure Cooker Hard Boiled Egg Loaf. It is all the rage now. Try this method with my delicious Pressure Cooker Low Carb Deviled Egg Salad Roll Ups recipe.
Another fun way to cook eggs is using my Instant Pot No Peel Hard Boiled Eggs method. The peeled hard cooked eggs are great to pack in kids lunch boxes and make great snacks to bring to work. Perfectly shaped eggs without any peeling.
But, please continue with this method, as it is fabulous and great for using Eggs for snacks (then check out those other two methods).
Place the Steamer Basket of Eggs into the Pressure Cooker
How Many Eggs Can I Cook?
- As many as you can fit into the Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker.
The beauty of this recipe is that you don’t have to watch timers and you can walk away.
I don’t mean the next day…… within reason, like after the pressure releases on its own ………..
Can Instant Pot hard Boiled Eggs Be Eaten Warm?
- Yes they can.
- They are quite tasty when warm.
- I suggest peeling the eggs while running them under cool water, so you don’t burn your fingers.
Not a Single Broken Egg!
See, perfectly cooked, Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs without any silly number challenge.
Pressure Cooker Easy Hard Boiled Eggs
The shells pop right off, no problem. If you are using Farm Fresh Eggs, the shells may not pop off as easily as eggs purchased at a grocery store. Enjoy.
More Easy Instant Pot Egg Recipes to Enjoy.
- Instant Pot Eggs Benedict (w/IP Hollandaise Sauce)
- Instant Pot Egg Bites (Feta Cheese & Red Pepper)
- Pressure Cooker Low Carb Mini Mushroom Quiche Egg Bites
- Pressure Cooker Frosted Egg Cupcakes Frittata
- Instant Pot Poached Eggs (Pressure Cooker)
How many eggs do you cook at once?
Kitchen Equipment and Essentials
- Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker
- Anchor Hocking Glass (Liquid) Measuring Cups
- Salbree 3 quart, 6 quart or 8 quart Steamer/Strainer Basket
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Here is the handy printable recipe:
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Instructions
- Place one cup of water into the Pressure Cooker cooking pot.
- Place basket of eggs into Pressure Cooker cooking pot.
- Lock on lid and close Pressure Valve.
- Cook at high pressure for just 1 minute. [If you want to pull them out of the pot quicker, set for 2 minutes]
- When Beep sounds, wait about 5-8 minutes and release the rest of the pressure.
- Open lid and remove the basket with the eggs.
- Place in sink and run cool water over the eggs. They will continue to cook until totally cooled or peeled.
- Place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Notes
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Pressure Cooker Easy Hard Boiled Eggs (Instant Pot)
Best. Method. Ever.
I keep posting this method on my personal Facebook page as well as on the Instant Pot Facebook page. Your method seems to take altitude, egg size, and temperature of the eggs into a natural consideration. If it takes 5 minutes to come to pressure or 15, it is hard to overcook them. I did a dozen for deviled eggs and they peeled perfectly and were perfectly cooked. Thanks for your innovative method; it is the best.
I have medium sized eggs. Should I adjust the time?
Will the time change if doing this method in the 3qt? I noticed that some things had different timing i believe from not taking as long to come to pressure. Will be helping my mom this weekend in her 3qt. I havgave the 6 at at home and this method is perfect!
Bonny, things should work the same. Jill
I followed this completely, and normally love all your recipes!
I used 13 eggs, 7 of them cracked! I wonder why?
Can I follow this method using 5 dozen eggs in an 8 QT Instant Pot or would I have to add more time? What is the largest amount that can be done at one time?
If they fit, no problem. Jill
Hi Jill,
My first time making HB eggs in the IP. I was so confused by all the 555, 841, steam, low pressure etc. Came across your ‘recipe’ and I thought to myself, well this one makes sense plus I didn’t want to babysit the darn IP. They are perfect. Absolutely perfect. Thank you!
This method makes so much sense to me since when I hard boil on the stove I follow Martha’s “bring to a boil, turn off, cover for 10 minutes, cool”. All the 5-5-5, 12-2-467, etc made eggs harder than putting them on the stove. Thanks for this!
Exactly, I have done that on the stove for years and what made me think of this for the pressure cooker. Jill
So wait for 15 minutes and then 15 more?
So, this is a super lazy question. If I choose not to peel the eggs before storing in the fridge, will they still peel easily after being refrigerated? Thanks!
Jan, I never peel the eggs and then store. Jill
My eggs were not completely done using this method. The yolks were very yellow and still softish in the middle and only two of the four peeled effortlessly. I did 2 minutes and then 15 NPR and 15 minutes before I opened up the Instant Pot.I am at 3300 ft (altitude). Should I have adjusted time to maybe 3 minutes. This is the second time I have tried eggs. The first time was 5-5-5. The result today were marginally better than that.
Good recipes
In your Notes you said”If you want your eggs a bit faster, set the pressure cooker to 3 minutes and pull them out after the natural release.” Did you mean quick release?
Thanks Jill, You’ve just made my life easier. One question, if I cut back to 1 minute will I get a softer yoke?
Yes, Melody. Jill
Do you let them cool off before putting in the fridge? I would think they’d sweat if I did it right away..
Just my first eggs in my pressure cooker. The inside shell is light brown on the larger end and has a different smell than when they are boiled. Is this normal? Otherwise the eggs look perfect.
I have jumbo eggs – do I need to increase the high pressure cook time?
Thanks so much – LOVE all your recipes!
No, Nadine. Jill
This worked perfectly! My 89 year old mother was amazed. Said it was the easiest batch of deviled eggs ever.
How long cook time for extra large eggs? Or Jumbo eggs?
Let me start off by saying I have never been able to make hard boiled eggs. One of the reasons I wanted an Instant Pot was with hope of finally being able to make hard boiled eggs. I received an Instantaneous Pot for Christmas and just tried your recipe and want to shout THANK YOU!!!! This recipe worked perfectly! I look forward to trying many more of your recipes.
Instant Pot, silly auto correct ?
This is truly the easiest way to do eggs ever!! I’ve done 2dozen eggs over three days (12 in one batch, the two batches of six each.) All perfect. I found 10 minutes NPR works as well as 15. Thanks for freeing us from standing over our cooker.
Thanks, Cynthia. Enjoy. Jill