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.
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Pressure Cooker Easy Hard Boiled Eggs (Instant Pot)
What if I want to do just 3 or 4 eggs in an 8 qt Instant Pot?? Is everything the same??
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This is what my Dad and I use and it works like a charm every time!
New 3-qt worked great! Followed directions. Used dishcloth to remove hot eggs and place in plastic bowl. Held lid on and gave it a good shake. Almost all the shell came off. Easily remove the few small bits remaining. Salt & pepper and my two eggs were perfect!
Thank you, Perrie. So glad my recipe worked so well for you. Jill
Jill, great recipe, i used Salbree steamer basket and did 12 eggs the first time and put them as you describe, layering and released after 8 minutes. I has some eggs that had a yokes with a grey layer, thinking that the time was too long, I did the same and released after 7 minutes, same result, some had grey rings. So my next time I decided to stand the eggs on the fat end in the basket, 12 eggs fit perfect with no layering and did the 2 & 7, no grey layer on any of the eggs. Each time I use exactly the same eggs, Hickman Jumbo eggs, so i expect that maybe some of the eggs previously were getting a higher temp cook or exposure to heat. Let me know your thoughts, I have pictures.
This recipe has changed my hard-boiled life. I struggled with hard-boiled eggs and was never consistently successful. I tried this recipe and it worked like a champ. They come out perfect every single time and they’re so easy to peel it’s unbelievable. It doesn’t matter if you have one egg in there or 18 or 20 the Time is the same and the results are the same. Thank you very much. I’ve seen a bunch of other recipes out there and they all seem like some kind of voodoo magic this one seem very simple and easy and it’s the first one I tried and I’m so glad that I did.
Hi Lucian. Thank you so much! Jill
So I can just do 3 or 4 eggs and everything is the same??
I have chickens so always lots of eggs, looking forward to trying this, thank you.
You are basically right, and it is more or less what I do. But if you see that green line between the white and the yolk, the eggs are overcooked. Reduce the time slightly.
I’m going to try this. I’ve been using the 5-5-5 method and always get some cracked and inconsistent results. This sounds so easy. Question: can the eggs be piled on top of each other or should they not touch each other? They look stacked in the picture. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this! I was looking for a simple set and walk away recipe for hard boiled eggs and you explained it so well. Most blogs and recipes seem so complicated and being a working mom who just wants to make quick easy simple nutritious food that my kids would eat, I was so happy to find your blog!
Thanks so much again
Thank you, Catherine, you sure made my day by saying this. Someone else just slammed me as they had to scroll for so long to get to the recipe method. Jill
I am a new IP user. This is only the 3rd thing I tried. I was a little nervous but your method spoke to me. The eggs are perfect!! Thank you so much Jill! I will be trying more of your recipes for sure! 🙂
Thank you, Leslie. Jill
I experimented with timing. With my Duo60, 2 minutes high and 7 minutes NR produces a great hard boiled egg without a green ring around the yolk and a tender white. I suspect every instant pot heats differently. I make 1 dozen hard boiled eggs every week and they rarely crack and peel very easily.
I get so frustrated about all the methods on the sites and then the whose method is better, and oh no it didn’t work this time. I was going to stick to the stovetop method. I happened to find a silicone egg trivet and my husband loves egg salad so I tried this no nonsense approach. 2 min on high pressure. Natural release for a total of 16 or 17 minutes. No ice bath. Perfect peel. Soft white and yoke – fully cooked just not rubbery and no green ring. I can’t wait to try more of your recipes Thank you
Thank you, Sue. Jill
I thought recipe says 2 minutes low pressure 12-15 NR. Is high? I guess I’ll know soon.
I’m confused too?
Is it high pressure or low pressure. I am very new to up and confused. Thx
Have used this method a number of times. Love it!
Thank you, Kathy. Jill
I have a power so cooked when recipe says high pressure what button is it?
These were awesome as always. I always chuckle when I hear the other methods recommended, then I send them here. I made 18 eggs, turned 10 into deviled eggs and all 18 were gone in 30 minutes. Thanks again!
Thanks, Christina…as do I. Why make it a drawn out process when this is so easy? Jill