Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs turn out PERFECTLY every single time. Cooking eggs in a pressure cooker makes removing egg shells a breeze!
Original post: May 2017 | Updated: September 2020
The very first thing I made in my Instant Pot when I purchased it was a batch of hard boiled eggs. My family loves eggs, especially when they are perfectly hard-boiled. The stove top method produces consistent results, but Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs are PERFECTION.
The selling point for me, though, is how easily the shells come off after coming out of the pressure cooker. They practically peel themselves!
Check out this short video to see how easy it is to make Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs!
How To Make Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
Cooking hard-boiled eggs in a pressure cooker is SO easy-peasy. Follow these simple steps to guarantee perfectly cooked eggs, every time!
STEP 1
Pour 1 cup of water into Instant Pot and add trivet. Set 6 eggs (or as many or as few as you’d like, up to a dozen) on top of the trivet and lock cover into place. Set steam release valve to Sealing. Select the Pressure Cook mode and set pressure level to Low. Set cook time to 12 minutes.
It will take a few minutes for the Instant Pot to build up pressure and then the timer will begin. During the last few minutes of cook time, fill a medium bowl with ice water.
STEP 2
When the timer beeps, turn the steam release valve to Venting (perform a quick release) and wait for the silver float valve to drop. Immediately remove cover and place the eggs into the ice water for 1 minute.
Remove the eggs from the ice bath and peel off shells. Serve immediately or store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
How Many Eggs Can You Cook in the Instant Pot at One Time?
You can cook as few as ONE and as many as TWELVE eggs at a time in the Instant Pot, or any number in between. The pressure cooker works some serious magic because no matter how many you cook, they always turn out perfectly!
How to Peel Hard Boiled Eggs
One of the best things about making Instant Pot hard boiled eggs is that the shells come off totally perfectly! Lightly tap the egg after it comes out of the ice bath on a counter or hard surface.
Peel at the crack and the shell will literally fall off into your hands. Once the peel is off, rinse the egg under cold water.
How Long Do Hard Boiled Eggs Stay Fresh?
Store hard-boiled eggs in a sealed container in the fridge. My rule of thumb for hard-boiled eggs is this:
- If eggs are peeled immediately after being cooked, they will remain fresh in the fridge for 5 days.
- Unpeeled eggs will stay fresh in the fridge for 7 days.
Must-Try Instant Pot Recipes
The list of foods you can cook and the many ways you can cook food in an Instant Pot is endless! It can act as a slow cooker, skillet, steamer, rice maker, yogurt maker and pressure cooker.
It can cook soup, chili, pasta, meat, potatoes, veggies, cake, beans and so much more. Here are a few of my favorite Instant Pot recipes:
Recipes Using Hard Boiled Eggs
Hard boiled eggs are best known for being enjoyed alone with a sprinkling of salt because they are just that good solo. Here are a couple amazing recipes that call for hard-boiled eggs:
Buddha Bowls and Egg Salad Sandwiches are always a great option for using up hard boiled eggs. They also taste great in any type of Potato Salad or any type of leafy salad.
Enjoy! Let me know in the comments what you love to cook in your Instant Pot!
Instant Pot Eggs By the Minute
See the image below for a visual pressure cooker egg cook time guide, from 6 to 13 minutes.
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 6 large eggs
Instructions
- Pour water into Instant Pot and add trivet. Set the eggs on top of the trivet and lock cover into place. Set steam release valve to Sealing. Select the Pressure Cook setting and set pressure level to Low. Set cook time for 12 minutes.
- It will take a few minutes for the Instant Pot to build up pressure and then the timer will begin. During the last few minutes of cook time, fill a medium bowl with ice water.
- When the timer beeps, turn the steam release valve to Venting (quick release) and wait for the silver float valve to drop. Immediately remove cover and place the eggs into the ice water for 1 minute.
- Remove the eggs from the ice bath and peel off shells. Serve immediately or store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days (7 days when eggs remain unpeeled).
Notes
- If eggs are peeled immediately after being cooked, they will remain fresh in the fridge for 5 days.
- Unpeeled eggs will stay fresh in the fridge for 7 days.
I do almost the same thing. I put it on the STEAM function for 6 minutes. It takes a while to pressure up, but as soon as the timer starts it beeps and then it beeps again at the end of 6 minutes. I quick release, then the ice bath and peel! Voila!
Thank you for sharing.
I am busy most of the time. For this I was looking for an electric appliance for boiling eggs which is capable of boiling eggs in a very short time. The instant pot you mentioned is very effective and can boil eggs in a short time. I have the 8 quart instant pot. I set it on high pressure for five minutes on the pressure cook option. When I hit start, the cooker can went on for five minutes as it rose to pressure then to warm. There was no cook time. What did I do wrong?
Hi, my advice for eggs is to use the low pressure setting on my Instant pot. So after I have the water inside, the trivet with the eggs on it, then shut the IP. Click on the low level pressure setting so it’s not high, then set the time for 12 minutes. when you push start, the 12 minutes won’t countdown until the pressure is reached inside. That’s going to be a few minutes at least. Then the 12 minutes will automatically kick on and cook. You don’t set the amount of time that you want pressure to build, just the 12 minutes on low pressure. Does that make sense?
What is the maximum amount of eggs that can be cooked at one time? I make lots of pickled eggs and this really interests me
It really depends on your Instapot brand. I made 6 in this video but you could’ve done more for sure. They could fill up the pot and as long as you get the cover on, you’re good to go.
This Mama needs simplicity and quickness since I’m going to be working later in the day now!!
I hear you on that! We love to find delicious yet simple recipes! What do you like to cook with the best? Crockpot? or just put something together quick when you get home?
Thanks for all of the amazing things that you share!!!
Thank you for being a friend on Pip and Ebby!
i’m in med school, and time is of the essence! i have seen so many people raving about pressure cooking…i neeed to try!!
I have many health challenges and a village of specialists, appointments and medical tests and it would be so nice to came home after a long day and put together a healthy and tasty meal quickly! My email is traciemcooper0515@gmail.com
Dear Megan,
I just read your post about depression. Me too. I made this comment here where you would be sure to see it. I truly am not trying to win from sympathy. Thank you for what you said. This is the first time I’ve been able to cry for a long time. Thank you.
Dear Megan,
INSTANT POT! You are giving away the very best one! I hope it comes to live with me. I’ll put it to work: roasts, stews, rice, meatloaf, desserts, and yes, eggs. Most delicious of all, bean soup. Super simple, super cheap, and the best thing I ever ate. Oh yeah. That Instant Pot would get a workout at my house.
Love, Franny
merry7722@hotmail.com
I would love to win an instant pot! I’m looking forward to cooking hard boiled egg this way as I just started weight watchers!
So Megan, I already have 2 pressure cookers so leave me out of your giveaway. My question pertains to finding any secrets to making hard boiled eggs from fresh eggs. Store bought eggs are weeks old and when trying to use fresh eggs from my chickens the peeling process totally destroys the eggs!!!!! I hate buying old eggs from the store since I get mine everyday from the "ladies"!
Anyone have any tips to easily peel fresh hard boiled eggs????
Thank you!
I would love an instant pot in my kitchen. Other than loving to cook and try new recipes each week, right now extra help would be much appreciated. I fell (trying to kill a spider above the entry door) on Easter and have a radial fracture of my right elbow and possible torn cartilege in my right wrist. Did I mention that I am right handed? Its been interesting. I could cook things without having to lift pans or dishes out of the oven.
What a great contest! I have been salivating over the instant pot ever since my younger sister got one and has been bragging about hers ever since. No one likes a bragger! Lol truly I would love to get one but am on a strict budget right now and unfortunately the instant pot isn’t on it. So I hope my number wins!
Oh my gosh, what a great guide for the eggs. I boil eggs each week for my parrot, Romeo.. lol. He loves them but I would rather try it this way especially of how easy you say the shell comes off. My Nana passed away in May of 2016. She was the best cook I’ve known so I often try and cook her recipes and they never taste as good as hers. I remember she had a pressure cooker years ago and she loved it. Beans and all veggies were her absolute favorite. This would be an honor to win as maybe it can help me step my immature game up in the kitchen for her.. I totally know she will be saying "that’s my girl!" from Heaven. 🙂 starla.batesATyahoo.com
I’ve never had a pressure cooker, but I’ll have to say moving to Texas with this heat and only window units for AC. A pressure cooker would make a BIG DIFFERENCE in NOT heating up the house. I never new how many different things you could cook with one.
Hi Megan,
Have been following your blog(s) forever, yea that sounded a little creepy to me too.
Anyhow I would love to win the pressure cooker, I just closed on my new house and it would make addition to my wonderful kitchen.
Being a disabled veteran limits my income as well as time I get to spend making meals.
Have a great day and keep making wonderful food!
Difrazer@hotmail.com
Hi Megan! I love your blog and your recipes, and I need need NEED an Instant Pot! I enjoy cooking, but I’m a busy working momma who struggles to find time to spend in the kitchen. However my husband is struggling with his weight and cholesterol, and I’m feeling the PRESSURE to prepare more healthy meals. (Pun intended. ?) P.S. I have two precious little girls who would LOVE for my meal prep to be more hands off so that I would have time to play princess with them! ?
Pick me! Pick me! Pick me! ?
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Jamey
Jameyj13@gmail.com
WOW! Looks awesome! I’m older and live alone! A pressure cooker is something I’ve always wanted but never had before. What a great way to experiment with various new ways of cooking! I never knew that you could hard boil eggs!
Woo Hoo Megan! Looking forward to your healthy Instant Pot posts!
I would love a pressure cooker bc my grandma loves hers and uses it all the time. I would love to experience what she does. It is so useful for many things and now even eggs like you proved. It would be a great tool to add to my kitchen and help me keep making and feeding my family homemade meals each day!! Thanks for the chance to win!