Say goodbye to stubborn shells and green yolks with these easy peel Instant Pot hard boiled eggs! This method guarantees flawless results every time with bright yellow yolks, smooth texture and the easiest peeling you’ve ever experienced. Ideal for meal prep, quick snacks or protein-packed breakfasts on the go.
Original post: May 2017 | Updated: September 2020 and July 2025
Why This Recipe Works
- This is the easiest way to avoid overcooked eggs or eggs with green ring around your yolks.
- The stove top method produces consistent results, but this is the easiest method for easy-peel perfection. Easiest peeling you’ll ever experience!
- Make a batch of hard boiled eggs for meal prep to start the week! Hard-cooked eggs are a healthy snack or easy breakfast on the go.
- Perfectly consistent bright yellow yolks every single time!
- This easy peel method is a game changer for you egg lovers. Perfect eggs, perfect egg yolks, hits the sweet spot.
How To Make Easy Peel Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
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 (or steamer rack/steamer basket).
Lock cover into place and set steam release valve to Sealing.
Select the Pressure Cook mode and set pressure level to Low Pressure. 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 cold tap water and throw some ice cubes into the mix.
Step 2
When the timer beeps, turn the steam release valve to Venting (do a quick release) to release the rest of the pressure 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 eggshells. Serve immediately or store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
What Types of Eggs to Use
Any variety of egg can be used for this recipe. Brown eggs, white eggs, farm-fresh eggs, large eggs, small eggs, they all will work great!
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 regardless of the number of eggs, 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 perfectly! Lightly tap the egg on a counter or hard surface once you remove it from the ice bath.
Peel at the crack and the egg shell will literally fall off into your hands. Once the peel is off, rinse the egg under cold water.
How to Store Hard Boiled Eggs
Hard boil eggs and allow them to cool to room temperature. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to seven days (see below for details) for best results.
How Long Do Hard Boiled Eggs Stay Fresh
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.
Ways to Eat Hard Boiled Eggs
- Enjoy solo with a little salt and pepper
- Throw them into Buddha Bowls
- Add them to Egg Salad Sandwiches
- Perfect for your next batch of Potato Salad
- Throw them into a leafy salad
How to Reheat Hard Boiled Eggs
The best method for reheating the eggs is to heat a large bowl filled with 3 cups of water in the microwave for 2-3 minutes. Drop hard boiled eggs into the hot water and let sit for a minute or two. Remove, peel and enjoy!
Avoid microwaving eggs that have been hard-boiled or they may explode.
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:
Instant Pot Eggs By the Minute
See the image below for a visual pressure cooker egg cook time guide, from 6 to 13 minutes (ranging from soft boiled eggs with jammy yolks all the way to perfect hard boiled eggs).
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Easy Peel 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).
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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.
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Hi Megan!
This is EGGSACTLY what I’ve been dying to try! Like your family, my six kids LOVE hard boiled eggs, and anything that will help me cook them up perfect every time is something I just need to try! Hoping that you share some of your favorite recipes for pressure cooking now, along with an tips that you might have. This is all new stuff for many of us and we’d love to try it out!
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We were literally just talking about this pot! I can’t wait to see all the recipes you come up with using it!!
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