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Home » eggs » Easy Instant pot hard boiled eggs

Easy Instant pot hard boiled eggs

By Sachi | Published May 18, 2022 | Updated May 19, 2022 | 12 Comments

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Cook perfect hard boiled eggs in an Instant pot in under 15 minutes. There's nothing to peel because the shells slip right off!

Carbs in eggs - Less than 1 gram per large egg

Bowl of hard boiled eggs with one peeled perfectly and halves showing yolks
Cooking hard boiled eggs is easy with an Instant pot.

Hard boiled eggs are perfect for meal prep. You can eat them whenever you need a quick, low-carb, keto snack, appetizer or protein for your meal.

Instant pot eggs cook up beautifully with no need for an ice water bath or keeping track of a 5-5-5 method. The secret is a power combo of steam and pressure, which cooks perfectly boiled eggs that easily release their shells.

It's simple, press a few buttons, set a timer for 12 minutes, and you'll have delicious hard boiled eggs with creamy yellow yolks. No need to watch water boil!

If you're not an Instant pot owner, you can still make perfect boiled eggs with a normal pot.

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  • Carbs in eggs - Less than 1 gram per large egg
  • 👩🏻‍🍳 Table of contents
  • How to make hard boiled eggs in an Instant pot
  • 🥚Ingredients
  • 🍳 Equipment you'll need
  • 🔪 Instructions
  • How to peel hard boiled eggs
  • Farm fresh eggs vs old eggs
  • Overcooked hard boiled eggs
  • 🧂 Seasoning ideas
  • 🍽 How to serve
  • Meal prep
  • 🥡 How to store
  • How to freeze
  • 💭 Top tips
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Recipes with hard boiled eggs
  • Easy Instant pot hard boiled eggs recipe card

How to make hard boiled eggs in an Instant pot

The easiest and best method for making hard boiled eggs in an Instant pot uses the natural pressure release method. This is NOT the 5-5-5 method. You don't have to set 3 timers or do anything extra.

🥚Ingredients

  • 12 large eggs 🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚
  • 1 cup water

When buying eggs check uncooked eggs for cracks before buying. If you find any raw cracked eggs after you get them home, throw them away.

🍳 Equipment you'll need

  • Instant pot with steamer rack
  • Oven mitts or a dishtowel to protect your hands

🔪 Instructions

Cooking hard boiled eggs in an instant pot is simple, all you have to do is:

  1. Set the Instant pot to cook for 1 minute.
  2. Set a timer for 12 minutes.
  3. Let the pressure release naturally, allowing the eggs to cook through.
  4. When the eggs are done cooking, use oven mitts to lift up the pot and shake the eggs in the pot to break the shells. You can first remove the steamer basket with tongs if you like.
  5. Run them under cool running water from the tap to stop the cooking process and make them easier to handle.
  6. Peel. The shells will slide right off!
  7. Rinse to remove bits of shell.

How to peel hard boiled eggs

Instant pot hard boiled eggs are extremely easy to peel, just slip off the shells after breaking them.

6 hard boiled eggs in a bowl of water with some peeled eggs cut in half seasoned with salt and pepper on a cutting board
Easy peeled hard boiled eggs.

Farm fresh eggs vs old eggs

For perfect hard boiled eggs go for quality and use farm fresh eggs that are organic and pasture raised. These will give you eggs with bright colored, creamy yellow yolks. Fresh eggs have the best flavor, are the most nutritious, and last longer in the refrigerator.

It is a myth that old eggs peel better than fresh eggs. Steaming eggs, then rapidly cooling eggs immediately in cold water is what makes them easy to peel.

two halves of a hard boiled egg showing yolks
Make easy peel hard boiled eggs in an Instant pot in just minutes!

Overcooked hard boiled eggs

If you've ever had a smelly, sulfurous hard boiled egg with a green, chalky yolk, it's probably because it was boiled for too long. A green yolk means that the egg was overcooked. Overcooked hard boiled eggs look and smell like rotten eggs. To avoid this, don’t over cook the eggs and don't skip the cold water bath.

A perfectly cooked hard boiled egg has a solid, yellow yolk.

🧂 Seasoning ideas

  • Salt and pepper
  • Herb salt
  • Seaweed salt
  • Paprika
  • Chili powder
  • Japanese 7 spice blend - shichimi togarashi
  • Mayonnaise
  • Mustard
  • Hot sauce
  • Curry powder

🍽 How to serve

Hard boiled eggs are delicious plain, sprinkled with seasonings, as deviled eggs, sliced over toast, or added to soups, stews and salads.

Meal prep

You can make hard boiled eggs ahead of time for meal prep and use them in all kinds of recipes for meals and snacks throughout the week.

🥡 How to store

Hard boiled eggs keep well in the fridge, so long as you don’t crack the shells. Store them unpeeled, in a covered container or plastic bag, in the fridge for up to a week.

Hard boiled eggs should not be consumed if they have been sitting at room temperature for over two hours.

How to freeze

You can freeze unpeeled eggs for up to 3 months.

  • Do not peel.
  • Allow eggs to cool completely.
  • Place in a single layer in a freezer-safe container or freezer bag and freeze.

💭 Top tips

Follow these cooking tips for best results:

  • Do NOT use the EGG button on the Instant pot. This setting will overcook the eggs.
  • Stop the cooking process by transferring eggs straight into cold water, so that you don’t overcook the eggs. This also helps the shells slide off easily when peeling.
  • For delicious eggs that taste great, don't overcook them.
  • Overcooked eggs have an ugly green ring around the yolk.
  • A smelly egg means that it was overcooked.
  • This recipe calls for large eggs, but you can use eggs of any size, just adjust the cooking time -/+ a minute. For medium eggs, try 10 minutes. For jumbo eggs, try 15 minutes.

Frequently asked questions

Are boiled eggs good for you?

Yes. Boiled eggs are high in protein, low in carbs and a source of vitamin A, vitamin D, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, iron, zinc, folic acid and vitamin E. Eggs also contain lutein and zeaxanthin, which are two antioxidants that can help protect your eyesight.

How long does it take to boil eggs in an Instant pot?

1 minute with 12-15 minutes of natural pressure release time.

How can you tell if an egg is bad?

Place the egg in a glass of water. Fresh eggs sink. Bad eggs float.

Recipes with hard boiled eggs

Here are a few of my favorite keto and low-carb hard-boiled egg recipes:

  • deviled eggs
  • chopped egg salad
  • scotch eggs
  • avocado toast with eggs
  • cobb salad
  • tuna niçoise salad
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6 hard boiled eggs in a bowl of water with some peeled eggs and a halved egg on a cutting board

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  • Author: Sachi
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 12 eggs 1x
  • Diet: Diabetic
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Cook perfect hard boiled eggs in an Instant pot in under 15 minutes. There's nothing to peel because the shells slip right off!


Ingredients

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  • 12 large eggs
  • 1 cup water

Instructions

  1. Insert a steamer rack into Instant pot and pour in a cup of water.
  2. Place eggs in steamer rack.
  3. Cover and lock Instant pot lid. Set steam release valve to "SEALING".
  4. Press PRESSURE COOK button. Set time for 1 minute. START.
  5. Set a kitchen timer for 12 minutes. When time is up, release pressure.
  6. Use mitts or a dish towel to lift pot and give eggs a shake to break the shells.
  7. Place pot of eggs under the tap and cover with cold water to cool the eggs for handling. 
  8. Peel eggs. The shells will slide right off. 
  9. Rinse eggs in water to remove bits of shell.

Notes

You can remove the steamer basket with tongs after the eggs are cooked. 

  • Prep Time: 2 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 minute + pressure release
  • Category: eggs
  • Method: Instant pot
  • Cuisine: American

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About Sachi

What's cooking, carb counters?! I’m Sachi, I'm the carb counting recipe developer at We Count Carbs! Need help figuring out what to make for breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner? Do you wish recipes came with carb counts and nutrition facts labels? You've come to the right place. We count carbs because carbs count!

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  1. Lynn Polito says

    May 18, 2022 at 4:57 pm

    I've always had a hard time making the perfect eggs, but these came out wonderfully!






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  2. Linda says

    May 19, 2022 at 1:06 am

    What a great idea to cook eggs in an instant pot and this comes out perfect!






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  3. Mandy Applegate says

    May 19, 2022 at 10:47 am

    I hadn't even considered cooking eggs in an instant pot and they turened out great!






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  4. Jennifer says

    May 19, 2022 at 2:06 pm

    This recipe is genius! I needed a bunch of hard boiled eggs and they turned out perfectly!






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  5. Megan says

    May 20, 2022 at 3:07 pm

    This is such a great way to cook a lot of eggs at once. Thanks!






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  6. Sherry says

    May 21, 2022 at 2:50 am

    Such an easy and convenient boiled egg recipe!






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  7. Claire says

    May 23, 2022 at 12:30 am

    I cannot believe how perfect these eggs were. And they peeled like nothing I have ever seen before. It was amazing. I am terrible at peeling eggs but these were just perfect. I had made them to make egg salad but I was so excited by how perfectly they peeled that I made devilled eggs instead as I can never make those as my peeling skills are so bad they look like a toddler peeled them with a fork! Not any more!!!!!
    best recipe ever!






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  8. Alex Bala says

    May 24, 2022 at 7:35 am

    And the instant pot saves the day! No need to stress over peeling anymore, yay! Thanks!






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    • Sachi says

      May 24, 2022 at 12:51 pm

      Thank you for the lovely comment, I'm glad you've enjoyed them!

  9. Rupali says

    May 24, 2022 at 8:27 am

    I followed the recipe exactly and they turned out perfect!






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    • Sachi says

      May 24, 2022 at 12:50 pm

      Yay! I'm so glad that you've enjoyed them!

  10. Donna says

    May 26, 2022 at 11:20 pm

    These cook perfectly every time, I don't think I will be cooking my hard boiled eggs any other way from now on!






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