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Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs Recipe

Get all the tips and tricks to make perfect hard boiled eggs in your Instant Pot. Quick and easy to make, they are great for meal prep and a healthy snack.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Natural Release and Cooling Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Breakfast, brunch
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 eggs
Calories: 63kcal
Author: Becky Hardin

Equipment

  • Instant Pot with steamer rack trivet

Ingredients

  • 8 eggs *
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups ice cubes

Instructions

  • Fit the steamer rack trivet at the bottom of Instant Pot. Then add one cup of water to Instant Pot.
    1 cup water
  • Carefully place eggs on steamer rack trivet.
    8 eggs
    hard boiled eggs cooked in an instant pot
  • Cover and seal Instant Pot lid. Lock the steam valve. Select the manual mode setting and cook for 5 minutes on HIGH pressure.
  • Natural release valve for 5 minutes then quick release.
  • Prep a large bowl with water and add ice cubes.
    2 cups ice cubes
  • When the pressure is done releasing, carefully add the cooked eggs to the bowl of ice, and let them cool for 5 minutes.
    Cook hard boiled eggs in an Instant Pot.
  • Remove hard-boiled eggs from bowl of ice, then store or peel to use.
    a group of hard boiled eggs on a surface.

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Notes

*Depending on the size of your Instant Pot, you can cook up to 8 eggs at a time.
Tips:
  • The ice bath needs to be cold in order to do its job. So be sure to use cold water (not room temperature), and add ice right before the eggs.
Storage: Store unpeeled hard-boiled eggs in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 63kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.3g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 61mg | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 238IU | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg