Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs: So quick, easy and it made the shells peel off so easily, with the 5, 5 & 5 method!
See how long to cook the eggs, and how well they turn out in the quick video below, too!
If you watched my Instant Pot review of my Instant Pot®, and my first run at using it by cooking chicken breasts, then you know I fell in love with the thing immediately.
Now today, I’m going to show you how easy it is to make hard-boiled eggs with it and you will be AMAZED at how easy the shells come off of the eggs when they’re done. It’s an absolute game-changer! Then, you’ll want to see how we make these deviled eggs with candied bacon, and you’ll never want to make a classic deviled egg recipe, again!
How To Cook Eggs in the Instant Pot
In this quick, 7 minute video, I’ll show you from beginning to end, how to cook eggs in the Instant Pot®.
No Time to Watch the Video?
No problem, I wrote out the process below the video for your quick reference!
- Pour water into the bottom of Instant Pot®.
- Using trivet that came with your Instant Pot®, and place it into the bottom.
- Gently place eggs on top of the trivet, and place lid on to Instant Pot®.
- Press “pressure cook”, and make sure it’s on “high pressure”.
- Set the timer on the Instant Pot® to 5 minutes. (Make sure “keep warm” option is turned off.)
- Pressure cooker will pressurize for about 5 minutes before the timer starts, then the timer will start when cooking.
- While cooking, prepare an ice bath to put the eggs in when eggs are finished cooking/cooling.
- After the timer runs out, let the pressure cooker naturally cool down. It will be safe to remove the lid when the stainless steel metal float, lowers back down inside of the lid. (Approx. another 5 minutes.)
- Remove the lid and lift the trivet out (with tongs, or very carefully with hands/pot holder), then carefully place eggs into an ice bath for a couple of minutes.
- Peel eggs and watch those shells practically fall off!
The inside of the eggs should have the perfect yellow color!
Tips
- You can add 1 teaspoon of baking soda to the water before cooking but we’ve found that it’s not a must. The shells still peel perfectly fine. However, if you’re using really fresh eggs, those can be harder to peel so it may be best to try baking soda.
- The trivet is recommended above becuase it comes with the Instant Pot. However, we absolutely LOVE using the mesh steamer basket for making hard boiled eggs, that you can get separately.
FAQ’s
It is 5 minutes to come to pressure, 5-minute cook-time and 5 minute natural release timing.
We’ve found that minutes does the trick!
We have cooked up to 18 eggs at one time in the Instant Pot. We have found that the eggs turn out just fine even if they’re stacked on top of one another, just as long as the eggs are not touching the lid. (Any more than 18 and you may need more than one cup of water too.)
Different Ways to Use Hard Boiled Eggs
If you’re looking for different ways you can use your hard-boiled eggs now, we love using them to make an Egg Salad Sandwich, putting them in this side salad recipe, or in a tuna salad sandwich. Or if making a potato salad, you could put them in this cauliflower potato salad or this Amish potato salad, which is also made using the Instant Pot!
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker (We use the Instant Pot)
Ingredients
- 12 Eggs Can use less or more – see tips in post
- 1 cup Water
Instructions
- Pour water into the bottom of Instant Pot®.
- Using trivet that came with your Instant Pot®, place it into the bottom.
- Gently place eggs on top of the trivet, and place lid on to Instant Pot®.
- Press “pressure cook”, and make sure it’s on “high pressure”.
- Set the timer on the Instant Pot® to 5 minutes. (Make sure “keep warm” option is turned off.)
- Pressure cooker will pressurize for about 5 minutes before the timer starts, then the timer will start when cooking.
- While cooking, prepare an ice bath to put the eggs in when eggs are finished cooking/cooling.
- After the timer runs out, let the pressure cooker naturally cool down. It will be safe to remove the lid when the stainless steel metal float, lowers back down inside of the lid. (Approx. another 5 minutes.)
- Remove the lid and lift the trivet out (with tongs, or very carefully with hands/pot holder), then carefully place eggs into an ice bath for a couple of minutes.
- Peel eggs and watch those shells practically fall off!
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
Laura says
Have you tried this with the manual release to see what it would do? Possibly soft boil? Just curious.
Jessica says
Hi Laura! My sister actually said she does this, and it works just fine for her! But I haven’t tried it yet, and I want to!
Lauralee says
Did you use store eggs or fresh farm eggs
Jessica says
I usually use storebought eggs but I’ve heard others say that farm fresh works well too! But if you find that you have problems with farm fresh not peeling well, you may try the baking soda tip I mention in the post!