This easy-to-peel instant pot hard boiled eggs gives perfect hard golden yellow yolk that you always dream of. 5 minutes to cook, 5 minutes natural release and 5 minutes in ice bath, magic 5-5-5 formula is what you need to remember for achieving EASY-TO-PEEL, PERFECT hard-boiled eggs every time.
Easy to cook, easy to peel!
Cooking perfect hard boiled eggs may not be rocket science. But there are days when frustration is at peak for not able to get a perfectly cooked, golden yellow yolk hard boiled eggs. I’ve been there, many times. Over cooked eggs a few times in my life, wait few many many times!
Why on earth is it so difficult to cook that perfect hard boiled eggs! Ever wondered? I did too! I learn a few tips on how to cook perfect hard boiled eggs and yes I did achieve satisfactory results, all times. Got hard boiled eggs with golden yellow yolk most days – those were happy days!
But not all days were happy days. More than I could count, I got eggs that were over cooked, with that ugly grey/ green ring around the yellow yolk. Something must have really went wrong even though I followed the exact same steps and formula. I couldn’t pin point what went wrong for a long time.
I wished I had a magic so I could spell the magic to get perfect hard boiled eggs every time I cooked eggs! That’s past story!
If you are regular here, you know I had gifted myself Instant Pot a few months back. Can you guess the first dish I cooked in it? No not eggs, It’s rice! I cooked white rice and then brown rice and I was happy with the results.
Then I saw the craze of Instant Pot hard boiled eggs on social media. People were bragging about how happy they were with the results, they almost called it FAIL-PROOF method to get perfect eggs with perfect yolk.
It was only fair for me to jump into experimenting it myself. So I did. And trust me, the results were as expected. I got golden yellow yolk! EVERY-SINGLE-TIME! YAY! I never want to go back to cooking eggs on stove top again!
Hard boiled eggs in instant pot is ridiculously easy.No more guessing game, you have a FAIL-PROOF formula 5-5-5, simply follow it!
Of course you need to remember a few things if you want perfect hard boiled eggs everything, even if you follow the 5-5-5 formula{READ the section Tips for Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs}.
How to cook hard boil eggs in instant pot
Place 1 cup water into instant pot. Very important.
Place a trivet that comes with the instant pot or use a steamer basket at the bottom of the pot.
Place as many eggs that you can fit in single layer. Just don’t stack eggs one top of the other.
Lock the lid in it’s place and ensure pressure nozzle is it SEALING position.
Press the “Manual” button and set timer for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile fill a medium-size bowl with ice cubes.
NOTE : IP will take time to build pressure inside the pot(about 10 – 15 minutes). Factor this into your cooking time.
After cooking time is complete, the pot will begin the NATURAL RELEASE mode and you will see L0:00 display on panel. This indicates instant pot has begin to release it’s pressure on it’s own.
Wait for instant pot to cool for 5 minutes i.e. NATURAL RELEASE it’s pressure for 5 minutes with display indication – L0:05. Then turn knob to venting position to release all pressure manually.
Open lid, carefully take out trivet with eggs. Plunge eggs into ice bath immediately.
Let eggs cool in ice bath for 5 minutes.
Remove one egg at a time from ice bath, crack it gently. The peel would come off like magic.
Voila – instant pot hard boiled eggs – Perfect!
How do you like your eggs
Ask this question and you may get varied results from people around. If you ask me, my answer wont be the same every day. I prefer my eggs soft, medium and hard boiled on different days, different time, and based on my mood.
If you want to cook hard boiled eggs 5-5-5 is the formula you need to remember.
But if you like soft boiled and medium boiled eggs, then follow this –
Soft set egg whites, runny yolk – 3 minutes cooking time, quick release pressure and cool in ice bath for 1 minute
Medium boiled eggs – firm egg white, jammy yolks – between 4-5 minutes cooking time.
How many eggs at a time can I make in Instant Pot
Well, you can really fill up the instant pot with dozen of eggs and cook it at a time. What I noticed is filling as much egg as you can in one single layer ensure every single egg is perfectly cooked. Stacking too many eggs one on top of another might give you varied results. Some eggs might have perfect golden yellow yolks and some might not. So I recommend you to cook only as many eggs that fits in one layer.
The size of the eggs differs from place to place. Some places you get eggs that are really small and in some other places you get giant eggs. So I can’t give you exact number of eggs you can cook at a time in IP. Just remember – one layer of eggs in instant pot.
How to easily peel hard boiled eggs
Instant pot hard boiled eggs are easier to peel than traditional hard boiled eggs.
5 minutes high pressure cooking time
5 minutes Natural Release
5 minutes in ice bath
The 5-5-5 magic formula works, it does!
Once cooked eggs are cooled in ice bath for 5 minutes, simply remove an egg, gently crack them open by rolling on kitchen counter for 2-3 times.
See how effortlessly the peel comes off when you pull the egg shells. And it peel neat and clean, no egg whites with shells.
How to store hard boiled eggs
You can store peeled hard boiled eggs I for about a week in the fridge. Place eggs in sealed container and secure the lid tight.
You could also fill up little water in the box in which you are storing the eggs and place eggs immersed in water. Store refrigerated. But you may want to change the water every day.
Ways to use instant pot hard boiled eggs
Eat Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs as it is for breakfast, snack, lunch or dinner. Just a pinch of of salt and pepper on top is more than enough to eat eggs. But it doesn’t have to be so simple everyday. You can use hard boiled eggs in so many other forms, like –
Turn them into luscious deviled eggs
Use eggs as a salad ingredient – potato eggs salad
Use eggs as salad topping, ramen egg toppings (ramen soups)
Chop eggs into smaller pieces and spread it over bread toast, ….
Limitless ways to use hard boiled eggs.
Tips for PERFECT Hard Boiled Eggs
- Oldest Egg – Use a week or 10 days old eggs if you want hard boiled eggs. Fresh eggs are going to be hard to peel and you definitely don’t want that frustration upon you.
- The cooking time for white and brown eggs remains the same.
- Once cooking time is done, let the instant pot cool down slowly on it’s own for 5 minutes (Natural Release). You will get indication of L0:05. Then immediately switch the toggle to venting position (Manual pressure release). Set a timer for 5 minutes soon as cooking time is complete and Instant Pot beeps indicating the same. If you let the eggs sit in instant pot for longer (longer natural release), it’s going to continue to cook and you may not get perfect hard boiled eggs.
- Ice bath – very important to plunge the eggs in ice bath soon as you release pressure and open the lid. Keep a bowl filled with ice ready near the pot, so you can plunge the eggs immediately. The faster the eggs cool down, it’s going to stop cooking. Which is very important if you don’t want ugly green ring around egg yolk. Allowing eggs sit in ice bath for 5 minutes helps in super easy peeling of the egg shell.
- Remove eggs from ice bath after 5 minutes (yes you need to time it for 5 minutes) , peel off the shell like magic. Didn’t I tell it’s easier to peel!
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Easy-to-feel Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
Ingredients
- 12 no Eggs (Dozen eggs) Eggs that are a week old
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Fill instant pot with 1 cup water. Place the wire trivet at the bottom of the pot. Arrange eggs (as many you want) in a single layer, do not stack eggs)
- Secure the lid and ensure pressure knob is in sealing position.
- Select manual or high pressure mode on the pot and adjust time to 5 minutes.
- NOTE : The IP will take time to build pressure inside the pot(about 10 – 15 minutes). Factor this into your cooking time.
- After cooking time is complete, the pot will begin the NATURAL RELEASE mode and you will see L0:00 display on panel.
- Wait for instant pot to cool for 5 minutes i.e. NATURAL RELEASE and then turn knob to venting position to release all pressure manually.
- Open lid, carefully take out trivet with eggs and plunge eggs into ice bath immediately.
- Let eggs cool in ice bath for 5 minutes.
- Remove one egg at a time from ice bath, crack it gently. The peel would come off like magic.
- Voila – instant pot hard boiled eggs – Perfect!
- Serve perfect hard boiled eggs with sprinkle of salt and pepper, use it as salad toppings or in salad, chop and spread over toast or turn into deviled eggs. Endless way to use hard boiled eggs.
- To make Deviled Eggs - Slice hard boiled eggs into half. Separate egg yolks from the eggs whites. Make sure whites don't break. Add all egg yolks into a bowl Add little sour cream, mayonnaise, English mustard, fried bacon bits, pinch of salt, pepper to taste and some green onions. Mix well until you get lump free mix. Transfer this mix into piping bag. Pipe it over egg white. Garnish with little pieces of bacon and green onions. If needed decorate with little mayonnaise on top. Simple and delicious deviled eggs is ready!
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Comments & Reviews
Lynn Garst says
Oh my goodness, so fast and EASY!!!!! Thank you for sharing this tip.