WW Recipe of the Day: Instant Pot Boiled Eggs
I confess, I've tried just about every "hack" out there to achieve the perfect hard boiled egg. Perfect in my house basically means easy to peel with no green ring around the yoke.
From baking soda in the water, to using older eggs, to adding the eggs once the water boils, to timers and stopwatches—I've tried them all.
I couldn't get the perfect egg consistently and peeling them was a real chore. Deviled eggs were out of the question because the whites had more divots than a golfball when I got through peeling them.
Freshly Cooked Instant Pot (affiliate link) Boiled Eggs
But my new electric pressure cooker has changed all that. I will never boil eggs any other way again. Batch after batch, cooking 12 eggs or just 2, results were consistently PERFECT and peeled with ease.
With limited storage space, I often question whether I need another kitchen gadget, but for eggs alone this multi-cooker is a keeper.
Instant Pot (affiliate link) Multi Cooker
There are many different sizes and varieties of electric pressure/multi cookers available—with the Instant Pot (affiliate link) being the most widely talked about. I purchased the Power XL Multi-Cooker (affiliate link) for its large size and have been very happy. But as with most electronic devices there is a bit of a learning curve.
How Many Calories and WW Points in a Hard Boiled Egg?
Each hard boiled egg has just 63 calories and:
2 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
0 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
0 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
2 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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How to Make Electric Pressure Cooker Hard Boiled Eggs
Step 1:
Add the rack to your pressure cooker pot along with the 1-½ cups of water. Place the uncooked eggs on the rack.
Place eggs on rack in pressure cooker
Step 2:
Lock the pressure cooker lid and set valve to "Pressure." Program for 6 minutes on HIGH.
Step 3:
Prepare an ice water bath for cooling the cooked eggs. In a separate bowl, add ice cubes and ice water and set aside.
Ice Water Bath
Step 3:
When machine is done cooking (and/or beeps), quick release the pressure. Once all the pressure is released, unlock and remove the lid. Use tongs to place eggs into the ice bath.
Adding Hard Boiled Eggs to Ice Water Bath
Step 4:
Remove eggs from the ice batch once the eggs are cool enough to handle—about 30 - 60 seconds. Tap the top and bottom of an egg on the counter to crack the shell. Peel the egg. Repeat for the remaining eggs.
Peeled Hard Boiled Egg
Cooking Perfect Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
During my testing using the steps above, I found my Power XL pressure cooker (affiliate link) consistently produced the following results:
- 6 minutes HIGH pressure = hard boiled egg
- 5 minutes HIGH pressure = medium boiled egg
- 4 minutes HIGH pressure = soft boiled egg
Soft, Medium and Hard Boiled Eggs
If you prefer a very runny yolk, cook it for 2 minutes on HIGH pressure, but then leave it in the ice bath for 3 - 4 minutes so the egg whites and time to fully set.
2 Minute Soft Boiled Egg
Remember too that it takes a few minutes for the cooker to come up to full pressure before cooking time begins.
Serving Suggestions
- Serve for breakfast, brunch or as a quick snack
- Add a sliced egg to your favorite salad for a zero (0) point protein boost
- Add a chopped egg to a bowl of ramen or other noodle soup
- Mashed egg with avocado makes a great toast-topper
Soft Boiled Egg on Toast
Leftover Ideas Using Hard Boiled Eggs
- Make deviled eggs
- Use in egg salad
- Make Easter eggs or colorful table decorations with ease
If you enjoy making perfect pressure cooker hard boiled eggs, be sure to check out my other Weight Watchers friendly recipes including Easy Egg Salad Tartines, Skinny Salmon Stuffed Deviled Eggs, Easy Egg Salad Made Lighter, Asparagus Salad with Salmon and Egg and Making Stove Top Boiled Eggs
If you've made these Pressure Cooker Boiled Eggs, please give the recipe a star rating below and leave a comment letting me know how you liked them.
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1-½ cups water (for cooking
For the ice bath, put the following in a large bowl:
- 1 cup ice
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- Add the rack to the pot of your pressure cooker.
- Add 1-½ cups water to the pot and set 6 eggs on the rack.
- Lock the lid.
- Set valve for pressure. Program for 6 minutes on HIGH.
- When machine is done cooking (or beeps), quick release the pressure.
- Remove the cooker lid. Use tongs to put the eggs into the ice bath.
- Remove eggs from ice bath as soon as they are cool enough to touch (30-60 seconds).
- Tap both top and bottom of egg on the counter to crack the shell. Peel the egg.
- Repeat for 5 remaining eggs.
Equipment
Recipe Notes
- 6 minutes HIGH pressure = hard boiled egg
- 5 minutes HIGH pressure = medium boiled egg
- 4 minutes HIGH pressure = soft boiled egg
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
More Easy Egg Recipes for WW
- Tuna Deviled Eggs (SkinnyTaste)
- Hummus Deviled Eggs (EmilyBites)
- Alisha'a Famous Deviled Eggs (MealPlanningMommies)
- Bacon-Avocado Egg Bites (HungryGirl)
More Easy Healthy Instant Pot Recipes for WW
- 50 Easy Healthy Instant Pot Recipes for WW
- My Instant Pot Getting Started Success Guide
- Homemade Instant Pot Pumpkin Puree
Brenda is a licensed esthetician and former small business owner after completing over 15 years of service with the United States military.
She is an essential oil enthusiast and avid home cooking for her husband and their two dogs.
Brenda and her family spend most of their time in the American Southwest, but they also love hitting the road for adventure.
One of her new passions is creating easy, healthy family-friendly freezer meals which can be prepared at home and frozen, and then cooked while traveling the country in their travel trailer.
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Ming Roberson
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Nancy Green
I tried this twice and all I got was a mess of running eggs when I went to open them. Ruined a dozen + eggs. I used an instant pot ultra.
Martha McKinnon
Hi Nancy, I do this every week following the recipe just as written and my eggs turn out hard boiled. I checked with several other people who follow the recipe and they've never had an issue. I have the Instant Pot Duo. My sister has used several different electric pressure cookers with success.I really can't explain what happened to your eggs. Just a note, once you crack one egg and find that it's underdone, you can assume that all the others will be underdone as well, so the best solution is to cook them longer. Sorry to hear this didn't work for you. ~Martha
Carmel
Wow! I followed the recipe to the letter and have never had such perfect easy to peel eggs. And no green rings!. It's my new go to egg recipe. Devilled eggs for the Easter will be a hit in this house! Thanks so much for this step by step winner.
Gary
It's great to have a guide that produces the perfect hard boiled egg every time! I make them every week or two, and they never fail. Way to go Instant Pot!!
Jerry
i have always used the old method of boiling my hard boiled eggs and if the eggs were not old as in two weeks then they are very difficult to remove their shells. i just tried your new method using my new insta pot pressure cooker and they were so easy to remove their shells thank you so much for this method and helping everyone in their path two lose excess weight
brenda smith
came out exactly as I wanted ---good recipe