Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

4.56 from 9 votes

If you are an egg lover, give an electric pressure cooker a try. With the InstantPot or Power XL, here is how to achieve the perfect hard boiled egg time after time.

Prep Time5

Cook Time6

Chill Time1

Total Time11

Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy hard boiled eggs, electric pressure cooker boiled eggs, InstantPot boiled eggs

Servings:

Author: Brenda Garrison | Simple Nourished Living

Equipment

Ingredients

6 eggs
1-1/2 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 1-1/2 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.

Notes

Serving size: 1 egg

WW Points: 0

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2 SmartPoints (Green plan)

0 SmartPoints (Blue plan)

0 SmartPoints (Purple plan)

2 PointsPlus (Old plan)

During my testing using the steps above, I found the Power XL pressure cooker 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

If you prefer a very runny yoke, cook it for 2 minutes on HIGH pressure, but then leave it in the ice bath for 3-4 minutes so the whites have time to fully set.

Remember it takes time for the cooker to come to full pressure before cooking time begins.

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