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Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs are cooked and peeled to perfection every single time using this 5-5-5 method. This method is sure to change the way you make a simple hard boiled egg.

Make sure you check out my tips on How to use your Instant Pot if this method of cooking is new to you.

eggs, salt and an instant pot.

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Who knew that something as simple as a hard boiled egg could cause such difficulty in the kitchen? When I was first married, I barely knew how to cook a hard boiled egg.

It took a few tries for me to finally get it right but it was a struggle for awhile. I laugh now when I think back on it. Thankfully we now have an easier way and that's making instant pot hard boiled eggs.

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Favorite Way to Enjoy Hard Boiled Eggs?

There's no question, that enjoying hard boiled eggs is great for any diet. There are also quite a few recipes that call for hard boiled eggs.

My family loves deviled eggs; especially during the summer months for picnics or family barbecues.

You can also make my classic egg salad recipe. Or check out my post on 5 Ways to Enjoy Leftover Hard Boiled Eggs. Which is always popular around Easter.

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Ingredients

Here's a quick overview of the ingredients for this recipe. Find the exact amounts and click the Instacart button to easily add them to your cart – all in the printable recipe card below!

  • 6-12 Eggs - eggs cook best in a single layer, so this will depend on the size of your Instant Pot.
  • Ice
  • Cold Water

5-5-5 Method for Cooking Eggs

One of the most popular kitchen tools these days is the instant pot. And preparing hard boiled eggs might be one of the most popular recipes to make using one.

The perfect technique for cooking hard boiled eggs:

  • Pressure cook - 5 minutes.
  • Natural release - 5 minutes.
  • Ice water bath - 5 minutes.

Cooking times vary depending on your particular instant pot:

  • Medium Hard Boiled Eggs - Cook for 3 minutes
  • Hard Boiled Eggs - Cook 4-5 minutes
  • Well Done Hard Boiled Eggs - Cook 6-7 minutes

Directions

Step 1: Add the Eggs to the Instant Pot

Place rack in the bottom of the instant pot. Add one cup of water. Then add the eggs in a single layer.

eggs on a rack inside an instant pot.

Step 2: Cooking Time

Set the time for 5 minutes on manual setting. Cook, then manual release at 5 minutes.

set the instant pot for five minutes.

Step 3: Prepare Ice Bath

While the eggs are cooking, prepare an ice bath by adding ice to a large bowl and filling with cold water. Immediately add eggs to the ice bath.

This step is very important! Allow the eggs to cool for the final 5 minutes.

Place cooked eggs in ice water bath.

Step 3: How to Peel Hard Boiled Eggs

After the eggs cool for 5 minutes in the ice bath you'll be able to peel them. Crack each egg and gently peel away the outer shell.

These will be the easiest eggs you've ever peeled.

peeled hard boiled eggs.

Dyeing Easter Eggs

Since it's almost Easter, let's talk dyeing eggs! You can dye or color eggs a few different ways.

color eggs in food dye and water.

Beautiful colored eggs just in time for Easter and they're not only cooked to perfection, but they will peel perfectly too when you hard boil the eggs first in the instant pot.

colored Easter eggs and cracked peeled eggs.

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hard boiled eggs cracked and peeled.

Recipe FAQ

How do you store hard boiled eggs?

I like to store my eggs unpeeled in the refrigerator. They'll be good for 7 days that way. You can also peel them first and store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days.

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Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

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Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs are cooked and peeled to perfection every single time using this 5-5-5 method. This method is sure to change the way you make a simple hard boiled egg.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Chill Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 12 cooked eggs
Course: Instant Pot
Cuisine: American
Calories: 72
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 12 eggs
  • Ice
  • Cold water
Cooking for More (or Less?)Scale this recipe up or down. Adjust the number of servings above to automatically update ingredient amounts.

Equipment

Method
 

  1. Place rack in the bottom of the instant pot. Add one cup of water. Then add the eggs in a single layer.
  2. Set the time for 5 minutes on manual setting. Cook, then manual release at 5 minutes.
  3. While the eggs are cooking, prepare an ice bath by adding ice to a large bowl and filling with cold water.
  4. Immediately add eggs to the ice bath.
  5. After the eggs cool for 5 minutes in the ice bath you’ll be able to peel them. Crack each egg and gently peel away the outer shell.





Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 72kcalProtein: 6gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 186mgSodium: 72mg

Notes

You can adjust the cooking time according to how you like your boiled eggs:

  • Medium Hard Boiled Eggs – Cook for 3 minutes
  • Hard Boiled Eggs – Cook 4-5 minutes
  • Well Done Hard Boiled Eggs – Cook 6-7 minutes

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peeled hard boiled eggs made in the instant pot.

About Lois

Originally from Queens, NY, Lois is the voice behind Walking on Sunshine Recipes, where she shares easy, family-friendly meals made with simple ingredients. She believes dinner doesn’t have to be complicated to be delicious and offers practical recipes, monthly meal plans, and free printables to help busy families cook with less stress and more joy. When she’s not in the kitchen, Lois enjoys time with her family, gardening and sharing inspiration from her home in rural Pennsylvania.

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