The virtues of making hard-boiled eggs in an Instant Pot can be summed up as follows: they peel like a dream and they come out perfectly every time! It’s not faster by any means to make eggs in the Instant Pot, but for the magical peeling experience and consistent results, I find pulling the Instant Pot out worthwhile.

A half dozen halved hard-boiled eggs, made in the Instant Pot.

Any time I feel buyer’s remorse incited by my Instant Pot, I remind myself that it makes perfect rice and perfect boiled eggs, both soft and hard. For these two purposes alone, I think, the Instant Pot deserves all the space it hogs in the cupboard.

And more and more: on the counter! For its frequent use at the breakfast hour, my Instant Pot often does not get tucked away after each use. If you or your family loves eggs, then you can’t have too many easy egg recipes for breakfast in your repertoire.

The virtues of making hard-boiled eggs in an electric pressure cooker can be summed up as follows:

  1. They peel like a dream.
  2. They come out perfectly every time.

It’s not faster by any means to make eggs in the Instant Pot, but for the magical peeling experience and consistent results, I find pulling the Instant Pot out worthwhile.

A Few Notes

  • Timing may vary: I have the 6-qt Instant Pot Duo, which I note because the size of the Instant Pot may affect the timing, and you may have to experiment a bit to get the timing right for your pot. The method I use is included below.
  • Don’t cook too many eggs at once: The downside of hard-boiling eggs in the Instant Pot? You can’t cook too many at one time. Unless you have one of these tiered racks, I wouldn’t recommend cooking more than 6 eggs at one time.

Instant Pot users: Do you use it for hard-boiling eggs? Have you had success cooking more than 6 eggs at one time?

More Easy Instant Pot Recipes

  1. Perfect Instant Pot Soft-Boiled Eggs
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  3. Perfectly Cooked and Seasoned Instant Pot Brown Rice
  4. Instant Pot Beets + Beet and Avocado Tartines
  5. Instant Pot Moroccan Rice with Dates and Orange

How to make Instant Pot hard-boiled eggs:

Gather your ingredients: eggs + water.

The Instant Pot 6-qt IP Duo with uncooked eggs and water.

Pour 2 cups water into the Instant Pot, place steamer insert inside, place 6 eggs on top. Spread eggs out so they are not touching one another.

The Instant Pot 6-qt IP Duo with 6 uncooked eggs and water in the inner pot.

Close lid. Turn valve to sealing. Set the Instant Pot to: manual, high pressure, 5 minutes:

The Instant Pot set to manual, high pressure for 5 minutes, the settings for perfect hard-boiled eggs every time.

When the time lapses, release the valve naturally for no more than 1 minute; then plunge the eggs into an ice bath.

An ice bath with the just-cooked Instant Pot hard-boiled eggs inserted into.

When you are ready, begin the incredibly enjoyable process of peeling the eggs …

Three perfect Instant Pot hard-boiled eggs, peeled and halved.

You won’t ever want to stop.

Six halved perfect hard-boiled eggs, made in the Instant Pot.
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Six Perfect Instant Pot hard-boiled eggs, halved

Easy 5-Minute Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

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The virtues of making hard-boiled eggs in an Instant Pot can be summed up as follows: they peel like a dream and they come out perfectly every time!

Notes: 

I have this 6-qt Instant Pot, which is important only because the size of the pot may affect the timing. These instructions work perfectly for my Instant Pot, but it did take some trial and error to get the timing down.

For perfect Instant Pot soft-boiled eggs, follow instructions on this post.

The downside of hard-boiling eggs in an Instant Pot? The quantity you can do at one time. Unless you have an accessory that allows you to make tiers in your pot, you can’t cram a dozen eggs onto the steamer rack without the eggs banging against one another and eventually cracking under the pressure.

I would recommend hard-boiling no more than 6 eggs at one time using the standard steamer insert.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 6 eggs, see notes above

Instructions

  1. Pour the 2 cups of water into the insert of the Instant Pot. (Note: Do measure 2 cups as opposed to using the markings on the inside of the insert.) Lay the steamer insert inside. Place eggs on top, spreading them out to ensure they are not touching one another.
  2. Cover the pot. Using the manual button, set the pot to 5 minutes and high pressure. Make sure the valve on top is set to sealing. Fill a large bowl with ice and cold tap water.
  3. When the 5 minutes are up, switch the valve to venting, let the steam escape for 1 minute, then carefully twist open the lid to avoid steaming your face. Transfer eggs to ice-water bath, let cool for 30 seconds or longer, then peel, season and eat.
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Instant Pot/Pressure cooker
  • Cuisine: American