If you’re a faithful reader, you’ve probably seen my recipe for perfect Instant Pot boiled eggs. Well recently, my niece Maggie told me about a way to make hard-boiled eggs in the Instant Pot that turned out to be a MASSIVE game-changer. And I’m very excited to share her brilliant hard-boiled egg hack with all of you today!
My niece Maggie got her first Instant Pot around the same time that I got mine, and we’ve been swapping tips and recipes ever since. This one for making hard-boiled eggs in the Instant Pot is just one of many great tips she’s given me! (Side Note and Proud Aunt Brag: If you’re interested in the keto diet, Maggie shares tons of great keto tips, recipes, and inspiration on Instagram at @lowcarbllama)
And for more useful Instant Pot tips and hacks, be sure to check out my eBook Everything Instant Pot! You can buy it in my shop, or get it for free if you’re an OGT Plus member!
A Faster, Smarter Way To Make Hard-Boiled Eggs
If you’ve ever needed to make several hard-boiled eggs to use in a recipe, then you already know what a pain it can be. You have to cook them, cool them, peel them all individually, then chop them up and throw them into your potato salad, egg salad, or whatever it is that you’re making. And it takes forever.
But with this new Instant Pot method, you cook the eggs out of the shell. No shell means no peeling, so you’ll have your cooked eggs ready to go in half the time it would normally take, or less!
You’ll need:
- 8 eggs
- Leakproof springform pan (7”)
- Instant Pot
Instant Pot Hard-Boiled Eggs Hack
Directions:
Grease your pan with butter or cooking spray, then crack the 8 eggs into the bottom of the pan.
Pour 1 cup of water into the bottom of your Instant Pot, then set the trivet inside. Place the pan of eggs onto the trivet and secure the lid.
Cook the eggs on High pressure for 6 minutes, Natural Release for 5 minutes, then Quick Release any remaining pressure in the pot.
Carefully remove the pan from the pot, and remove the “block” of eggs from the pan. Transfer the eggs to a cutting board, chop them up, and you’re done!
4 Delicious Ways To Use Them
Now that you’ve got all these delicious chopped egg bits, what are you going to do with them? Here are some tasty ideas:
- Make my mom’s famous potato salad
- Make egg salad
- Use them in a Cobb salad
- Use them in a spinach salad
What’s your favorite way to use hard-boiled eggs?
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I wonder if this could be done in something like a double boiler. Instant pots have that coating on the metal and we avoid the potential risks from cooking in coated metal
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Bill, I wanted to offer some info about the inner pots for instant pots:
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Ceramic
Instant Pot’s ceramic non-stick inner pots are free of Teflon, PTFE, and PFFOA, and are coated with a thick ceramic coating that’s free of other chemicals found in plastic-coated non-stick pots. The non-stick surface makes it easy to clean and food slides off easily, making it ideal for sticky dishes like oatmeal and sushi rice. These pots can be washed by hand or in the dishwasher.
Stainless steel
Instant Pot’s stainless steel inner pots are known for their durability and long-lasting shine. The polished surface makes food stick less and easier to clean. Having extra inner pots can be convenient when preparing multiple meals.
It’s just the two of us so we don’t need quite so many. If that’s you, search the ‘net for how to hard cook eggs in the air fryer. Very fast and easy, come out with yolks centered (perfect for deviled eggs!). Plunge into cold water and they shell easy. We do 4-6 eggs at a time in our 6 qt. air fryer.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Can you use liquid eggs for this?
Please log in or create a free account to comment.You mentioned 8 eggs — I need to do 12 will this still work or is that too many in the pan? Love the idea
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Been doing it this way for quite a while! and even better yet to make potato salad I put the diced potatoes in first on the rack then put my bowl of cracked open eggs on top, so I can cook both a the same time! Also I saw another hint using a cooling rack-lay on top of your eggs and press down to chop them-haven’t tried it but sounds cool!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Sure hope to see IP price come down on Amazon Prime day! :) How will we know when that is?
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Thanks Jillee!
Yes, brilliant – since I don’t have an IP, either, what if you just baked them until they were done and then chop them up?
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Or, tho’ I’m no expert with a rice cooker, couldn’t you spray the pan and cook shelled eggs in the rice cooker?
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A rice cooker is a great idea!
what if you don’t have an instant pot? For decades (literally) i have been making hard boiled eggs that come out perfect and peel perfectly by using a pot and lid. Cover your eggs with COLD water and add PLENTY OF SALT. I don;t measure it just give about 20 shakes into the pot. Bring the water rapidly to a boil. Lower temperature until the water is JUST simmering and cover. Allow to simmer for 15 minutes. When eggs are COMPLETELY cooled, roll to crack, then easily peel. Works every time!!!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.OMG ! Jillee! LOVE this! My Friend and I were Just trying to figure out how to do this! Thanks for the post and idea. I don’t have an IP either, but I do have a pressure cooker and I love it. Thanks again.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Any pressure cooker will work! Enjoy Sherry! :-)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love this!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Another way to do this is to use a Pam sprayed glass bowl in your IP. It slides right out for chopping. I love this method of making hard boiled eggs!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Very clever!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.that’s what i do!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love all your ideas and suggestions. Today I loved the boiled egg hack for cooking several eggs at the same time. But, I don’t plan to buy an Instant pot. I’m going to try the microwave method mentioned by A. Also maybe put water in a larger pot and boil it around a smaller pot with the eggs in it, like a double boiler system. Great idea. Such a pain to shell a lot of eggs. Thanks!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I think this looks gross. Boiling eggs in their shells are so easy . Stick to that method.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Fantastic idea; thanks for sharing! My husband will be very happy to be geting more egg salad (he loves the stuff).
Please log in or create a free account to comment.This is magnificent. I don’t have an instant pot but like the whole idea of doing egs this way. Thank you for another great, easy, fast hack.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I have been cooking my eggs this way since I got my instant pot. What I do to make egg salad even easier is simply put the egg “cake” in a bowl and use a potato masher to crumble the eggs, much less mess than chopping with a knife!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A pastry blender is what I use.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Great idea!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I don’t have an Instant Pot. Is there another cooking method I could use to get the same results? Thanks!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Amazon Prime Day is coming soon…you’ll want to get an Instant Pot…you’ll love it!!
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Please log in or create a free account to comment.I ‘boil’ multiple eggs in the microwave.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Grease the microwave container (I use olive oil), PIERCE the yolks with the point of a knife (very important–yolks explode) and cover.
two eggs at full power for one minute. If the yolk is still runny, another 15 or 20 SECONDS.
More than two eggs, keep adding 15 seconds until the yolks are set. Let cool to touch and chop away.
Any time I need chopped eggs, this is the easiest, quickest way to make them. (and no extra equipment to store)
There aren’t a whole lot of things on this site that are practical for my particular life and circumstances, but this is genuinely genius. Big thanks for sharing the tip! And even the things on OGT I can’t use still make my think or give me tips to potentially pass on to friends, which I appreciate.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Awesome! (:
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