Instant Pot hard-boiled eggs are magic and work every time. You will never go back to boiling water for your eggs again. You will never do a quick Google search to remember how long to cook them. Even the freshest eggs right out of the coop peel like a dream. All you need is an Instant Pot and my tried & true 5-5-5 RULE! Let’s go.

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Below is the quick & printable version of this recipe. The more detailed version along with frequently asked questions, is below. Enjoy!

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

Instant Pot Hard-Boiled Egg method that works like a dream- Cook & peel perfectly every time. All you need is an Instant Pot & my 5-5-5 RULE!

5 minutes pressure cooking

5 minutes pressure release

5 minutes in the ice bath. DONE!

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Servings 11 Hard-Boiled Eggs

Ingredients

Eggs I can fit 11 eggs in the 8-quart Instant Pot
1 Cup Water
1/4 Cup White Vinegar

Instructions

Adjust as many eggs as will fit on the trivet inside the instant pot.
Next, pour in the water and the vinegar into the pot.
Close and seal the instant pot lid, make sure the seal function is SEALED. Set the pot on HIGH PRESSURE for 5 minutes.
Get a big bowl with ice water ready.
After the 5-minute cooking time, let the eggs sit for an additional 5 minutes while the Instant Pot releases pressure. After 5 minutes, take a large wooden spoon and QUICK RELEASE, by pressing the spoon onto the red button so that the remaining steam escapes. When the red button is down, you can open the lid.
Transfer the eggs to the ice bath for 5 minutes to cool completely.

This is my first, and long-time coming rant about my passionate affair with the Instant Pot. For how much I cook, and test recipes, I’m not one for fancy kitchen gadgets. When I go into the kitchen, I need to throw down, and grab what I need with my eyes closed. My kitchen is well-stocked and well-organized, I have no room for a gimmick. But I will always make room for the instant pot.

What first turned me on, was my need to find a better way to make bone broth. I had a large stock pot on the back burner of my stove for days on end. I needed bone broth, wanted bone broth, but I didn’t need my house to smell like broth around the clock. This is where I discovered the Instant Pot. She gets the job done, every time. Bone broth is made in less than an hour, so my house can go back to smelling of essential oils and fresh flowers.

5 years later I use the instant pot every day for various uses. This hard-boiled eggs method is one that I have on repeat in the Spring and Summer when we have a bounty of fresh eggs from the coop.

Equipment you need:

Instant Pot
Large Wooden Spoon
Big Bowl

Ingredients you need:

Eggs- I can fit 11 eggs in the 8-quart Instant Pot
1 Cup Water
1/4 Cup White Vinegar

Instant Pot, glass ball jars and fresh eggs in a basket sitting on the counter top to make instant pot hard boiled eggs.

How to make Instant Pot Hard-Boiled Eggs: 5-5-5 Rule

5 minutes of pressure cooking, 5 minutes to release pressure, 5 minutes in the ice bath. DONE!

farm fresh eggs sitting on the trivet inside an instant pot to make instant pot hard boiled eggs.

Step One: Place Eggs on the Trivet

Adjust as many eggs as will fit on the trivet inside the instant pot.

eggs sitting on the trivet inside an instant pot, and liquid being poured into the bottom of the pot to make instant pot hard boiled eggs

Step Two: Pour in Liquids

Next, pour in the water and the vinegar into the pot.

instant pot lid on "sealing" function to make instant pot hard boiled eggs.

Step Three: Close & Seal Lid

Close and seal the instant pot lid on the pot, make sure the seal function is SEALED. This will ensure the Instant Pot comes to pressure.

Instant pot timer set to 5 minutes pressure cook to make instant pot hard boiled eggs.

Set the pot on HIGH PRESSURE for 5 minutes. It will begin to come to pressure and the 5-minute timer will start shortly after that. While you’re waiting, get a big bowl with ice water ready.

Instant Pot timer set to 5 minutes of pressure release to make instant pot hard boiled eggs

Step Four: Set Timer & Quick Release

After the 5-minute cooking time, let the eggs sit for an additional 5 minutes while the Instant Pot releases pressure. It’s helpful to set a timer here because the Instant Pot will not warn you when it has been five minutes.

wooden spoon pushing down the red button on the instant pot to do a quick release for instant pot hard boiled eggs.

After 5 minutes, take a large wooden spoon and QUICK RELEASE, by pressing the spoon onto the red button so that the remaining steam escapes. When the red button is down, you can open the lid.

eggs sitting in an ice bath to make instant pot hard boiled eggs

Step Five: Transfer Eggs to Ice Bath

Carefully remove the trivet with the eggs on top and transfer them to the ice bath by letting the eggs gently fall off of the trivet into the ice bath. Let them sit in the ice bath for 5 minutes to cool completely.

Peel.

instant pot hard boiled eggs cut down the center and sprinkled with salt and pepper on a plate

Bon Appétite!

Frequently Asked Questions:

What does Vinegar do to hard-boiled eggs?

Vinegar helps the egg whites to set faster, causing the white to separate from the eggshell, as well as preventing egg whites from spilling out of the egg if it accidentally cracks in the cooking process.

instant pot hard boiled eggs sitting on a plate with a tea towel on the counter top.

I hope you love this trick as much as I do. If this is your new hard-boiled eggs method, leave a 5-star review so other folks can find it, too!

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