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How To Make Hard Boiled Eggs 4 Ways

April 7, 2020 by Carmy 2 Comments

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Want to make the perfect hard boiled egg? Here are four foolproof ways to make hardboiled eggs using your stovetop, Instant Pot, air fryer, or oven!

Want to make the perfect hard boiled egg? Here are four foolproof ways to make hardboiled eggs!

Hardboiled Eggs

I love a good hard boiled egg! Hard boiled eggs are a must-have for meal prepping. They’re perfect as a snack, on-the-go breakfast, or as part of another meal. So having a couple ready to go at all times in the fridge is a must for me!

However, I get that meal prepping sometimes can be a lot as you’re multi-tasking and using every appliance in the kitchen at once so today, I’m sharing 4 different ways you can make your hard boiled eggs for meal prepping! 

Hard Boiled Eggs on the Stove Top

  • Place the eggs in a large saucepan then cover them with cool water by 1 inch. Cover with a lid and bring water to a boil over high heat
  • Once the water has reached its boiling point, set the timer for the desired time. 4 minutes will yield soft boiled egg, very soft whites, and runny yolk and 9 minutes will yield traditional firm hard boiled eggs.
  • When the timer is up, use a slotted spoon, transfer them to a large bowl with ice and cold water immediately and let them cool down for a couple of minutes before peeling.

Check out this blog post on how to make the perfect stovetop hardboiled eggs to see what type of yolk each timing produces!

Ready to rock your mornings and meal preps with the perfect hard boiled eggs? Here's all you need to know to nail the timing to get hard boiled eggs just the way you like 'em!

How To Make Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs

  • Place your room temperature eggs into your air fryer.
  • Set the air fryer to 250F for 11 minutes.
  • Once the eggs have cooked for 11 minutes, immediately place them in an ice bath before peeling.

See this post on air fryer hard boiled eggs for more information!

How To Make Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs

How To Make Hard Boiled Eggs in the Instant Pot

  • Place your eggs on a trivet inside of your Instant Pot before adding in 1 cup of water.
  • Close your lid, set the valve to sealing, and set your manual pressure.
    • 5 minutes for soft slightly runny yolks.
    • 7 minutes for firmer creamy yolks
  • Quick release once done and immediately place them in an ice bath using tongs before peeling.

Check out this blog post on Instant Pot hard boiled eggs for more tips and tricks on making your eggs! Also, here’s a post on how to make POACHED eggs in the Instant Pot! No more water vortexes! Gotta love the Instant Pot!

eggs inside of an instant pot on a trivet

How To Make Hard Boiled Eggs in the Oven

  • Heat oven to 325F.
  • Place your eggs in a muffin tin and bake for 30 minutes.
  • Once done, place them in an ice bath before peeling.

eggs in muffin tin to be baked

When to Peel Hard Boiled Eggs

Peel your hard boiled eggs when you are ready to eat them as that will help them last longer.

Easiest way to peel hard boiled eggs are to give them a nice crack on a flat surface then roll it under your palm to get the shell to crack across. Then peel.

How to Store Raw Eggs

Keep raw eggs cold and dry. You want to store eggs in the carton that they came in inside the main part of your fridge.

Avoid storing eggs in the door of your fridge as it is not cold enough and be sure to discard any eggs if the shells have been cracked.

How To Store Hard Boiled Eggs

Hard boiled eggs are okay to sit at room temperature for a couple hours, so be sure to store the boiled eggs in the fridge if you don’t plan on eating them right away. They should last for about a week but I only make 5 days worth at a time.

I recommend that you keep the hard boiled eggs refrigerated in the shells.

Are Brown Eggs Healthier than White Eggs

No! The colour of your eggs are dependent of the breed of hen that laid the eggs. 

Ways you can use your eggs

  • breakfast on the go or slice it up and put it on top of avocado toast
  • snack (you can sprinkle a bit of salt and pepper on top!)
  • devilled eggs
  • marinate a 5 minute soft boiled egg (peeled) and use it as a ramen topper
  • egg salad
  • cobb salad
  • salad topper
  • pasta meal prep
  • if you have more suggestions, leave them down below in the comments!
7 minute instant pot eggs

Hard Boiled Eggs 4 Ways

Want to make the perfect hard boiled egg? Here are four foolproof ways to make hardboiled eggs!
Print Rate
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 5 mins
Servings: 6 eggs

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs, or more

Instructions

Stove Top Method

  • Place the eggs in a large saucepan then cover them with cool water by 1 inch. Cover with a lid and bring water to a boil over high heat
  • Once the water has reached its boiling point, set the timer for the desired time. 4 minutes will yield soft boiled egg, very soft whites, and runny yolk and 9 minutes will yield traditional firm hard boiled eggs.
  • When the timer is up, use a slotted spoon, transfer them to a large bowl with ice and cold water immediately and let them cool down for a couple of minutes before peeling.

Air Fryer Method

  • Place your room temperature eggs into your air fryer.
  • Set the air fryer to 250F for 11 minutes.
  • Once the eggs have cooked for 11 minutes, immediately place them in an ice bath before peeling.

Instant Pot Method

  • Place your room temperature eggs on a trivet inside of your Instant Pot before adding in 1 cup of water.
  • Close your lid, set the valve to sealing, and set your manual pressure. 5 minutes for soft slightly runny yolks. 7 minutes for firmer creamy yolks
  • Quick release once done and immediately place them in an ice bath using tongs before peeling.

Oven Method

  • Heat oven to 325F.
  • Place your room temperature eggs in a muffin tin and bake for 30 minutes.
  • Once done, place them in an ice bath before peeling.
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Nutrition

Serving: 6eggs | Calories: 63kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 62mg | Potassium: 61mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 238IU | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg
Authour: Carmy
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: Healthy

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  1. Farrah

    April 7, 2020 at 3:08 pm

    I had no idea you could make these in an air fryer! :O Hardboiled eggs = one of my favorite healthy protein snacks. :] Gonna need to make a batch of these!

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    • Carmy

      April 8, 2020 at 1:34 pm

      Yes! It makes life so easy when you’re meal prepping and the burner is busy doing something else.

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