Description
Here’s how to make the easiest 2-Minute Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs that peel easily and make great snacks. With this method, you don’t have to babysit the Instant Pot.
Ingredients
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- 6 eggs (or up to 24 eggs if you are using a 6-quart or 8-quart Instant Pot)
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Place the trivet in your Instant Pot pressure cooker.
- Add one cup of water to the pot.
- Place the eggs carefully on the trivet and lock on the lid.
- Press “pressure cook” and make sure the setting is for “high.”
- Use the arrows to adjust the time to 2 minutes.
- Once the cooking time is complete, let the pressure come down naturally for 15 minutes.
- Carefully remove the lid. Use tongs to place the eggs in a bowl filled with ice water to cool the eggs.
- Then, pour off the water and refrigerate the eggs for up to a week.
- When you’re ready to eat the eggs, just gently peel off the shell before consuming.
Equipment
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Notes
- Cooked hard-boiled eggs can last up to a week in the refrigerator.
- The total cooking time for this recipe is 32 minutes which includes the time for the pot to come up to pressure and the natural release time.
- Use large eggs that have been chilled in the refrigerator.
- Ideally, you would use a trivet or steamer basket inside the Instant Pot to keep the eggs out of the water at the bottom.
- You can use white or brown eggs for this recipe.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Pressure Cooker
- Cuisine: Healthy
Keywords: instant pot hard-boiled eggs, eggs in a pressure cooker, easy peel hard boiled eggs instant pot