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How to Make Instant Pot Easy-Peel Hard Boiled Eggs

The Instant Pot is the secret to easy peel hard boiled eggs! They're ready in 15 minutes and make perfect eggs every time.

Ingredients

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Large eggs, cold from the fridge—at least 1 egg or as many as will fit in a single layer in your pressure cooker

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Place a steamer basket in the bottom of your Instant Pot. Add 1/2 to 1 inch of water (1 to 2 cups) to the pressure cooker (check your pressure cooker manual for minimal liquid amounts). The water level should be just below the steamer basket.
2
Use cold eggs, straight from the fridge. You can cook as many eggs as you like at one time, but be careful of wedging eggs too firmly against one another or stacking eggs on top of each other since these can cause eggs to crack.
3
Close the lid on the pressure cooker and make sure the steam valve is set to the "sealed" position. Set the pressure to high and set the timer for 4 minutes for electric pressure cookers (3 minutes for stovetop). The pressure cooker will take 5 to 10 minutes to come to full pressure and then begin cooking. Cooking time begins once the cooker has come to pressure.
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After cooking is done, let the pressure cooker sit for 5 minutes with the lid on and the steam vent "sealed" to allow steam to begin releasing naturally. (If you're using a stovetop pressure cooker, remove it from heat.)
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After 5 minutes of natural release, carefully flip the steam valve to "venting" and quick-release any remaining pressure.
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Transfer the eggs to a bowl of cold water to cool (add ice for more rapid cooling, but ice isn't necessarily for making easy-peel eggs). Change out the water as it warms until the eggs are cool, then refrigerate the eggs until needed. Did you love the recipe? Let us know with a rating and review!