Name: Air fryer hard boiled Eggs
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 1 cup ice; 2 cups water

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Air fryer hard boiled eggs; easy peel and hassle free. No boiled water, it’s hands free and takes the guesswork out. Your reward? Perfect hard boiled eggs every time. These serve as the perfect keto, can be used for Easter eggs, Deviled eggs and in delicious salads.

Did you know the air fryer also makes amazing garlic butter salmon, sausage and peppers and lots more

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Boiled Eggs in Air fryer.

If you’ve never made boiled eggs in your air fryer, this is the time to and I am totally happy to share why you should.

It’s hands free, no need for water. You literally dump your eggs in the air fryer set your timer and work way with confidence that you are walking right back to perfect boiled eggs with yellow yolks and no green rings around them.
If you struggle if peeling eggs, this is for you because these eggs peel so easily after a nice ice water bath.
Boiled eggs can be enjoyed on their own with some black pepper sprinkled on it. Serving as a nice keto, low carb high fat snack. It produces fluffy egg yolks that make delicious classic deviled eggs. Let’s talk about Meal prep! Perfect for meal prep as it stores well and makes an amazing addition to Salads.

I'm obsessed with my air fryer and will be making these foster farms chicken wings and brined chicken wings in my air fryer next.

How to make Hard boiled eggs in the Air fryer step by step

I’ve never preheated my air fryer to make hard boiled eggs and I set my temperature to 270 F and it comes out perfect all the time. However some people have found by 300 F to work for them and that’s fine as well.

Place raw eggs in the air fryer, be careful not to break them. Set t to 270 F and timer for 15 mins.
When the air-frying cycle is done, get the eggs into an ice bath or cold water using kitchen tongs.
Let it sit in there for 3-5 mins then crack eggs in a hard surface or by gently rolling on the counter to crack. Then gently peel the eggs.

Making soft boiled eggs in the air fryer.

If you can boil eggs in an air fryer, then you can make it any way you like. Meaning soft boiled eggs an in order. To make soft boiled eggs, You would need to adjust the time and not the temperature.

Cook it for 10 mins instead of 15 minutes for soft boiled eggs. Bear in mind that air fryers differ you may need to experiment on what works best for you.

How to store Hard boiled eggs

It’s best to Store Hard boiled eggs in the refrigerator and in its shell. This way it won’t absorb odors from the fridge. Consume within a week.

If you decide to store peeled boiled eggs, be sure to store in an air tight container and consume within 5 days.

Don’t have an Air fryer yet? Other ways to cook easy peel eggs are listed below.

If you love the idea of easy peel eggs and don’t know have an air fryer, all hope isn’t lost! You can also make perfect eggs using other methods.

Make it on the Stove top:

There are two methods to achieve this, the steaming method and the boil Method.

Steaming method: This method requires steaming the eggs is a pot of water in steamer basket for 13 mins.
Boiling method: Boil for 15 mins and shock in ice bath.

Make it in the Instant pot

Instant pot boiled eggs is another great way to boil eggs. It utilizes the steaming method but not on the stove top. The instant pot also makes perfect boiled eggs.

To do this, you need an instant pot, a cup of water, eggs and a steamer basket (the instant usually comes with its own steam rack that you can use).

Pour a cup water into the inner pot, put the steam rack into the inner pot then arrange eggs on the rack.
Cover IP, set steam release to sealing position. Set timer to 5 minutes. When cooking cycle is complete, do a 5 min natural release then a quick release.
Transfer boiled eggs to ice bath. Let it sit for another 5 minutes then crack and peel eggs. This short video will show you how to boil eggs in the instant pot.

Recipes using boiled eggs

Cobb Salad
Deviled Eggs
Chef Salad
Egg Salad

Quick Recipe Notes and Tips

My air fryer can make up to 12 eggs at a time. No need to change temperature or time.
The trick to easy peel eggs is to shock the cooked eggs in an ice bath for 5 mins then peel immediately.
If you want to store it for later, a quick trick to help you peel easily when you are ready is to give it some cracks by rolling on a hard surface. When you are ready to peel, let it come to room temperature and peel in bowl of water. Water getting into the cracks will help it peel easily.
Make sure the eggs are not cracked or it will leak.

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