Ninja Foodi hard boiled eggs are the most consistently perfect and easy to peel eggs you can make. If you have this appliance then you have the best of both worlds with the pressure cooker function and the air fryer function! The easiest peeling eggs in only 20 minutes, tops!
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It’s possible that you’ve tried a time or two to make a hard boiled egg recipe and they’ve turned out hard to peel, overcooked, or undercooked. This can be frustrating since there are so many factors playing into making the perfect hard boiled egg!
This recipe for making these is designed to help you easily them so that are easy to peel using either the pressure cooker or air fry function.
Try these hard cooked eggs for Easter egg dyeing, making deviled eggs or adding to a potato salad or a sandwich.
Why You Will Love this Recipe
- Super easy to peel: Ninja Foodi hard boiled eggs combined with an ice bath makes for easy peeling.
- No boiling water on the stove and no turning on the oven: this method uses my favorite convenience appliance and gives you two ways to use it!
- Quick and easy way to make eggs for Easter egg dyeing, Thanksgiving snacks like deviled eggs or throwing together a quick lunch off egg salad or a salted pepper egg for a snack.
Ingredients
Here are the ingredients you need to make this recipe. Reference the recipe card at the bottom for exact measurements and the notes below for substitution ideas.
- Eggs: one dozen large will work. Note that their age will impact how easy they are to peel and how quickly they cook. Try to use the freshest ones possible to ensure easy peeling.
- Water: only needed for the pressure cooker or Instant Pot Directions. Do not use water for the air frying cooking method.
How to Make this Recipe
This is a step by step walkthrough of how to cook this recipe. Exact cook time and temperatures are available in the recipe card at the bottom.
Ninja Foodi Pressure Cook Directions
- Place eggs (12) on the egg rack or using a sling and lower into the chamber. Add 1 cup water.
- Turn valve to sealing. Cook on manual high pressure for 5 minutes using the quick release once completed.
Air Fried Directions
- Preheat your appliance to 270F.
- Place eggs (6) in the basket and air fry them for 15 minutes. This will produce a medium boiled egg. If you want your them to be more soft boiled, reduce the cooking time. If you want them to be hard cooked, increase the cooking time.
Once they are done cooking using either method, use a slotted spoon to move eggs to a large bowl filled with an ice water bath. Allow them to cool before peeling.
Expert Tips
- Before you cook: Although this recipe is for the Ninja Foodi, you may be trying it out in a different model like the Cosori, PowerXL, Emeril, Philips, Skinnytaste models, etc. Please note that all models are different and depending on the age of the model as well as how fresh your eggs are will impact easy peel ability as well as cooking time. Finding the perfect yolk is each person's personal preference so I highly suggest experimenting with one or two before you cook the whole dozen.
- For easy removal: I use the wire rack of the Instant Pot silicone sling to easily lift them out.
- Regarding other models: If your particular model does not match the temperature and time settings in the recipe card, consult your manual for further instruction. The Ninja Foodi air fryer function is 1800 watts for reference.
- Easy Peel Directions: The easiest way to peel these hard cooked eggs is to soak them in an ice bath immediately upon removal from the Ninja Foodi to immediately stops the cooking process. You can also place the ice water into the refrigerator to further cool them down.
- Storage: Store cooked leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. Peeled eggs should be stored in a bowl of water in the refrigerator and be sure to change the water daily. Freezing not recommended.
- If using the air fried method, you may see little brown bumps appear on the outside of the shell. Disregard these, they will not harm the egg.
FAQs
The 5-5-5 method is for making Ninja Foodi hard boiled eggs or ones or pressure cooker. This method yields the easiest to peel ones you will find.
With 5 minutes to pressurize, 5 minutes to cook, and 5 minutes to release pressure, this method is super quick and easy to follow.
To use the pressure cooker function, put no more than 12 in the basket. When utilizing the air fried function, put no more than 6 in the basket.
I've found the ice bath to be super helpful in getting them to peel easily and without sticking to the egg itself. They are also much easier to peel once they have cooled from the water bath.
If you can manage it, peel your eggs once they have cooled. If you store them in the shell they may become harder to peel. Of course, if you are using them for dyeing Easter eggs you will need the shell on. Be sure to use fresh eggs and submerge them in the ice bath until they cool if you are leaving the shell on during storage.
These factors could affect cooking them: age of egg, temperature of water when putting in, type of egg, size of egg.
It’s best to use fresh, new eggs and room temperature, large eggs when following these directions. This will help you to achieve the perfectly cooked hard boiled egg.
I've found Ninja Foodi hard boiled eggs to be the most reliable method. While no process is perfect, this one has definitely produced the most consistent results for me.
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Ingredients
- 12 large eggs for pressure cooker function, use 6 eggs for air fryer function
- 1 cup water omit for air fryer function
Instructions
Instant Pot Directions
- Place 12 Eggs on the pressure cooker trivet in the Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or pressure cooker and add 1 cup water.
- Turn valve to sealing. Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes using the quick release once completed.
- Use a slotted spoon to move them to a large bowl filled with an ice bath.
Air Frying Directions
- Preheat your Ninja Foodi to 270F.
- Place 6 eggs in the basket and air fry them for 15 minutes. This will produce a medium boiled egg. If you want them to be more soft boiled, reduce the cooking time. If you want them to be more hard boiled, increase the cooking time.
Notes
- Before you cook: Although this recipe is for the Ninja Foodi, you may be trying it out in a different model like the Cosori, PowerXL, Emeril, Philips, Skinnytaste models, etc. Please note that all models are different and depending on the age of the model as well as how fresh your eggs are will impact easy peel ability as well as cooking time. Finding the perfect yolk is each person's personal preference so I highly suggest experimenting with one or two before you cook the whole dozen.
- For easy removal: I use the wire rack of the Instant Pot silicone sling to easily lift the them out.
- Regarding other models: If your particular model does not match the temperature and time settings in the recipe card, consult your manual for further instruction. The Ninja Foodi air frying function is 1800 watts for reference.
- Easy Peel Directions: The easiest way to peel Ninja Foodi hard boiled eggs is to soak them in an ice bath immediately upon removal from the Ninja Foodi to immediately stops the cooking process. You can also place the ice water into the refrigerator to further cool them down.
- Storage: Store cooked leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. Peeled eggs should be stored in a bowl of water in the refrigerator and be sure to change the water daily. Freezing not recommended.
- If using the air fryer method, you may see little brown bumps appear on the outside of the shell. Disregard these, they will not harm the egg.
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