Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs
Hard-boiled eggs cooked in the air fryer for an easy, hands-off method. Cook 13 minutes for softer yolks or 15–17 minutes for fully hard-boiled yolks, then chill in an ice bath for easier peeling.
Equipment
- COSORI Air Fryer 5.8 Quart
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 8 largeeggs
Instructions
Instructions
- If your air fryer requires preheating, preheat it to 250°F; if your model does not require preheating, you may skip this step.
- Place the 8 large eggs in the air fryer basket in a single layer, spacing them so they don’t touch or press against each other. Handle gently to avoid cracks.
- Cook at 250°F: 13 minutes for softer yolks, or 15–17 minutes for fully hard‑boiled yolks (time may vary by air fryer model).
- As soon as cooking finishes, transfer the eggs to a bowl of ice water and let them sit for 5 minutes to stop the cooking and make peeling easier.
- Remove eggs from the ice bath, peel, and serve.
Notes
Make sure your eggs don’t have any cracks in them when placing them in the air fryer basket. Also be gentle with them as you place them in the basket so they don’t crack.
Slightly older eggs are easier to peel than fresh eggs. In an older egg, inner membrane is less likely to bond to the egg white, so the shell peels off much easier.
Place your eggs in an ice bath or cold water to stop the cooking process, especially if you like your egg yolk softer. Doing this also helps eggs peel easier.
I like to keep my eggs in the shells to keep them as fresh as possible. Keep the eggs in the fridge up to 1 week before discarding. I don’t recommend storing hard boiled eggs in the freezer as they will have an odd consistency after thawing.
Slightly older eggs are easier to peel than fresh eggs. In an older egg, inner membrane is less likely to bond to the egg white, so the shell peels off much easier.
Place your eggs in an ice bath or cold water to stop the cooking process, especially if you like your egg yolk softer. Doing this also helps eggs peel easier.
I like to keep my eggs in the shells to keep them as fresh as possible. Keep the eggs in the fridge up to 1 week before discarding. I don’t recommend storing hard boiled eggs in the freezer as they will have an odd consistency after thawing.