Making quick air fryer hard boiled eggs is the easiest no-mess method for perfect eggs every time.
Air Fryer Eggs
Making air fryer hard boiled eggs is one of the easiest kitchen hacks you’ll ever try! No boiling water, no babysitting the stove—just perfect, easy-to-peel eggs every time. As the author of two air fryer cookbooks, I’ve tested dozens of temperature and timing variations for air fryer eggs, and this simple method is foolproof. If you’ve ever wondered how to make hard boiled eggs in the air fryer, this step-by-step guide has you covered. Use them to make deviled eggs, egg Salad, or this chickpea egg salad.
Why This Easy Air Fryer Recipe Works
After writing two air fryer cookbooks and testing hundreds of recipes, I can confidently say this is one of the easiest air fryer recipes you will probably make. Air frying eggs gives me consistent, reliable results. If you’re looking for the best way to make air fryer hard boiled eggs, this is it!
- Easy! Just 1 ingredient
- Foolproof: Perfect hard-boiled eggs every time!
- No Mess: Mess-free—no cracked shells, no overcooked yolks
- No Standing Over The Stove: If you’re busy, no need to worry about being near the stove, or overcooking them. The air fryer shuts off when it’s done.
- Weekly Meal Prep: Cooking eggs in this kitchen appliance is perfect to make ahead for the week.
How To Make Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs
Making eggs in the air fryer couldn’t be easier! This method will work for 1 egg or 1 dozen eggs, same cook time. No need to pre-heat the air fryer. Here’s the step-by-step method. See recipe card below for printable directions.
- What You’ll Need: I start with cold eggs right out of the fridge.
- Cook time: I have played around with different times, and found they come out perfect cooked 250F for 15 minutes, without pre-heating the air fryer with a slightly soft egg yolk. If you like a more solid yolk, set your timer for 17 minutes.
- Rinse and Peel: Once they are ready, simply rinse them under cold water or place them in an ice water bath and peel.
Note: Test with one egg on your first trial. All air fryers run different depending on the style and wattage. Play around with your air fryer and experiment to see what gives you the best results and let me know how it works out!
No Air Fryer, No Problem!
This air fryer method to hard boil eggs is great, but if you don’t have an air fryer, use my traditional method for making hard boiled eggs instead. If you have an Instant Pot, use my hard boiled eggs in my Instant Pot recipe (they peel so easy!).
Hard-Boiled Eggs Recipes
The ways you can use hard boiled eggs are endless. They make the best snacks with just a little sea salt or everything bagel seasoning. You can make egg salad sandwiches on sourdough toast, add them to a breakfast sandwich, mix them with tuna salad, or potato salad. Turn them into deviled eggs, or serve them on avocado toast, etc.
How To Store
I find it easier to peel the eggs right away. Once peeled you can refrigerate for up to 5 days in an airtight container.
Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs FAQs
No preheating necessary for this recipe. Just put the cold eggs straight into the air fryer!
Nope—no water needed! That’s what makes this method so simple and mess-free. In fact, adding water to your air fryer isn’t safe and can damage the appliance.
Brown spots can happen when the eggshell touches the hot metal basket or racks during cooking. It’s harmless and only cosmetic! You can prevent it by placing the eggs on a small rack, trivet, or air fryer parchment paper.
Fresh eggs are harder to peel than older eggs. For easier peeling, use eggs that are 7–10 days old, and make sure to chill them in cold water or an ice bath immediately after cooking.
Yes! You can cook as many eggs as fit in a single layer in your air fryer basket without stacking them. The cook time stays the same.
Note
In my opinion, this method doesn’t work as well for soft-boiled eggs because the whites don’t fully set. If you’re after jammy yolks with fully set whites, I recommend sticking to this stovetop method for soft boiled eggs for better results.
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Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- Salt, black pepper, everything bagel seasoning, optional for seasoning
Instructions
- Place the eggs in the air fryer basket and cook 250F 15 minutes for a softer yolk, or 17 minutes for a firmer yolk (time may vary depending on the make and model of your air fryer).
- Run under cold water and peel right away.
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My air fryer wouldn’t go below 300. So I cooked the eggs at 300 for 14 minutes and they came out perfect.
Perfect eggs! This is going to save so much time and money! Thank you!! (17 min, “Bake” mode, 250F – and absolutely perfect and easy to peel even though I purchased the eggs today)
This is so exciting! Follow the instructions for the instant pot air fryer to the letter and got perfect hard-boiled eggs, in 17 minutes!! now I could enjoy egg salad sandwich again or the looks of the egg doesn’t matter and also I can make deviled eggs for a party. Perfect!
We always struggle to get our boiled eggs just right. I saw this when I was looking through your air fryer recipes and thought I have to try.
It worked PERFECTLY! I did the one egg and did 17 mins and forgot to take it out of the air fryer 🤣 so 5 mins later…I just rinsed off with cold water and let it cool. It peeled so easily and was perfect on the inside.
Thank you for trying this out!
Amazing!!
I was doubtful so had to try because I am crazy for Deviled Eggs at the drop of the hat.
250° 17 min. Perfect Keeper
Thank you 😀
250 for 17 minutes. Perfect every time. Easier to remove the shell too.
17 minutes was not long enough for my GOURMIAI’ll try a little longer next time but the eggs were hard to peel.
Didn’t turn out well AT ALL!!! Runny yolk and the whites weren’t set either. Followed the instructions to a tee! Even cooked for 20 minutes!
Do you have your prick the ends first?
Nope – I had this question too. Stood by the eggs waiting for a disaster but they were absolutely perfect. I used “Bake” mode on my Ninja Air Fryer
What a genius way to cook hard boiled eggs! Thank you!
250 for 17 minutes! Perfection!!
Worked perfectly as written! Thanks for another great, quick recipe, Gina.
Just tried this in my Instant Vortex Plus. 250 degree 17 min. Came out perfect. Will only use the air fryer for hard boiled eggs from now on.
Question though… there was a brown/yellowish spot between the shell and the skin of the egg. Came out when I removed the skin and the wiener of the egg was perfect. Is this normal?
Brown spots can happen when the eggshell touches the hot metal basket or racks during cooking. It’s harmless and only cosmetic! You can prevent it by placing the eggs on a small rack, trivet, or even a piece of parchment paper safe for air fryers.
Yum!! I did the 15 minute recipe & they were perfect.
Great!!
17 minutes, worked perfectly!
Tried in my new range that has an air fry oven. One egg at preheated 250 degrees for 16 minutes came out too soft. Tried the next one for 18 minutes and it was absolutely perfect. Thanks for this great recipe.
Thanks for sharing!
I was Leary at first but bravely tried cooking the hard boiled eggs, 8 at the same time. Will never go back to a water bath!
I’ve been following this method for years now and my eggs always turn out perfect without any effort or cleanup. Sometimes I forget how long to cook them so I come back here for a reminder 😊
Ha, I just did this to refresh my memory!
It couldn’t get any easier! The eggs come out perfect.
I have an Instantpot Air Fryer and 16 minutes for 8 eggs at 250 F was perfect. The yolks were creamy and delicious. I knocked off one star because these eggs were darn hard to peel and I spent a long time picking off little bits of shell before I could serve them. The shell problem also means the cooked eggs were rather indented and marred, and while delicious were not good enough to serve as deviled eggs to company.
Ice bath. Really cold water they peel easy. Even fresh eggs.
I just put a freezer pack in a bowl of cold water while the eggs cook.
Fresh eggs are harder to peel than older eggs. For easier peeling, use eggs that are 7–10 days old, and make sure to chill them in cold water or an ice bath immediately after cooking.
Wow! So much easier than boiling!
This is brilliant! So easy and mess free. As if I didn’t already love my airfryer enough.
I come back to this over and over as a reminder of how easy it is to hard boil some eggs!
Didn’t work. Did 18 min and they were barely soft boiled
Sounds like your air fryer is not as strong or powerful as mine.
I gott say, it’s so crazy, and awesome and wholesome, and cool that you’re here replying to comments like 5 years later. Great recipe, look forward to trying it.
My air fryer made excellent hard boiled eggs in 17 minutes. Easy to peel too.
I live at high altitude and had tried so many hard boiled egg recipes but this is the first one that comes out perfectly every time. And it’s so much easier than waiting for the water to boil, etc. Thanks so much!
Easiest way to make hard boiled eggs! Obsessed
Part 2: Oh, and the peeling I thought was just as easy as when I used my Instant Pot. BUT, I notice in the IP, I ended up with cracked eggs. No big deal, I still ate them, but no cracked eggs out of 18 that I did in the AF.
Hi! So, great success – I have a Beelicious 4 qt 1550watts. I’ve really found timing is GREATLY affected by the wattage of the AF the recipe writer is using. Yours, using the model in the pic, is 1700watts. So, I adjusted based on reading a lot of other recipes. I did 270 degrees F for 15min. Let sit in the fryer for a couple more min (cuz my hands were busy elsewhere), then put them in a bowl and let cold water run over them (instead of the ice bowl, cuz less mess to clean up after!) for about 3 min. Cut open to find PERFECTION!!! Yokes were completely cooked thru, with no dark yellow goo, but not dried out when I ate them straight off. TY for the confidence to try it. This is way better than the Instant Pot, only cuz less clean up.
WTF is this? Used the recommended time/temp and the egg whites weren’t even set. I will never again trust anything from this website
Did you read the part where it said to try one egg at first because all air fryers are different? Yours may have a lower wattage and may need more time. Worth trying again with so many good reviews!
My air fryer only goes down to 300 degrees. How much would I adjust the time? Is there a possibility of the eggs exploding at that temp?
Mine only goes to 300 too!
Mine only goes down to 300 degrees on the air fryer setting too. I had one of three eggs pop/crack after about 12 minutes, but all three were cooked at that time. I will be trying this again and making adjustments. It’s so fast!
Try using the roasting setting instead of the air fryer setting. It worked perfectly! Good luck!
Afraid it’s a massive thumbs down from me, 12 minutes totally overcooked the eggs using a Ninja air frier
Weird its the only way I make hard boiled eggs these days, did you cook 250F?
Fabulous shortcut to great hard boiled eggs!!!
Why am I just hearing about this! Amazing and so easy. Tested with 2 eggs in my air fryer basket and cooked at 250 for 16 minutes. Perfection. Will never do them any other way. Thanks.
I love hard boiled eggs in my air fryer!!!!
FANTASTIC! It worked like a charm! I’m allergic to chicken eggs, so I eat duck eggs. It was about 22 minutes. Then cold cold water and they peeled. Didn’t have to worry about them breaking in the water like regular hard boiled eggs.
Not quite the right time or temperature for my air fryer (Instant Vortex Plus) but so easy I will keep trying. I’m glad you suggested trying one egg. I will continue to bump time and temp to get it right.
Putting hard boiled eggs in cold water isn’t enough. The hot eggs heats up the water quickly. Ice water is needed.
Gotta buy an air fries
Foolproof! Works every time. So glad I found this recipe – so much easier than stovetop.
Great!!
I just did 18 eggs and they came out perfect. 17 minutes then placed in a bowl with cold water/ice. Thanks for the recipe !
My air fryer only goes down to 300 degrees.
So easy! The eggs turn out perfect every time.
My new favorite way of doing eggs
The “boiled” eggs worked beautifully! I’m so excited!
Best way to hard cook eggs! Every week I cook 6 lg (16min) or xl (17min) Perfect yolk just cooked thru. I have always struggled with peeling, so I learned to immediately submerge in ice water, then refrigerate for couple hours or overnight. Shells come off super easy!
Hi!! This is awesome. I have the Ninja Foodie w/2 separate sides – Mine didn’t come with baskets, only the crisper trays to put in the bottom, so do I put the eggs right in bottom?
Don’t they explode?
no
Your talking about in a Microwave. You can cook poached eggs in a microwave, but it’s cooked differently. Not done right they can explode.
Can you cook eggs like this in an airfryer that is part of a toaster oven? I have the Ninja toaster oven that has several different functions, one of which is “air fry”
Best way to cook eggs. Thanks to Gina!!
I love how simple, quick and easy this recipe is! It’s the only way I prepare hard boiled eggs now. Thanks!
Love this new way to cook eggs – they come out perfect every time! Question – if I want to cook 6 eggs, how should I adjust? Maybe add a minute or two?
Same time!
It worked perfectly. It will be my go to.
Not the same as boiled eggs, tough getting the shell off in little bits despite cold water.
Going back to boiling!
If eggs r too fresh, just like stovetop boiling, they will be hard to peel even after an ice dunking. Chose older eggs. Leave them in the ice water a long enough to insure the eggs r cold thru the yoke. The air fryer doesn’t heat up the kitchen like stove top does.
What could I possibly have done wrong? I tried this 3 different times, and each time I cracked an egg, it was raw. And now I’m out of eggs 🙁
I wish I knew, what air fryer do you have? I have done this with many different air fryer models with great results. Perhaps toaster oven style doesn’t work?
The same thing happened to me. I have a small copper chef air fryer I bought from Costco a few years ago.
Do you preheat first and then add the eggs or add the eggs in before preheating??
I did not preheat either time I cooked eggs and they came out perfectly.
No need!
Do you have a recipe for hot cross buns Not using Greek yogert????? I don’t care for the flavor
No sorry!
For a Ninja Foodi, what setting? Pressure, steam, sauté/sear, air crisp, bake/toast or broil??
Sorry I dont have one, so not sure
This recipe alone has made me glad I invested in an air fryer.. I make six eggs at a time and cook them for 17 minutes. I then soak them in a bowl of ice water for about 7 minutes and they peel so easily. Thank you!
Great!!
Finally bought an air fryer and just prepped some of these eggs for the week! So excited!
Game changer!
I did mine just like the instructions and my eggs came out perfect. I did the 250 for 15 mins. Love the softer yoke. I’m so glad I found this recipe.
Eggcellent!!
I just did 4 eggs (fresh from the coop”) at 250 for 17 minutes and they were awesome! Fresh eggs are usually hard to peel but not today!! This is my new go-to for hard boiled eggs. Thanks for all you do to make eating healthy taste so amazing.
Good to know fresh eggs will peel easily. We don’t have chickens, so u answered the question about fresh eggs being hard to peel like stovetop method.
Can I make a dozen at one time? I’m assuming you make 4/day because eat them at bkfst and lunch! Thanks! I’m excited to try this!
Yes you can.
Best way to make a small batch of hard boiled eggs!
I followed the recipe exactly. 4 eggs for 17 minutes at 250°
Then I put them in an ice water bath for 10 minutes. Easiest peeled eggs ever! Don’t skip on cooling the eggs for a decent amount of time.
I was really excited when I saw this recipe….until I tried to peel one. They don’t peel. I ruined 8 eggs. Will definately stick to the instant pot for eggs.
They always peel fine for me, but yes IP peels easier.
I had the same problem but then after a 10 minute soak in the ice water and letting them sit for 10 extra minutes, they peeled great. I think they just need time to full cool and set.
This recipe did not work out for me. I have a ninja air fryer. The larger size. My air fryer temp does not go down to 250 degrees. So I set it to bake at 250 for 15 mins. The yolk was really runny. So I put them back in for another 6 mins on bake at 250 and still were really runny. Would not recommend this with a ninja air fryer.
Second this! We have a Ninja Foodie and they seemed barely cooked after 16 min. I put them in another 15; I will say that I used to use a small Dash and still had the same problem. Maybe I’m doing something wrong 🤷🏻♀️
Good to know!
I tried it last night with 4 eggs in my Ninja Air fryer. had to use bake because air fry only goes down to 300 degrees. So, I “baked” 4 eggs at 250 for 16 minutes. I’ll use 17 next time as the yolk was a bit soft for my taste. put in ice bath for 10 minutes and they peeled just fine. Easy, peasy. Thanks for the info
This worked perfectly for me! I did 250 for 18 min no pre heat. I did five eggs at a time. Make sure to not over crowd the basket! I will be doing this from now on. Mine also peeled easy.
I just love doing eggs in the air fryer. A genius recipe. Easy and they turn out perfectly -in 14 to 15 minutes for my “large” eggs.
I just tried this with cold eggs from the grocery store I bought today. The white and the yolk are done but I destroyed the eggs getting the shells off. The shell would not separate from the egg; I did rinse them in cold water. ???
I’ve found that eggs peel better if they aren’t fresh, even using the traditional method for hard boiling
AMAZING. Will never make HB eggs on the stove again. AFYI the WW app says 1 hard boiled egg is only 2 points on the green plan!
Fantastic recipe! Excellent yolk at 250* for 15 or 16 minutes. Never going back to boiling eggs. Thank you for sharing!!
Perfect!! I use an Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid attachment, and set the fryer at 250/bake for 15 minutes. Perfect fluffy yellow center. Easy cook easy peel! Thank you for a great idea!
I usually make hard boiled eggs in my Instant Pot.
I tried just one egg for starters in my 5.8-quart Cosori air fryer and the egg came out perfectly @250 for 15 minutes. No green ring, and the yolk was a little softer in the very center. Next time I’m knocking a minute off (14) because I like my yolks best when they are just a little creamy.
I’m not sure why so many are having issues unless they have too many eggs in the fryer or maybe their eggs are too big. Mine was large, not extra-large.
I usually make hard boiled eggs in my Instant Pot.
I tried just one egg for starters in my 5.8-quart Cosori air fryer and the egg came out perfectly @250 for 15 minutes. No green ring, and the yolk was a little softer in the very center. Next time I’m knocking a minute off (14) because I like my yolks best when they are just a little creamy.
I’m not sure why so many are having issues unless they have too many eggs in the fryer or maybe their eggs are too big. Mine was large, not extra-large.
Turned out perfect! 15 mins at 250. Thanks
Is the air fry temp at 250 degrees? I have a Breville, and I can select a range of temps… Can’t wait to try this!
Hi! How would you adjust temperature and cook time for an oven-style air fryer? Thanks so much!
Perfect recipe. Thank you!
I just did this! In my Vremi air fryer. Amazing.. was quiet happy with how easy it is. Thanks!🤗
I tried this last night. 10 eggs at 250 for 17 minutes. Tried to crack the first egg… not cooked enough. Back in the air fryer, this time at 280 for another 20 minutes. This time they were cooked enough, but not easy to peel at all. Guess I’ll be using my instant pot after all. Worth a try anyway.
You over filled the basket girlfriend. then you stuck them back in for longer and a higher temperature ??? The Instant pot was made for you girl.
Dear Hank, you are weird.
That’s the cosori air fryer. I hate spell check
Perfect in the video air fryer.
Perfect! Thank you! I can’t use my regular stove right now and was craving a hard boiled egg. Air fryer to the rescue. I will never boil the eggs again. Shell came off effortlessly! 5 stars!!
Comes out perfect every time!
I will never make hard boiled eggs on the stovetop again! These came out just perfect, straight from the fridge, no preheating, at 17 minutes. Super easy to peel, and the yolk set at just the right firmness.
Just cooked mine in an air fryer oven. Did not change temp or time. Just put the eggs in a pan that fit my oven. Worked great.
Wow! Just tried hard cooking my eggs in the air fryer. Quick and slick. No boiling, no draining, just cool them in cold water. Peeled like a dream. I won’t go back to the boiling method. Thank you so much! Love your recipes!
Would you adjust the temperature and/or cooking time for an oven-style air fryer? Thanks!
This is so easy! I tried this yesterday in Phillips XL Air Fryer. I too, like several others was a little skeptical but wanted to try. Warmed/preheated my fryer for 3 mins at 250, took my eggs straight from fridge, and left them in for 18 minutes. Put them in ice water and they peeled easily. The yolk was hard the way we like it. Thank you GINA! No more boiling water for me.
What happened to my posting that had been visible after the one shown with the 4 egg failure? I promised to experiment and I did as my newer post successfully showed? 😳
DDMS, MEd, CHt
As I indicated my intent earlier today after the disaster of going exactly by the directions, I experimented with 1 egg @275 for 20 minutes! This turned out perfectly!
Used 1800 watt air fryer. 17 min. at 250 degrees was either not nearly enough time and/or temp! 🙁 Will now experiment for myself.
I’ve done this a few times and it’s worked well, but this morning when I put 2 eggs in at 250 for 17 min like usual before heading upstairs, I came back down to a kitchen full of smoke and the air fryer broken! One of the eggs was busted open, other than that I don’t know what happened. But my air fryer won’t turn back on at all, which is devastating 🙁
perhaps you set the time much longer without realizing
These are awesome! I do mine for 19 minutes to get the yolk how I like it. One question- how long do these keep without peeling them in the fridge? I’ve been doing one each morning for my salad but would love to do a few every other night. Also, do they need to be peel immediately after the cold water from the air fryer?
My Ninja Foodie only goes down to 300 so I had to play with this a bit. I found that eggs out of the fridge at 300 at 12 minutes came out with a just soft yellow center. Perfect!
I was so happy I found your reply to this post. I decided to finally try making these this morning and i noticed mine also did not go as low as it said to put it. I was thinking shoot I wonder how long I would cook them on 300. Then I saw your post, thank you so much Totally made my day. Those were very tasty! I will never go back to boiling again.
Same here!!!
For mine I had to change it from air fry setting to roast setting to go lower than 300. Just FYI 🙂
Thank you for this!! I also have the Foodie and didn’t know how long to cook it at 300 degrees! Much appreciated!
Making mine on Ninja. Perfect timing. Thank u. Making them for work and pressed for time!!👊👊👊 so much easier! Any other great ideas for Ninja , please share??? My first time with air fryer…luv. it🥰🥰!!
Unfortunately, my first attempt didn’t work out. I tried cooking 6 jumbo eggs for 17 minutes at 250 degrees and some of the eggs were not completely cooked – not only the yolks but some of the whites as well. They also didn’t peel cleanly.
My mistake was probably using jumbo eggs and my air fryer thermostat may be different. I will try again because Gina’s recipes rarely fail.
I was skeptical. Also initially surprised by the need to cook for 17 min. That said, I tried it and I am never go back to boiling. This was AMAZING! I popped them in, showered and came back to breakfast with NO CLEANUP and an easy peeling process! I highly recommend trying this method for those unsure.
Loved this recipe and will only be making hard-boiled eggs like this going forward. THANK YOU!!!
Beautiful
Is there a max in how many eggs you can do at a time?
Worked like a charm!!! Made 6 eggs, 17 min. It was cooked and firm but I think I’ll put in a minute or two longer next time as I like my yolk a bit more well done. A bit tough to peel but I did use fresh eggs. Super super easy will definitely be using this method again!!
My airfryer does not go below 300 – that is the lowest it will go.
I put them in at 300 for 12 minutes is that OK
Hi! Love all of your recipes! I see your air fryer is sold out, which other air fryer do you recommend? Thanks!
I did a bunch of research and decided on the Ninja Foodie which is so many things in one. I sold my Crockpot to make room but it stays on my counter as I use it every day. I love it.
This is great if your air fryer actually goes that low! Mine only goes down to 250 so…pass on this one!
What is the problem? The recipe says 250!
If you cook these in the oven they take a half hour at 320 for a dozen eggs, laid out on the oven rack. If that helps anybody. Convection ovens are faster, so half the time is about right.
Y’all having trouble may want a bit more heat,
I just tried this and when I opened the basket after they were done, one of the eggs was cracked open. I did it for 250F for 17 minutes (I like a former yolk). Any ideas as to why the egg cracked open? Should I put more eggs in there (I only put in 2). I hope i don’t have to decrease the time because I actually thought 17 minutes was too little for how firm I like my yolks. Thanks!!
Easy way to make hard boiled eggs. Using the skinnytaste air fryer I cooked them for 17 minutes, per the instructions and the yokes were a bit under cooked for me. Next time I’ll wait a couple of minutes before I cool them off.
I preheated mine at 270 for 5 minutes place the eggs for 15 minutes came out great!
Easy Peasy! Cooked 7 eggs for the Skinnytaste Egg Salad and they came out perfectly. 6 eggs 17 minutes and a cold bath. The center was slightly soft but firm. Very easy to peel. Won’t hard boil eggs any other way now.
Tried it, read through the comments while cooking and noticed a few saying 17min weren’t enough, so casually added an extra minute. Threw it in the ice bath, cracked one and for a brief moment went ‘oh god another phony chef’ (cause the crack felt very soft BUT when I started peeling I noticed it was just right. When I sliced it in half I was pleased with the results. Best boiled egg I’ve ever had but the iced bath was a whole new revolutionary trick I never knew about. As for the airfryer, make the inventor a king of a country..
Didn’t work for me at all even left them in for 17 minutes and the white near the yolk was clear and runny.. What a waste of four eggs
Thanks for the awesome egg directions!
I cooked a dozen large eggs at 250 for 17 minutes. (I was too impatient to pre-heat). Submerged in ice bath for a few minutes. Perfect for me. I put the unpeeled eggs back in the egg carton and stored in fridge until ready to be eaten. I wrote “cooked” on the carton. Excellent for on the go.
Tried to cook per your instructions set it for 17 minutes to get hard boiled eggs. Came out totally mushy and soft. I have a 1700 watt power air fryer oven the kind that has the air flow mesh racks that you can set at different heights. I cooked these at the lowest setting ,farthest away from the heat, should I have set the rack up a little higher? They were also very.messy to peel.
My air fryer does not have a basket, it has a grill rack and two mesh racks. I put four cold eggs on the grill rack, spacing them a little ways apart. I cooked them 17 minutes at 250°. Cooked and peeled perfectly!
is there a max amount of eggs I should put in the air fryer at once?
I’m wondering the same Sheila. Could I cook a dozen eggs in my Skinnytaste air fryer and leave the time at 17 minutes at 250 degrees?
It should do as many as will fit in the basket though you may need to rotate them iff the basket is too full. I haven’t tried more than 18 but am going by the other things I’ve cooked. The main deterrent to quantity seems to be how much the item blocks air flow or if layers will stick together.
This is the best way to hard boil eggs! I can do other things while my eggs cook and it doesn’t use up my stove so I can cook other stuff. I have a Ninja air fryer, I put in on the Roast option for 250F for 16 minutes and my eggs (they are farm fresh) came out just about perfect, yolk was almost well done, might need another minute to get them to where you would use them for deviled eggs. Try this way of doing hard boiled eggs, they are awesome; no runny yolk, and not rubber at all!! They also peeled super easy!! Love Skinnytaste for everything!!
I agree with you. Mine were fresh farm and the temperature in this setting is perfect for soft boiled eggs. I increase the temperature and 18 minutes. They came out perfect
Love love love this air frying the hard boiled! It’s the easiest way ever. Thanks so much. Also I tried your Cajun shrimp dinner in the air fryer and we loved it too
I make it for breakfast evey morning, soft boiled and eat it out of my egg cups! Way to go Vremi & Skinny taste your air fryer is amazing!
Hi I am wondering about your recipes for the air fryer, are they the same for the air fryer oven that does not have the basket?
My air fryer has mesh trays and a grill rack. No basket. I put four cold eggs on the grill rack in my air fryer; cooked 17 minutes at 250°. Cooked and peeled perfectly!
I’m in Australia and I cooked mine, straight from the fridge, for 15mins at 125c, no preheating, in a 1500 watt air fryer. Perfect first time!
Any thoughts on how long it would take to do more eggs? Maybe a full dozen?
When I read this, my first thought was, “she lost it. These eggs are going to explode!!” But of course, they came out perfectly!! I have already cooked probably 30 eggs this way since you first published this. This is such a time saving home run, I absolutely love it. Thanks so much!!
Hi Gina! I just got a new air fryer and now my eggs aren’t coming out good. I got the breville smart oven air because I don’t have room in my apartment for multiple appliances. Any suggestions?
Not all air fryers cook the same, so my guess is to play around with the temp and time.
Thank you for the hard boiled eggs in my Airfryer,They are perfect!!!!!!, I hated doing the eggs the old way
when it came to peeling the eggs I hated it half the egg came off with the shell, LOL I made almost a dozen eggs already
My kids gave me an air fryer for Mother’s Day and at first I was afraid of it….
6 days later, they’re no longer responding to my text pics of what I just made……LOL (they created a monster)
This is fun and simple!
Thanks for this recipe, Gina!!
wow…. i never knew you could cook eggs in the air fryer. i always thought the air fryer was unnecessary and didn’t have much use but looking this post im impressed :)! thanks!
Thank you for making this so incredibly easy! I did one dozen of farm fresh eggs that were in my refrigerator for about 2 weeks. I have a 1500 watt fryer and did 20 minutes at 250. Yolks were very firm but that’s exactly what I wanted as I’m pickling the eggs. Very easy to peel. Worked perfect, thank you Gina!
Fantastic!! The eggs were perfect at 17 minutes and I had no issues with peeling. It was just like the ones on the stovetop. I love the simplicity of this. Thank you!!
Love this recipe! I put my eggs in at 284 F (my fryer has weird intervals) for 17 mins and they came out perfectly!!! Thanks for the recipe!!! You just saved me so much time – I can just pop in some eggs and do something else while they cook.
I tried this and they came out perfect.
YES you should always use eggs that are about a week old or as Gina stated they wont peel as easily. I’ve known this since I was taught how to boil eggs.
Yes, air frying may not be for everyone – if you love a pot of boiled water then stick to it! Why comment here? This is easy, mess free and just as good.
Gina, I recommend your site to everyone I know. My 13 yr old even knows to come here for great tasting recipes. So BIG thank you!!!
Thanks Victoria!
I used my 1700 W Gourmia air fryer to hard cook four, extra large eggs. I set time for 17 minutes and they came out just past “soft.” They were prefect for what I was doing. If I were making deviled eggs, I would leave them in another minute. I peeled two right away and stuck other two in fridge (after a soak in ice water) to see how they peel tomorrow. The two I peeled sort popped on first crack…but shell came off easily. Thanks Gina…your recipes and methods are always winners in my kitchen!
Great, did you preheat first? Yes, I think it’s just about experimenting with your air fryer to get it perfect, so glad it worked out!
My curiosity got the best of me so I tried this last night – spot on!!!! They came out perfect when I tested one last night but the best part was this morning, when the shells just magically fell away. Hope that wasn’t a fluke – love this method either way!!!
great!
I was very skeptical but I have to say I will never make hard boiled eggs again any other way. They came out perfect and peeled so easily!! What a great find- thank you Gina!!
awesome
Just read this while drinking coffee and decided to try it before leaving for work. Did 15 mins and my first egg was still running so turned it on for another 5 and they worked prefect now I have eggs for work today. I usually do my IP with the 5-5-5 but this is great too. Thanks Gina! Another idea for my air fryer!
great!!
Mine just came our perfect! But I did 1800 watts for 17 minutes , I like the yolks more solid so 15 would of probably been alright too. I peeled the first two right away after running under cold water for a couple minutes and they peeled with ease ! Literally the easiest time I’ve has peeling a hard boiled egg. I put the last one in the fridge to see how easy they peel when they’re put the refrigerator rather then eating right away.
Wow! After reading this, I had to try it. I did 2 eggs as a test, and they were perfect at 15 minutes. They were NOT rubbery, they were perfect. The lower temp is key. They were a little bit more difficult to peel than eggs done in the Instant Pot, but not bad.
No, no, no!
Tried them in air fryer….rubber tasting!
Dont do it!
😝
Use a steamer….best way, and they peel awesomely!
I have a Phillips airfryer that is about 1425 watts so I guesstimated and cooked a dozen large eggs for 20 minutes. Quick ice bath and peeled under cool running water. PERFECT, ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.
THANK YOU
Not nice using the word troll Gina mind your manners you are a professional you should not respond to haters smh
Zing!!!!!!!
17 minutes for a hard boiled egg ?? No thanks I’ll continue to use the “slow” method of boiling them for FIVE minutes
So its basically the same amount if time but without the cleanup. I just tried it and they came out perfect. Definitely will be doing it again.
(5 min? what type of stove do you have? I have to boil and then shut off for about 12 minutes… HARD boiled eggs take longer than 5 min) 🙂
I tried the air fryer method and it worked!!
thank you so much Gina!!!
I just tried it and it worked perfectly.
A new way to do eggs and it was quick.
Worked perfectly!! Thank you!! I am so excited for your air fryer book. Is it May 7th yet? 😜
Have you ever tried these with farm fresh eggs? What was the result? I cannot boil eggs and have to steam them, so I’m curious. Thanks!
No I have not.
I tried it last night and I wasn’t impressed with the texture of the whites. The shells were also pretty hard to peel, compared to cooking them in a pressure cooker.
Had to try this but it didn’t work out that well; I’ll keep trying.
I did 12 min at 300 (lowest on the Ninja Air Fryer) and the eggs were brutal to peel (I lost half my egg.) They tasted great but super hard peel. I use my Instapot (I do 5min cook; 5 min natural release then just run under cold water) all the time for hard boiled eggs and peel like a dream plus I can do more eggs at a time. So in essence about the same amount of time for a much, much better peel experience.
I’m going to try again and maybe see if 10 minutes would make it easier to peel.
Not sure, I never cooked them that high. ALso, I think it has a lot to do with the freshness of the eggs, too fresh and they will be hard to peel.
I get farm fresh eggs every week and they are a breeze to peel! Crack them at the top and bottom, and then roll them on the counter until the whole shell is cracked. Run them under water as you peel, and the shell slips right off.
Mine just came our perfect! But I did 1800 watts for 17 minutes , I like the yolks more solid so 15 would of probably been alright too. I peeled the first two right away after running under cold water for a couple minutes and they peeled with ease ! Literally the easiest time I’ve has peeling a hard boiled egg. I put the last one in the fridge to see how easy they peel when they’re put the refrigerator rather then eating right away.
I had the same experience with my Ninja fryer. I think it must be the temperature that’s causing the issue. The eggs were done just how I like them but I couldn’t peel them. I like the ease of this method but the I stand pot method seems to be much easier to peel for me. I’ll probably play around with this method a few more times bc I like the ease of the air fryer over the instant pot.
What is the seasoning you put on yours in the photo. Doesn’t look like just salt and pepper 🤔
Everything bagel seasoning.
Do you have a favorite Everything bagel seasoning you like to use?
Trader Joe’s make a good one!
Wowww, just tried 2 eggs for 17min and they came out perfect!!!! 😍😍😍
Looks like “Everything but the bagel” seasoning.
The fastest way to make hard boiled eggs from room temperature eggs is microwave eggs steamer. Done in 5 minutes with 800 watts microwave.
Love this and will definitely be trailing times/temps with my Oster Air Fryer/Toaster Oven asap! Thanks for the info!
If you give them an ice bath post air-fryer and store in the fridge is it still necessary to peel immediately?
Wow. I didn’t even want an egg but I had to try this.
I did a room temperature fresh hen egg at 120°C for about 11 minutes, no preheating. It worked perfectly! Also super easy to peel.
The only remark I have is that the yolk was really on one side so this won’t be good for devilled eggs unless I can get them to sit upright.
Still… Hard boiled eggs in the morning with no fuss or dishes even. Thanks for sharing!
Glad it worked out!
I made these this morning. Worked great, came out perfect! I put them in ice water for a few minutes before peeling and they peeled very easy!
Thanks for sharing!
Life changing. Thank you. I can’t wait to get the air fryer cookbook.
Awesome!!
Just did this….they came out perfect!
GREAT!
I did this in a Toastmaster air fryer as per the directions and it worked perfectly. I’ll definitely use this method instead of boiling.
Awesome!
You don’t need to poke holes in them like for microwave boiling?
no
Do they peel as easily as IP eggs though?
No, they peel like regular boiled eggs so it’s best to make sure your eggs are not too fresh.
Are you seriously suggesting to use eggs which are not TOO FRESH? Lol, what a recommendation! Absolute joke
Correct, farm fresh eggs are hard to peel.