Make delicious Air Fried Hard Boiled Eggs in 12 minutes in your air fryer or Ninja Foodi. These eggs are easy to peel and serve or use them for deviled eggs. This guide will show you how to make hard boiled eggs without ever boiling water again!
Hard Boiled Eggs made in the Air Fryer may just be the easiest way to cook eggs; however, there are a few tips you will want to remember as you go through the cooking process. By using the air fryer there is no more standing around waiting on the pot of water to boil, now you can easily air fry eggs in minutes!
Why you’ll love these Air Fryer Hard-Boiled Eggs:
- You’ll never have to boil eggs again!
- Naturally gluten-free.
- Easy to use for meal prep!
- Easy to peel!
- Consistent results!
What ingredients do you need for Air Fryer Hard-Boiled Eggs?
- Large Eggs
- Ice
- Bowl of Water
Step-by-Step Instructions:
- Preheat air fryer at 300 degrees F for 5 minutes.
- Place the eggs in the air fryer.
- Air Fry them at 300 degrees F for 12-15 minutes. (A soft-boiled egg is done in 12 minutes, and a hard-boiled is 15 minutes.)
- After the cooking time is up, immediately submerge eggs in a bowl of ice water for 5 minutes. Use tongs to carefully move them to the water, they will be hot.
- After 5 minutes, peel each egg.
- Remember all air fryers heat differently, in our Ninja Foodi Air Fryer, 12 minutes yielded soft-boiled eggs, while 15 minutes yielded hard-boiled eggs, watch them closely.
How long does it take to cook a hard-boiled egg in the air fryer?
Using a Ninja Air Fryer, these Air Fried Hard Boiled Eggs took 15 minutes. These were fully cooked hard-boiled eggs.
If you prefer soft-boiled eggs or medium-boiled eggs, set the cook time to 12 minutes.
The temperature for cooking hard-boiled eggs will be at a low temperature of 300 degrees F.
Tips for Making Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs:
It’s best to remember that this recipe was done in a preheated Air Fryer. That means that the eggs were going into a warm air fryer, if you do not preheat then it will change the cooking process.
The air fryer will be preheated for 5 minutes before placing the eggs in the air fryer.
Place the eggs directly into the air fryer basket, be sure to leave room around the sides of the egg so that hot air can circulate. Also, be sure that the fresh eggs are in a single layer. When you are ready to remove the eggs from the air fryer basket, use tongs as the eggs will be hot.
I prefer to do 6 eggs at a time instead of all 12 at the same time.
While the eggs are cooking prepare a bowl of cold water with ice cubes for the ice water bath. This will take place immediately following the cooking time. The eggs will sit on the bowl of ice water.
As soon as the air fryer cooking is complete, place eggs directly into the ice bath for 5 minutes.
The easiest way to peel the eggs is immediately following the ice bath. The cold eggs are easier to peel than when they come to room temperature. The peeled eggs can then be used immediately or stored in the fridge.
The full instructions will be in the recipe card below.
Can you make Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs in the Ninja?
Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs can be made in your Ninja Foodi, Ninja Foodi Grill, or Ninja Speedi. These can be made in any Ninja product that has the Air Crisp or Air Fryer option.
As always be sure to check in on your eggs because the heat put off by each machine can vary.
If you want to make them in the Ninja Foodi using the pressure cooker function, check out these Hard-Boiled Eggs in the Ninja Foodi. The pressure cooker method will use the wire rack that comes with the Ninja Foodi.
Can you fry an egg in the Air Fryer?
This particular recipe is for hard-boiled eggs; however, you can also use this recipe for Air Fried Eggs to make a fried egg in the air fryer.
If you prefer, you can also make these in a Ninja Foodi Multi-Cooker with this 5-5-5 Method for Ninja Foodi Hard Boiled Eggs.
Easy ways to use Perfect Boiled Eggs:
There are a variety of recipes that these eggs can be used in including:
Avocado Egg Toast or Avocado Egg Salad
Cobb Salad
Paired alongside Air Fryer Bacon or Air Fryer Sausage
Add a little salt and sprinkle it on top of the hard-boiled egg then serve as a protein-packed addition to breakfast or lunch.
Best way to store Leftover Air Fryer Eggs:
Store leftover hard-boiled eggs in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.
Whether you plan to make a quick breakfast or Easter eggs, these Air Fried Hard Boiled Eggs are the perfect way to go about cooking eggs, they come out wonderful every time!
More Air Fryer Egg Recipes:
Air Fried Hard Boiled Eggs
Ingredients
- 6-12 Eggs Depending on Amount
- Ice for Cold Water Bath
- Ice Water
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer at 300°F for 5 minutes.
- Place the eggs in the air fryer.
- Air Fry them at 300°F for 12-15 minutes. (12 minutes is a soft boiled eggs, 15 minutes classic hard-boiled)
- After the cooking time is up, immediately submerge eggs in a bowl of ice water for 5 minutes. Use tongs to carefully move them to the water, they will be hot.
- After 5 minutes, peel each egg.
- Remember all air fryers heat differently, in our Ninja Foodi Air Fryer, 12 minutes yielded soft-boiled eggs, while 15 minutes yielded hard-boiled eggs, watch them closely.
Notes
Nutrition
Laurie says
I don’t have an air fruit, but this does look simple!
Thanks for sharing your recipe at the Homestead Blog Hop 386!
Laurie
Ridge Haven Homestead
Sandy Jones says
Do you have to pierce the eggs?
Kristy says
I don’t when I make them.
CarolK says
I made one test egg for a snack. It turned out perfect! The egg was very fresh, but only lost a little bit of white. This will be my new go to for hard boiled eggs. Thanks!
Elizabeth Barnett says
*sounds* like it should work, but it doesn’t – I still get a black ring around the yolk!
Toni says
You may be cooking them too long for your fryer.. try 2 minutes less ; )
keith malcuit says
Of course, I just made hard eggs last night(sigh). Next time for sure!
George Kimball says
Arrgh! I can’t get it right. In my AF, this exact recipe – room temp eggs, 300°F preheated fryer, 12 mins – produced very undercooked eggs.
Longer times produced cooked eggs, but the contact points with the basket get overcooked, creating spots that stick and the shell has to be cut away.
I would also like to have cooking times specified for cold eggs with no preheating. The point of using the fryer is convenience – no pot of water, no waiting for it to boil, no scalding water to pour out. Having times and temperatures for leaving eggs to cool in the oven would be useful – put ’em in, get them at my convenience.
Instructions for hard boiled eggs always include putting them in ice water immediately because they will be easier to peel. But is it true? Why? Peel – when? They keep much better in the shell.
There are many things that are claimed to help peel boiled eggs – add vinegar, salt, baking soda to the pot; punch a hole in the egg shell; peel underwater; yodel Copacabana with one eye closed. What actually works and why? ‘Grandma always got great results’ doesn’t cut it!
Kristy says
Every air fryer is a little different. Some run hot, some run cool, and basket and rack setups really impact airflow. If your eggs are undercooked at 12 minutes, try bumping it up to 14–16 minutes at 300°F—but place them on a on a silicone mat made for the air fryer to reduce hot spots and prevent sticking. That’ll help with the overcooked contact points too.
If you’re using cold eggs straight from the fridge and skipping preheat, add 2–3 extra minutes to your cook time. For hard-boiled, that means something like – Cold eggs, no preheat at 270°F–280°F for 17–18 minutes.
Regarding the ice bath it’s totally worth it because – the sudden temp drop causes the egg white to contract slightly, pulling away from the shell, which helps loosen that membrane layer that makes peeling such a pain. If you skip the ice bath, the membrane often clings tighter, especially with fresher eggs.
I hope this helps!!
Larry zEppley says
I put 6 eggs in the basket and followed directions. All my eggs blew up at around 8 minutes.
Sharon says
The “cold” method makes perfect hard boiled eggs in my RV mini air fryer!
Put refrigerated eggs in the basket of the cold air fryer. Set temp to 275°. After 15 minutes, carefully remove hot eggs with a large spoon, plunge them into bowl of cold water and ice for 6-7 minutes. Peel. (Can’t eat them all immediately? Refrigerate them up to a few days in an airtight container.)
Thank you, Emily, for a great, easy method for making hard boiled eggs!
Sharon says
The “cold” method makes perfect hard boiled eggs in my RV mini air fryer!
Put refrigerated eggs in the basket of the cold air fryer. Set temp to 275°. After 15 minutes, carefully remove hot eggs with a large spoon, plunge them into bowl of cold water and ice for 6-7 minutes. Peel. (Can’t eat them all immediately? Refrigerate them up to a few days in an airtight container.)
Thank you, Kristy, for a great, easy method for making hard boiled eggs!