Whether it’s Easter or you’re just looking for a quick and easy way to boil eggs, learn how to make Hard Boiled Eggs in Air Fryer and you’ll have perfect eggs in minutes!
After years of waiting for the water to boil and hoping I got it right, I’ve tried a lot of different ways to hard boil eggs. I’ve tried them in the oven and in my Instant Pot, but air fryer hard-boiled eggs are my favorite combination of convenience and delicious! They’re just so easy to make!
Scroll down to the bottom of the post for a printable recipe card or read on for my tips and tricks on the easiest way to make boiled eggs!
HARD BOILED EGGS IN AIR FRYER
As I use my air fryer more and more, I find myself sharing about it with my friends all the time. One question that I get a lot is…
CAN YOU BOIL EGGS IN THE AIR FRYER?
To be honest, until recently I hadn’t thought about how to boil eggs in an air fryer. I was content making Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs or microwaving boiled eggs. But when my friends want to know, I have to find out.
So, YES! The answer is that you can definitely boil eggs in the air fryer.
Obviously you’re not actually boiling the eggs, but you get hard-boiled eggs in ten minutes that are absolutely perfect!
If you don’t own an air fryer yet, you need to get one!
The one we own is similar to this Air Fryer with basket. But I’m looking forward to our new Compact Air Fryer for cooking small batches of things! I’ll let you know what I think once I use it a few times!
ARE AIR FRYER HARD BOILED EGGS EASY TO PEEL
The simple answer is yes. But I have to tell you that I think that using the air fryer makes some of the easiest to peel eggs ever!
HOW LONG TO COOK A DOZEN EGGS IN AIR FRYER
Because of the size of my air fryer, I only cook half a dozen eggs at a time. I cook 6 eggs for 10 minutes and then put them in an ice bath to cool. So it takes about 20 minutes for me to make a dozen eggs in the air fryer.
If you have a larger capacity air fryer, you could cook 8-12 eggs at a time using a bit more cook time. I recommend about 15 minutes.
AIR FRYER SOFT BOILED EGGS
If you want to make soft boiled eggs in the air fryer, just reduce the cooking time to 10 minutes. For medium-boiled cooking for 12-13 minutes.
HOW TO MAKE HARD BOILED EGGS IN AIR FRYER
To make these air fry boiled eggs you’ll need 6 eggs and a bowl of ice water. That’s really all you need and shows just how easy these eggs are to make!
You’ll need about 25 minutes total to make and cool your eggs before they’re ready to eat! (Or decorate, if it’s that time of year!)
Place your eggs in the basket of your air fryer.
Cook the eggs for 15 minutes at 270°F.
Remove the eggs from the air fryer and place them in the bowl of ice and water to cool them down.
Allow the eggs to cool for at least 15 minutes before peeling and eating (or decorating)!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- 1 medium bowl filled with water and ice
Instructions
- Place the eggs in the basket of the air fryer.
- Set the air fryer to cook at 270°F for 15 minutes.
- When the cook time is up, immediately place the cooked eggs in the bowl of ice water to cool.
- When eggs are cool, remove the shells before eating.
Notes
Nutrition
Leeza says
Hi,I love your recipe I would have not thought of cooking an egg that way.
Melissa says
Hello there!! Should I put them in a cold air fryer not preheated or wait? I know some recipes require putting the food in while it is heating up. Thanks!! :)
Mariah says
So I put them in cold because my air fryer model doesn’t do a preheat at all.
gloria patterson says
WOW I would never have dreamed hard boiled eggs in a air fryer!! I have one of the Dash compact air fryers and love, does not take up much room on the counter. Will be making this tomorrow
Larry Clark says
Perfect way to make hard boiled eggs
Theresa says
What if I only want to cook two or 3 eggs would I cook still cook for 10 minutes
Holl says
I did this 270 15 minutes for 7 eggs put in ice bath cracked them and were still soft and were NOT done … I’ll try again I would love for this to work !!
Claudia says
I tried in my airfryer and they were soft boiled. I am putting them back for another 15 minutes to see what happens. I’ll report back. If if doesn’t work, it’ll be an expensive lesson, based on the price of eggs today.
Susan otto says
Followed your directions and come out soft. Can I put them back in?
Vicki says
My eggs weren’t done, either. Yolk was still very soft. I’ll try again playing around with temperatures and times.
Betty Stacy says
Directions for cooking 3 eggs
Betty Stacy says
Directions for cooking 3 eggs
Candance Quintall says
In love with this process. Best hard boiled eggs ever. If the only thing I ever use my air fryer for is this recipe, I’d be very satisfied.
Susan says
The author’s comments show 10 minutes for soft boiled. The recipe itself shows 10 minutes at the top, but 15 minutes in the body. I haven’t used these particular instructions but did use similar ones recently and was thoroughly impressed with the results. No need to bring eggs to room temperature or to preheat. There were no cracked shells during the process, and no issues peeling eggs after cooling them down. I tested first for time results with just one egg to be sure it would be done to my liking.
Darline Smith says
Tried this, eggs hard boiled, peeling was awful HELP!
Claudia says
It didn’t work in my airfryer, Emerill Lagasse 360 Frenchdoor. So as not to throw them out, I put them (peeled) in the microwave to use in tuna salad. Earlier I posted and indicated I’d provide an update after I cooked them another 15 minutes in the airfryer. I will stick to the pot on the stove top. Good try.