Use your air fryer to make easy, foolproof hard boiled eggs.

Did you know you can make a perfect hard boiled egg in the air fryer? These air fryer hard boiled eggs require no water and no mess! This is a great method for cooking, especially if you have difficulty lifting heavy saucepans or are concerned about spilling boiling water.

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You will not be disappointed with how these perfect eggs turn out. Just slice them and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper for a quick snack!

SERVING SUGGESTIONS

If you don’t want to eat plain hard boiled eggs, consider any of these delicious options.

Cobb Salad – Fill a salad bowl with chopped up romaine lettuce. Add bacon crumbles, sliced hard-boiled eggs, crumbled blue cheese (or your favorite cheese), avocado, tomatoes and any other toppings you like. Toss with your favorite dressing.
Deviled Eggs – Try these skinny deviled eggs.
Egg Salad Sandwiches – See how amazing this sandwich is on a croissant!

OTHER WAYS TO HARD BOIL EGGS

Whether you’re making these eggs for easter, breakfast or to put in your favorite egg recipe, here are 4 other ways you might want to cook your eggs. For air fryer instructions, scroll to the recipe card below.

STOVETOP HARD BOILED EGGS

Traditionally, eggs have been boiled on the stove. This stovetop method is the one we’ve found to be tried and true. We’ve tested out exactly when to turn off the heat and when to remove the lid.

OVEN HARD BOILED EGGS

Cook your hard boiled eggs in the oven! Grab a muffin tin for these easy cooking method.

INSTANT POT HARD BOILED EGGS

Cooking eggs in the electric pressure cooker (Instant Pot) is easy as well. This high pressure cooking is very quick.

SLOW COOKER HARD BOILED EGGS

Cook your eggs overnight in your crock pot while you sleep! Wake up to perfect hard boiled eggs.

STORAGE TIPS

Refrigerate: You can store hard boiled eggs in a refrigerator (fridge) for up to 7 days. Once they’re removed from the refrigerator, they should be eaten within 2 hours.

Freeze: It is not recommended to freeze hard boiled eggs.

RELATED RECIPES

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

Cooking hard boiled eggs in an instant pot is easy and quick!

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Crock Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

This fix and forget method of cooking crock pot hard boiled eggs is great for cooking overnight.

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Oven Hard Boiled Eggs

It's easy to cook the perfect hard boiled egg in the oven.

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oven cooked hard boiled eggs in a muffin tin

Stovetop Hard Boiled Eggs

How to hard boil eggs in a saucepan on the stovetop.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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What is an ice water bath?

An ice water bath is a large bowl of ice water you will put on your counter or in your sink. Once your eggs are done cooking you’ll use a slotted spoon to put the eggs into the cold water.

Immersing your hard-boiled eggs in an ice bath has two benefits. First, it reduces the temperature of the egg, ending the cooking so your eggs don’t get overcooked. Second, it separates the egg white from the membrane, making them easier to peel.

What are the different ways you can hard boil eggs?

You can hard boil eggs in the air fryer, in a saucepan on the stovetop, in a Crock Pot (slow cooker), in an electric pressure cooker (Instant Pot), or in the oven. We’ve got all the instructions for you.

4 eggs sliced open on a black plate in front of air fryer

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