These Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs are quick and simple, with no boiling water needed. Easy to peel too! This is my new favorite way to cook hard boiled eggs.

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Why You’ll Love This Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs Recipe
- A Total Game-Changer. The air fryer produces perfect hard boiled eggs every single time. No more cracked shells, green yolks, or underdone whites. Like magic.
- The Easiest Way to Make Hard Boiled Eggs. Forget the big pot of water or having to linger around the stove while you wait for it to come to a boil. Just pop the eggs into the air fryer basket and cool them down before peeling and eating.
- Also the Easiest Way to Peel Hard Boiled Eggs. Even easier than Instant Pot Boiled Eggs! With air fryer hard boiled eggs, the high heat creates steam inside the egg, making it easier to remove the shell.

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“Oh my goodness! How did I live without these? I put 4 eggs right out of the fridge into my air fryer. They turned out PERFECT! Nice and done in the middle, no discoloration.”
— Karen —
How to Make Hard Boiled Eggs in the Air Fryer
The Directions

- Air Fry the Eggs. Set the eggs in the air fryer basket and cook at 250 degrees F for 15 minutes (for softer yolks) to 17 minutes (for firmer, dryer yolks).

- Cool. Plunge the air fried eggs into an ice bath.

- Peel. Tap an egg with the back of a spoon gently to crack it. Re-submerge it in the ice bath, then take it out and finish peeling. Slice, season, and ENJOY!

Meal Prep Tip
Prepare a batch of hard boiled eggs, leave them unpeeled, and use them for easy meal prep for up to a week. Make a batch of hard boiled eggs in the air fryer on Sunday evening and have them ready to go for quick breakfasts, lunches or snacks all week long.
What to Do with and Serve with Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs
- Salad. Use hard boiled eggs as an addition to your favorite salad, or use them in Avocado Egg Salad, 7 Layer Salad, or Healthy Potato Salad.
- Sandwich. Mash the eggs for a protein-packed sandwich filling, or add them to a Turkey Salad Sandwich to sneak in a little extra nutrition.
- Toast. For a simple breakfast, serve hard boiled eggs with toasted English Muffin Bread, or Rosemary Olive Oil Bread.
- Deviled Eggs. Since they’re so easy to peel, these eggs are great for making Curried Deviled Eggs and Avocado Deviled Eggs.

Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Don’t Skip the Cold Water Bath. After the eggs have finished cooking in the air fryer, it’s important to transfer them immediately into a bowl of cold water. This halts the cooking process, and the second submersion makes peeling easier.
- Experiment with Cooking Times. Depending on your air fryer and personal preferences, you may need to adjust the cooking time for your hard boiled eggs. I recommend making a single egg first, getting a feel for the amount of time needed, and then making a bigger batch.
- Remove Them Carefully. Use tongs (preferably silicone-coated tongs, which are grippy-er) to remove the eggs from the air fryer basket. Oven mitts are kind of cumbersome for this task, but obviously bare hands won’t do either. If you don’t have tongs, use a large serving spoon or ladle.
- Adjust for Your Air Fryer. Some air fryers, like the Ninja, won’t cook as low as 250 degrees F. If this is the case, set your air fryer to its lowest temperature and subtract a few minutes from the cooking time. Let the eggs rest before peeling; the carryover cooking will finish them.

Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs
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Ingredients
- 4 eggs you can cook as few as 1 or as many as your basket can hold in a single layer
- Kosher salt and ground black pepper optional
Instructions
- Place the eggs into the air fryer basket in a single layer (I use mine cold right from the fridge and don’t preheat the air fryer first). Insert the basket, heat the air fryer to 250°F (see notes if your air fryer does not go that low), and air fry the eggs for 15 minutes (for softer yolks) to 17 minutes (for firmer, dryer yolks). TIP: If this is your first time using your air fryer to make eggs, do 1 egg as a test; different models have different power levels and that can affect your cook time. Once you have it down, you can cook more eggs in each batch with confidence.
- While the eggs air fry, fill a big bowl with ice cubes and cover with water to create an ice bath. As soon as the eggs finish air frying, plunge them into the ice bath to stop their cooking.
- Peel: I find it easiest to tap an egg with the back of a spoon gently to crack it, then resubmerge it in the ice bath. Some water will flow between the shell and egg, making it easier to peel. Eggs are easiest to peel right away and can be refrigerated for 5 to 7 days in an air tight container. Slice and top with salt and/or pepper, or enjoy any any of your favorite recipes.
Notes
- If your air fryer will not go as low as 250°F (the Ninja for example only goes down to 300°F), set it as low as it will go, subtract a few minutes from the cooking time, and then let your eggs rest before peeling to finish the last bit of their cooking. At 300°F, air fry the eggs for 9 minutes (for softer yolks) to 11 minutes (for firmer yolks). Let the eggs rest in the ice bath for at least 3 minutes prior to peeling.
- TO STORE: Refrigerate unpeeled air fryer hard boiled eggs eggs in an airtight storage container for up to 7 days. After peeling, refrigerate the eggs in an airtight storage container for up to 3 days.
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I was very wary, even if I know and trust you, Erin. But when I first used a microwave to “boil” eggs many moons ago it didn’t work – to put it politely.
First test – one egg for 15 minutes was a bit too soft for me in my air fryer.
Second test – 4 eggs for 17 minutes was perfect for soft boiled eggs.
Glad you gave it a try, Kasia!
I tried this just exactly as stated in the directions I tried two eggs to try first they turned out excellent I proceeded to do the rest of the dozen. This is so simple and easy and no cleaning up just taking the shells of the eggs. Thanks for the great recipe. It’s always exciting to discover new ways of preparing classic dishes like hard-boiled eggs.
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you Catherine!
I’ve even trying various hard boiled air fryer recipes to find the best one. Three are many and the time and temp varies. Some say preheat and some say not necessary.
I have a 1,600 Watt Westbend 10 qt. Dual Basket air fryer. I used 6 eggs out of yhe fridge and air fried them for 17 minutes at 250° F.
One burst open, one was cracked on the verge of ozing, and the test looked fine.
Peeling wasn’t the easiest, as the shells stuck in spots and came off easily in others.
I know to crack the wide end first, then the other end, and give them a good “roll” to loosen the membrane from the egg. It probably helped the parts that weren’t “stuck” but the parts that were stuck, caused dents and the eggs weren’t “deviled egg” worthy.
No matter because I enjoy devising the yokes and then mixing up the chopped whites for a flavorful egg salad.
I think I will go back to my tried and true, easy peel steam method.
Also, older eggs peel easier than fresh eggs, and mine were expiring that day according to the carton. I did the float test to make SURE the eggs were still good, no matter what date is in the carton.
Thanks for sharing the recipe! I’m sure it will work wonderfully for someone else but just didn’t work for me for some reason. I’ll keep searching though, and only experiment when I’m planning to make egg salad anyway.
Thanks for the feedback, Val.
Oh my goodness!! How did I live without these lol. I put 4 eggs right out of the fridge into my air fryer. They turned out PERFECT! Nice and done in the middle, no discoloration. Was going to take a photo but ate the first one as soon as the ice bath was done. Will take a photo next time. Oh, and they peeled really easily.
So glad to hear it, thank you Karen!
A real easy recipe to use. I don’t have any problems cooking them but sometimes they’re a little hard to get out of the shell. I think the trick is that I need to keep them in the cold water a little longer so they get looser. I’m going to try that next time but so far not an issue. I really like cooking my eggs this way now.
So happy to hear this, thank you Sandra!
Absolutely perfect!!
Thank you!
Erin,
I was wondering if you could take these hard boiled eggs abd instead of putting them in an ice water bath, could you put them right in the freezer for the time alloted?
Hi Al! I don’t think it would give it the immediate affect as what the ice bath does, but you could try it out. Let me know how it goes if you test it!
Hello. Our Ninja has four settings. You stipulate using the air fry setting which only goes down to 300 degree setting. On our roast, reheat and dehydrate settings the temp will go down to 250 degrees. Can we use your method on these other settings or is it only applicable on the air fry setting? Thank you.
Hi John, I’ve only tested this in an air fryer so I am not sure how it would work on other settings using your particular model. If you decide to experiment, I’d love to know how it goes!
Did not work.
I’m sorry to hear you had trouble, Gina. Which part didn’t work?
My curiosity got the best of me so I tried this last night – spot on!! Worked great, came out perfect! I put them in ice water for a few minutes before peeling and they peeled very easily!
Yay! Thank you for the feedback Maureen!
I was very skeptical at first because it’s my first time and I don’t want to waste any eggs if I fail 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 Erin!!
Glad it worked for you, Emily!
First time I made hard boiled eggs in my air fryer. I did 1 egg as a test, and they were perfect in 15 minutes. They were NOT rubbery, they were perfect. So happy to discover it. Thank you!
Yay! Great to hear, Nicole!
Hi Erin, I did exactly as you said and cooked four eggs for 15 minutes on the air fryer setting at 250 degrees.
Unfortunately, I heard a loud banging noise at about 12 minutes, and it turns out that your recipe is totally and utterly useless, because all 4 eggs exploded and now my house stinks of egg. Thanks Erin
I’m sorry to hear you had trouble with the recipe, Harry. Could you tell me what kind of air fryer you have? The timing has worked well for myself (and others) so I wished it would have been a hit for you too.
Should the wider end of the egg be pierced to relieve pressure when cooking?
Hi May, no need to pierce the egg in this recipe. Enjoy!