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Air Fryer Boiled Eggs

July 5, 2019 by Sandy 13 Comments

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Air Fryer Boiled Eggs are a super easy and waterless way to make perfect boiled eggs. Air fryer hard cooked eggs are so simple to make!

Air Fryer Boiled Eggs on wooden board in front of ceramic chicken

 

Air Fryer Boiled Eggs

I know, how can I call them "boiled eggs" when there is no water involved in the cooking process?! That's just what I'm calling them so people know that I mean whole cooked eggs.

Air fryers are so great for simple cooking tasks, such as boiled eggs. You can cook them to your desired doneness in minutes!

I like cooking eggs in the air fryer because the outcome is pretty consistent. I also love getting those pretty yellow yolks instead of the green ones (when I overcook them on the stove)!

If there is an old batch of eggs I might get an off result. I test a couple before I make a big batch for something like deviled eggs. Just to be sure!

ten uncooked eggs in air fryer basket

Can the eggs be cold, right out of the fridge?

Yes, that's how I normally do mine. My hens aren't laying like they used to so I rely on store-bought eggs that I keep in the fridge.

Some of my eggs cracked, is this normal?

Yes it is. I rarely have a batch of eggs where one doesn't crack. If you get a lot of cracked eggs, or worse, exploded eggs, try cooking them at a lower temperature.

Several Air Fryer Boiled Eggs on a wooden board

Can I Make Air Fryer Soft Cooked Eggs?

Sure! Just cook them for 10 minutes if you want them soft, 12 minutes for medium (remember, your air fryer may cook differently, so do a test!). It really depends on how soft you like them.

Once you make a few you will be able to dial in your perfect time!

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If you make this recipe for eggs cooked in the air fryer, please leave me a comment below and tell me how it worked for you!

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Air Fryer Boiled Eggs
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Air Fryer Boiled Eggs
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
16 mins
Cooling
10 mins
Total Time
21 mins
 

Air Fryer Boiled Eggs are a super easy and waterless way to make perfect boiled eggs. Air fryer hard cooked eggs are so simple to make!

Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: how to boil eggs in the air fryer
Servings: 1 - 12
Calories: 72 kcal
Author: Sandy Clifton
Ingredients
  • 1-12 lg Eggs
  • Bowl of Ice Water
Instructions
  1. Place eggs in one layer in the air fryer basket.

  2. Close the air fryer lid and set the temperature to 250° F and set the time to 16 minutes.

  3. Choose 10 minutes if you want them soft, 12 minutes for medium (remember, your air fryer may cook differently, so do a test!).

  4. Start the air fryer.

  5. When the cook cycle is finished, open the air fryer and very carefully transfer the eggs to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking.

  6. When they are cooled down, peel them or store them in the fridge until ready to use.

Recipe Notes

This temperature and time works with my air fryer, the Ninja Foodi. Your model may give you different results. Test 1 or 2 eggs following this method, and then adjust to your desired results.

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  1. Joyce

    January 26, 2023 at 5:29 pm

    Should the eggs be room temperature?

    Reply
    • Sandy

      January 31, 2023 at 6:50 pm

      I just grab them from the fridge.

      Reply
  2. Misti

    January 17, 2023 at 6:34 pm

    Thank you for the air egg recipe it worked great. So much easier than the old boil and after trying to get the peels off. This is wonderful and the ice water had the shells just fall off. Thank you

    Reply
  3. Tammy

    February 16, 2021 at 6:42 am

    How do you get you ninja foodie air to go to 250? The lowest mine can go is 300. I wound up just pressure cooking at high for 7 minutes with a cup of water at the bottom. Turned out perfectly.

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    • Sandy

      February 22, 2021 at 12:11 pm

      I wonder if some of the models are different in the temps they can go to. How strange, as they are both Ninja Foodies. I just used the buttons.

      Reply
    • Sandra

      March 08, 2022 at 2:33 pm

      Are you talking 250 degrees celsius or Farenheit?

      Reply
      • Sandy

        March 08, 2022 at 4:22 pm

        Farenheit

  4. Kaye M.

    January 24, 2021 at 4:41 pm

    The recipe worked great, as is, in my Instant Vortex Mini! The eggs were cold, right out of the fridge ... no problem. Also, ignore the preheat and flip over signals. Be sure to open the drawer and get the eggs into the ice water right away...as soon as it says End and before the fan stops! They keep cooking a bit in the residual heat. I had a bit of brown rings around the yolk the first time I made some. Still edible but didn’t look perfect! LOL

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  5. Rita

    November 22, 2020 at 11:54 am

    My first time fixing eggs in an air fryer (Kalorik) and they turned out just fine at 16 minutes. Thanks

    Reply
  6. Lea

    May 07, 2020 at 11:10 am

    Tried this method, so easy! Cooked 5 eggs for 12 min. The middles were perfect but the shells were hard to peel off without losing some of the egg whites. Any suggestions?

    Reply
    • Sandy

      May 10, 2020 at 3:46 pm

      Chill the eggs first. That usually works for me!

      Reply
    • Bernie

      July 04, 2020 at 12:21 pm

      Tried it in my Cosori airfryer not impressed yolk was runny and the white was not firm

      Reply
      • Sandy

        July 08, 2020 at 3:26 pm

        I'm sorry to hear that. I tested this recipe in 2 different air fryers (Ninja Foodie and Instant Pot Omni Plus), and it worked perfectly.

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