The Instant Pot Egg Loaf is the greatest hard boiled egg hack ever! A speedy and efficient way to hard cook several eggs at once, and not have to peel them! This recipe makes an egg “Loaf” that you can just chop up when it is done cooking! Making a pressure cooker egg loaf is so easy! The best Instant Pot eggs!
Instant Pot Egg Loaf
I used to do this in the microwave, back in the day. If I didn’t get the power set to the right level, the eggs would pop and explode, and make a mess in the microwave. Not fun to clean! Thank goodness for the Instant Pot®! This is yet one more reason I love it!
This time of year there are lots of eggs being cooked. With Easter just around the corner, they are at a good price. And, with Spring having begun, I’m thinking about sandwiches!
The Instant Pot Egg Loaf is the best egg hack I’ve seen, and I use it all the time. I hope you find it useful, too!
If your eggs aren’t cooked all the way, just put the lid back on and set cook time for another minute or two.
Reasons why the egg loaf may not have cooked all the way:
• Using a glass/ceramic dish (they slow down cook time)
• More than 10 eggs.
• Not using High Pressure or not letting it do a NPR.
I don’t really know why, but I don’t eat many sandwiches in the Winter (I’m all about comfort food!).
So if you love a good egg salad sandwich like I do, the Instant Pot Egg Loaf is a wondrous thing!
Here’s a super easy Egg Salad recipe:
8 Hard Cooked Eggs, chopped
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1 tsp Yellow Mustard
1/4 tsp Sweet Paprika
A Pinch of Salt
A Pinch of Pepper
2 or 3 Tbsp Chives (dry or fresh, minced)
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1) Mix the dressing ingredients together and add to the chopped eggs.
2) Mix well and serve on bread.
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If you make this easy hard cooked egg loaf in the pressure cooker, please leave a comment with a star rating below. I’d like to know how you liked it!
The Instant Pot Egg Loaf is a speedy and efficient way to hard cook several eggs at once, and not have to peel them! This recipe makes an egg "Loaf" that you can just chop up when it is done cooking! Making a pressure cooker egg loaf is so easy!
- 1 1/2 cups Water (for the pressure cooker) Use 2 cups for an 8+ qt. size
- 8 - 10 Eggs (if using more eggs, increase cook time by a 2-5 minutes)
- 6" or 7" Metal Pan or Oven Safe Dish* (See Note)
- Metal Trivet/Rack with Handles (or without, but you will need oven or silicone mitts)
- Electric Pressure Cooker
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Add the water to the inner liner pot.
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Spray the oven safe dish with nonstick cooking spray (stainless gives best results).
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Crack the eggs into the oven safe dish.
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Set the dish on the trivet/rack, grasp the handles, and carefully lower it into the pressure cooker's inner liner pot.
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Close the lid and set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
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Press the Pressure Cook/Manual button or dial, and then the +/- button or dial to select 6 minutes if using a 7" pan* (7 minutes if using 6" pan). Use High Pressure.
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When the cooking cycle has finished, let the pot sit undisturbed for 5 minutes. Then turn the knob to the Venting position to quick release the remaining pressure.
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When the pin in the lid drops down, open the lid. If the egg loaf isn't done all the way just put the lid on and cook it another minute or two. Or let them finish cooking in the residual heat if they are just a little underdone.
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Use oven mitts (I like the silicone ones) to grasp the handles and carefully lift the pan out of the pressure cooker.
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Invert the pan onto a cutting board to remove the egg loaf, and let the egg loaf cool.
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Chop the egg loaf up to desired size and use in egg salad, potato salad, or other recipes!
*Cooking time may be longer with thicker or glass dishes, and with smaller diameter dishes, as the egg loaf will be thicker.
High altitudes may also need you to cook longer. Add 5% for every 1000' above 2000' (for example, 3000' add 5%, 4000' add 10%, 5000' add 15%, etc.)
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What would the cook time be if cooked the pan of eggs on top of diced potatoes for potato salad?
I do 4 minutes for my potatoes. Depends on how large I cut them.
Where can I find a pan like this for eggs?? I bought a round cake on but it does not fit in my 8quart
I bought mine on Amazon. I provided a link to it at the bottom of the recipe post.
Has anyone used a cooling rack (the one that has the square pattern rather than the bars that just run the length of width) You can push the cooked egg through it and in one motion you have “chopped” hard boiled eggs.
Great Tip!
Love this!
How long can you the left overs n the fridge? Also what is the minimum amount of eggs you can cook at a time? I have a 6 quart IP.
I think they will keep a couple of days in the fridge. You can cook as few as 1 egg. Just use a smaller container and reduce the cook time to 1 or 2 minutes.
Big fan of this method now. Thanks!
Just curious, if doing egg whites only, would you change the times?
I haven’t tried that. I would try 5 minutes and see if that does it. If not, close the lid quickly and let it cook in the residual heat for a few more minutes.
5 stars! This worked better than expected! It won’t let me select a rating for some reason but I never comment & just had to. GAME CHANGER! Thank you! LOL I followed instructions exactly using my 6qt duo with a little silicone trivet in the bottom + a round 1.5qt Corningware bake dish (all I had that would fit). Voila! Dumped the loaf out into a mixing bowl & used my pastry cutter to chop & mix up my “salad”. EASY!
Awesome! Thank you!
Made this tonight. While the IP was doing it’s thing, I made a myself a small salad, cold ham sandwich and a small dish of grapes for my supper. Even had time (was down to 1 minute then the NPR time left) for quick potty run. Eggs are chopped but still sitting on the board as they’re still a bit warm. I had found a 6″ Wilton’s cake pan the other day and it was perfect for this.
Great post, Sandy!
There is an ‘oops’ in your photos. You show a 00:50 minute setting for the Instant Pot instead of 00:05 minute setting.
Thanks for such a great post
Hi there! I have an older pot, so my display must look different than the newer models. I took this photo while making this recipe. Thank you for the heads-up though, just in case!
What is the max amount of eggs you would use at a time in the 6 at? My church feeds kids in the summer and I’ve avoided making egg salad because I hated peeling the eggs so much. This will be perfect for that! I can make batches of the egg loaf the night before and then we can make the sandwiches in the morning!
Hi Linda, If I needed to make that much, here’s what I would do… Stack 2 pans (or use the stackable stainless pans) and try one dozen eggs in each pan. I’m not sure on the cook time, but I think I would start with 10-12 minutes and see what that does. You can always add a little time if needed, and if it is too long the eggs won’t be ruined by being a little overcooked. Then you can dial in your perfect time.
Hi Sandy,
Just made in 3qt mini and this is what I did. I am at 4000 feet.
6 inch pot
1 cup water
6 large eggs, right out of ice box
5 min HP
5 min NPR
Mashed in bowl with Oxo round head masher, my favorite
Perfect amount for 2
Thanks for post. ?
Sounds perfect, PattiAnn! Thanks for the update!
I don’t see anything about water. Do you use water? If so, how much, please?
Yes, water is first on the list on the recipe card! You need water for te pot!
For year;s I had to hard boil the eggs and then peel them. Lots of work. Sandy, your recipe in the Instant pot for hard boiled eggs is just sooooo much easier now. I like this for cooking one of our favorite breakfasts, creamed eggs on toast or biscuits. Those eggs just come out so beautiful; I can’t stand it !!! Not really, they are gorgeous just to look at before I start chopping them up. Thanks a million, you have made my cooking life so much easier.
Duane Anderson
Portland, OR.
Awesome! Thank you.
For year;s I had to hard boil the eggs and then peel them. Lots of work. Sandy, your recipe in the Instant pot for hard boiled eggs is just sooooo much easier now. I like this for cooking one of our favorite breakfasts, creamed eggs on toast or biscuits. Those eggs just come out so beautiful; I can’t stand it !!! Not really, they are gorgeous just to look at before I start chopping them up. Thanks a million, you have made my cooking life so much easier.
Duane Anderson
Portland, OR.
Game changer! Wow. I NEED to do this going forward for all boiled eggs recipe. 🙂 Yay!!! Thank you so much. 🙂
This idea is so cool, thanks! I only had an 8” Caphleon non stick round “cake?” pan, but following your directions worked great. I used 12 eggs, and set my 8 quart Instant Pot with 2 cups water at 6 minutes, 3 minutes of natural pressure release. The eggs came out perfectly for egg salad! My young kids loved your egg salad recipe as well! Thanks again!
Hi Stew, thank you for your review! I’m happy you found this recipe, so now you can make egg salad for your kiddos more often! So glad you all liked it!
Total game changer! Thank you!
BRILLIANT!!!!
Has anyone ever frozen leftovers? Just wondering how it would be after thawed. I loved tge cookie cutter idea and would like to cut some out and freeze to be ready for breakfast sandwiches.
Egg whites will be tough after being frozen.
I made this in my instapot duo mini using a Pyrex bowl. I had to cook it for 5 minutes and natural vent for 5. Came out perfect. I will use this method for making egg salad from this point forward. Thanks!
Can I use a spring form pan?
Sure, as long as it’s not too leaky. The eggs should cook pretty fast, so it might not be an issue. I’d try it!
Hi. I wonder if I can scramble, add spinach , etc, and make a loaf? I don’t have a muffin pan.
Hi Elyse, check out my breakfast burritos recipe: Instant Pot Breakfast Burritos. You don’t have to stir it.
Could you use the pan that comes in the instapot?
Hi Cathy, no, you will need some kind of oven safe dish or pan, sitting on the trivet, with water underneath to create the steam that builds the pressure. Check your dishes and see if any are oven safe.
Again not for the mini so frustrating Time to yard sale it or trash it.
I just made this egg loaf in my Mini yesterday. My favorite pans for it are actually from Pampered Chef. It’s a set of 3 small cake pans meant to make a layer cake with. Nonstick, and it works well. I’m so sorry you are feeling frustrated.
Is our recipe for the mini as well as 6 and 8 qt instant pots or do I need to use fewer eggs and less water?
You can make this recipe in any sized IP. I use a 7″ pan for the 6 and 8 qt, and a 6″ pan for the 3 qt (either remove 1 egg, or add 2 minutes cook time for 3 qt).
I find the times are not much different in the mini, For ingredients just use a 6 quart recìpe, but cut ingredients in half. Perfect for hubby and me…..
Breakfast burritos on menu. Using this to cook our eggs. Thank you for the great recipe. Paul n Jaci from Missouri
Hi Paul & Jaci! What a great idea! Have fun with the Egg Loaf! Thank you for your comment!
Great idea! I haven’t made this yet (new to the IP community).
Here’s an idea. Use a cookie cutter to cut out the size needed to make an egg sandwich. Chop the pieces that are left for egg salad, tuna salad and the like. Also for adding to your green salads.
It really is a great shortcut! I love the cookie cutter idea for an egg sandwich (one of my faves!). Thanks for the tip!
Good idea
This is a great idea. Could i use a double broiler? Or a slow cooker? I don’t have a pressure cooker.
Hi Sarah, I don’t see why not! If you use a slow cooker, spray it really well first. Cook on Low. I don’t know the time, but maybe a couple of hours.
I would try a slow cooker liner. When it’s done just pull the bag out & flip it inside out. I would spray with non stick spray just to make sure it releases easily but you have no cleaning the slow cooker this way! I happen to think slow cooker liners may just be the best invention ever (next to the pressure cooker).
Can you use a crock pot liner in the pressure cooker?
This is such an awesome idea, I will be doing this from now on when I make my potato salad and with the left over eggs I can make the egg salad. Awesome!!!!
It is just so easy! Have fun!
this is a genius at work !! thank you for sharing . i luv my IP more everyday !
Fun, isn’t it?!
When I used your great idea, I added one more step…use a pastry blender to chop the eggs into the small pieces.
Ginger, that is genius! Thanks for the tip!
I was going to say the same thing. A pastry cutter works beautifully to chop up hard boiled eggs. I only wish that I had thought of it years ago!
Love the tip! Thank you!
Genius! I love boiled eggs and eat them a few times a week. Toasted whole grain English muffin, ripe avocado and boiled egg with Spike seasoned salt. Oh yes! Can’t wait to try this!
Hi Lorrie! I’m so excited that you are so excited! Your use of the egg loaf sounds way more exciting than mine. I’m on a potato salad, egg salad kick right now. I hope you have fun making your egg loaf!
Perfect egg salad every time! No trying to get shells off hard boiled eggs and having them fall apart! This is a game changer!