Oven and Air Fryer Hard Cooked Eggs
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Oven and Air Fryer Hard Cooked Eggs are so quick, easy, and delicious! Learn how to make this fast recipe perfect for one egg or more. Easy to peel and no need for water!
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We love to keep hard boiled eggs in the refrigerator. They are perfect for a quick and easy protein-rich snack, to use in salads, egg salad sandwiches, and of course as deviled eggs. One thing I learned years ago is how to cook them in the oven and in the air fryer.
Air Fryer Hard Cooked Eggs
Air fryer hard cooked eggs are so fast and easy to make. I love that I can cook just one egg or up to 12 eggs in minutes.
How to Make Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs
To make them, you’ll need eggs, an air fryer, and a mixing bowl filled with ice water.
Preheat the air fryer to 250º F degrees. Arrange the eggs in the air fryer basket, leaving space for the air to circulate between the eggs. Close the basket and set the timer to cook for 15 to 17 minutes depending on your air fryer and desired level of doneness. Note that air fryers aren’t all the same. I recommend testing one egg in your air fryer to determine the preferred cooking time for your specific air fryer.
Remove the eggs from the air fryer and submerge into a water bath (a bowl filled with ice water) to stop the eggs from overcooking. Remove the eggs from the water bath and use immediately or store.
Hard Cooked Eggs in the Oven
Oven hard cooked eggs is a great to prepare a larger quantity of hard cooked eggs. We used this method a great deal when we had a large number of hens on our farm. I continue to use this method from time to time when I need to prepare a larger number of eggs.
How to Make Hard Boiled Eggs in the Oven
To make them, you’ll need eggs, a rimmed baking sheet fitted with a wire rack, and a mixing bowl filled with ice water.
Preheat the air fryer to 350º F degrees. Arrange the eggs in on the baking sheet fitted with a wire rack, leaving space for the air to circulate between the eggs. Place in the oven and set the timer to cook for 25 to 30 minutes depending on your desired level of doneness.
Remove the eggs from the oven and submerge into a water bath to stop the eggs from overcooking. Remove the eggs from the water bath and use immediately or store.
Storage Tips
Hard cooked eggs are good for up to a week when properly stored in the refrigerator.
To store peeled eggs. Store the eggs covered with a damp paper towel in an airtight container.
To store unpeeled eggs. Store the eggs in any type of container.
Here’s my recipe for making oven and air fryer hard cooked eggs. I hope you find it as useful as I have all these years!
Oven and Air Fryer Hard Cooked Eggs
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 egg
Instructions
Air Fryer Hard Cooked Eggs
- Preheat the air fryer to 250º F degrees. Arrange the eggs in the air fryer basket, leaving space for the air to circulate between the eggs. Close the basket and set the timer to cook for 15 to 17 minutes depending on your air fryer and desired level of doneness. Note that air fryers aren't all the same. I recommend testing one egg in your air fryer to determine the preferred cooking time for your specific air fryer.
- Remove from the air fryer. Using tongs, transfer the eggs to a mixing bowl filled with ice water for 5 minutes to prevent the eggs from over cooking.
- Peel and use or store.
Oven Hard Cooked Eggs
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Place a wire rack onto a rimmed baking sheet. Place eggs onto wire rack and place into oven. Bake 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Using tongs, transfer the eggs a mixing bowl filled with ice water for 5 minutes to prevent the eggs from over cooking.
- Peel and use or store.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
Thank you! I just tried these and they came out perfect and easy to peel! Thank you! You changed my life!
Nice idea! I’ll try it tomorrow for breakfast 🙂
Just found out my little one needs 4 eggs tomorrow. Doing this tonight! So excited, whenever I boil the darn things half of them crack. This, my friend, might just be a lifesaver- at the very least a sanity saver!
I’m going to try this, this week – thanks, Robyn! xo
Well! this is a new one and I am just gonna have to try it for Easter eggs! I cook mine ~ bring a covered pot of eggs/water to a boil and turn them off and let them sit for 30 min. and they are always perfect and no green around the yoke!! …but this one is interesting to say the least!! Happy Easter Robin!!!
I did this the year before last and it was great. Then last year, I saw an idea to put them into cupcake pans. That made it so much easier to get them in and out of the oven!
I have wanted to try this every since I heard about it, but was too nervous. I mean, eggs are so expensive, right?!? Haha. Why the heck didn’t I ever try it? But now that I know YOU do it and it works, I WILL do it! I’m so egg-cited! 😉
I like to hard cook eggs whenever I fire up my smoker. The last time I had them in at 200 degrees for 4 hours while I was smoking some pork butt. The added smoke flavor gives them a unique taste that my family loves.
What a great idea!!! I can’t wait to try them on our Big Green Egg. Thanks for the tip!
Wow what a great idea! Do you think I could do soft boiled eggs like this and how long do would you think?
I would have never thought of this! Thanks for sharing!