Hard Boiled Eggs in Air Fryer

Easy hard boiled eggs air fryer recipe will get the perfect yolks. From softer air fryer soft boiled eggs to solid yolks, these are a great snack or protein packed breakfast. 

Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs Temp and Timing

These babies are so versatile. They’re great in potato salad, a high protein snack, and/or a great breakfast too. You can make them in your Foodi or any other brand you might have on your counter right now. I have a few including a Cosori and AirWave too.

Yes, you can make pressure cooker hard boiled eggs or throw them in some boiling water. BUT if you’re obsessed with your hot air machine too you’ve gotta’ try this. We will show you how to make the yolks firm as the photo shows above. If you want them lose though follow our air fryer soft boiled eggs timing.

How to Cook Eggs in an Air Fryer

All you need is your carton and machine, that is it! In this case we are keeping the shells on but you could crack into a small ramekin and cook that way too. In that case you can open the lid and look to see if it is as firm as you’d like, if not add another minute (and you can add salt and pepper).

Nowadays we have been making more of these than ever. Why? Well we have 13 chickens who are now laying eggs! That is SO fun for the kids and I will tell you that fresh eggs are like no others. With an incredible taste, high in protein, and perfect in the morning or for dinner, they’re our quick go to “treats”.

When we moved closer to the city we couldn’t bring them with us. Now that I buy them at the store I will tell you that there is a difference. First off for this in particular you do want white shells. They are just easier to peel. We buy organic and cage free too because of health reasons and they taste so much better too.

in Ninja Foodi

In Ninja Foodi the air crisp temp. doesn’t go below 300 degrees it is best to follow the pressure cooker hard boiled eggs 5-5-5. If you want to use the air crisp function then: Leave eggs on countertop for 30 minutes, Put on air fryer rack, Set to 300 degrees for 10 minutes.

BEST results will come if you do this though: Add 1.5 cups water into your Foodi, Put room temp. eggs inside vegetable steamer basket, Set to high pressure for 5 minutes with a 5 minute natural release and then submerge in ice water so shells fall off easily.

If you want to make a large bunch I would suggest hard boiled eggs in the oven instead. BUT if you are curious about air fried eggs, we’ve done the testing for you. You’re welcome. 😉

We will even tell you how to get them to be closer to soft boiled if that is what you prefer. In under 16 minutes you can have them perfectly done. Then just cool (if you want) and enjoy.

They are great for breakfast with a little salt and pepper but also great diced up and thrown into a tuna salad mixture or make egg salad with them.

Can you boil an egg in an air fryer without water?

Yes that is essentially what we are doing here. No liquid required just hot air does the trick. Just add them into your Ninja Foodi pressure cooker and air fryer or Cosori machine. Any brand of machine will do really. Make as many as you’d like that will fit, cook time will not change.

I’d recommend leaving them on one level on your trivet or in your air fryer basket, do not stack them. Leaving them in one level will help eggs cook the same. Don’t be alarmed when you lift the lid off. Your eggs may have these little brown dots on them. Those will wash off when you stop the cooking process, and put them into an ice water bath. Then just peel and eat!

Hard Boiled Eggs in Air Fryer Time

Test #1 – 2 eggs set temperature at 270 degrees for 10 minutes

• Shells came off easily
• Egg whites were cooked
• Yolks were runny

Next test #2 – 2 large eggs set at 270 degrees for 13 minutes

• Shells came off rather easily
• Whites were cooked
• These yolks were soft in the very center but not runny
• I would say this timing would be considered Ninja Foodi medium boiled eggs

Third test – 2 eggs set at 270 for 15 minutes

• Shells were a bit harder to remove
• The Egg whites were done
• Yolks were completely cooked

Tip to removing shells easily is to immediately plunge in ice cold water until cooled and they will slide right off.

Well we haven’t done that per say, however air fryer egg bites are close enough and incredibly tasty! You just use silicone muffin cups or small ramekins instead of leaving them in their shells.

Eat as is as a high protein snack or make crack chicken deviled eggs with them.

Or you can make poached eggs this way using the pressure cook function if you have an IP or Foodi. Adding these to potato salad? You can make everything you need together following our Instant Pot potato salad instructions too.