Ninja Foodi Air fryer hard boiled eggs are easy to do! We will show you 3 different ways to get the perfect yolks for you. From softer Ninja Foodi soft boiled eggs to solid yolks, these are a great snack or protein packed breakfast.
Who doesn’t love air fryer hard boiled eggs?? We have the trick to making them easy to peel and perfect in the inside. After you try these check out our other easy air fryer recipes too. (affiliate links present)
Table of Contents
- Ninja Foodi Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs
- How to Cook Eggs in an Air Fryer
- How Many Eggs Can you fit in a Ninja Foodi?
- Can you boil an egg in an air fryer without water?
- How Long Does it Take to Cook Soft Boiled Eggs?
- Hard Boiled Eggs in Air Fryer Time
- How long does it take to hard boil eggs in an air fryer?
- Can you hard boil eggs in the Ninja Foodi?
- Can you fry an egg in the air fryer?
- How to make perfect hard boiled eggs
- Ninja Foodi Hard Boiled Eggs
- Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs Recipe
Ninja Foodi Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs
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 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.
If you love extra crispy food and quick recipes, here are some resources to start with:
- My Favorite models are this Cosori or for a dual machine, the Foodi.
- You can find more Ninja Foodi recipes here as well; bookmark them both!
- It is best practice to put food into a hot basket. this is how to preheat air fryer first.
- Here’s a printable free air fryer cooking time chart here for your fridge.
How Many Eggs Can you fit in a Ninja Foodi?
In the air fry basket you can fit about 10 in a single layer, you still do want a bit of space in between them so the hot air can hit every inch and cook to solid. 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. ๐
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!
How Long Does it Take to Cook Soft Boiled Eggs?
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
Hard Boiled Eggs in Air Fryer Time
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
Choose which one you like best and just go with that.
Here are a few questions you might have before you get started:
How long does it take to hard boil eggs in an air fryer?
About 15 minutes. If you like your yolks a bit softer then set to 13. You always want to add ice cubes and cold tap water in a large bowl and have that ready. Once “boiled” transfer to that bowl to submerge for 5 minutes in your ice bath when done.
Can you hard boil eggs in the Ninja Foodi?
Yes but since 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.
Can you fry an egg in the air fryer?
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.
How to make perfect hard boiled eggs
There is a printable recipe card available at the bottom of this post as well.
- Put eggs from fridge on the counter for at least 30 minutes (so they aren’t so cold)
- Add eggs into air fryer and set to 270 degrees. Cook for 15 minutes
- Immediately put them into a bowl with ice cold water. Once cooled peel your eggs, store them in a pint size storage bag in the fridge to snack on later.
Eat as is as a high protein snack or make crack chicken deviled eggs with them.
Ninja Foodi Hard Boiled Eggs
Since this pot doesn’t go below 300 degrees F just use that temperature. You’ll want to decrease the times below by 1 minute to account for the difference.
- 14 minutes hard boiled
- 12 minutes medium hard
- 9 minutes worked well for closer to soft boiled eggs
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.
Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 pinch salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place egg into air fryer, not overlapping. ** For best results allow eggs to sit on counter for at least 10 minutes vs. straight out of the very cold fridge.
- Turn machine on, close lid, and set to 270 degrees for: 10 minutes for runny yolks, 14 minutes for yellow but soft yolks (I will say these are perfect), 15 minutes for perfect yolks that are hard but not overcooked so they turn gray
- Remove immediately and put into a bowl filled with cold water and ice cubes.
- Once cooled remove shells and enjoy.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Wow! These are gonna be great for January when I’m shedding carb pounds after the holiday! Thanks for sharing!
The best
Once I broke the egg to peel it, there was brown liquid inside and the inside of the shell was brown as if it may have been burned, were these bad eggs or is this normal? It washed off and they look fine but the brown juice inside freaked me out a little. Iโm not sure if they are safe to eat or not. Thank you!
This post is so helpful and I’m glad you mentioned the brown spots that will appear as I’m sure that would have freaked me out!! Love me some hard boiled eggs!!
The Ninja Foodie does not go below 300*. What machine is she using.
She wrote it the post. Decrease by 1 minute to acct for difference in temp. Hope you enjoy them!
If I put more eggs like 11, do I add more time? I also got the ninja foodie deluxe which doesn’t go below 300 in the air fryer.
I have the ninja foodi deluxe and Iโm attempting to make boiled eggs. I see it say something 270 for 15 minutes but which setting to I use? The o my way I can get it down to 270 degrees is bake/roast. Is that correct?
Air crisp for air fryer version
Alton Brown did a recipe for pressure cooker eggs. I used my Ninja Foodie pressure setting on low for 6 min. With a quick release. Cold water bath 15/20 min. They are the perfect hard boiled eggs every time and peel with ease.
The time does not change with more eggs. Just make sure they’re not crowded.
I got the Ninja Foodi for Christmas and had no idea how to use. Your website is perfect. Can’t wait to make the stew tonight and try so many of your recipes. I am excited to use it now.
Yay!!
Trying to do this with my Ninja Foodi – the air fryer (air crisp) doesn’t go below 300?
We did 300 for 10min to achieve the softer but not runny yolk ๐
Did your shells get brown spots on them? Just wondering if that is normal.
Thx
@Taylor, I just tried them at 300 for a hard boiled egg. Making a salad so I do not want runny.
300ยฐ @12 min was to long they turned out rubbery but cooked on the inside. I’m going to try 300ยฐ @ 11 min to see if that does the trick.
What do I โturn machine onโ to?! Air crisp? Steam? Pressure?
She is using a foodie using the air fryer mode but you can use any air fryer just put the temp at 300 degrees and use the amount of time for each desired consistancy of yolks you want hope this helps. (I have a xl power air dryer and the eggs turned out good but the 10m (runny) egg turned out firmer so I’m going to try a little less time.)
I just did 9 min at 300 in my airfryer and they turned out like # 3 I’m not sure why but they still were yummy!
Thank you soooo much for the pictures and very clear instructions!! I’m a newbie to my Ninja Foodi and this paged helped me with my first Foodi experience!
So glad it helped!