Description
Perfectly cooked hard-boiled eggs using an air fryer for a simple and convenient method.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large eggs (straight from the fridge)
- 2 cups ice
- 4 cups cold water
Instructions
- Take your eggs directly out of the refrigerator. There is no need to let them sit on the counter to reach room temperature.
- Place the eggs into the air fryer basket. Make sure they are in a single layer and have a little bit of space between them.
- Set your air fryer to 270°F. If your machine does not go that low, use the closest setting, like 275°F, but reduce the time by one minute.
- For a classic hard-boiled egg with a fully set yellow yolk, set the timer for 15 minutes.
- If you prefer a “jammy” or soft-boiled egg where the center is still a bit gooey, 11 to 12 minutes is usually the sweet spot.
- While the eggs are cooking, prepare a large bowl with the ice and cold water.
- As soon as the air fryer timer goes off, the eggs are still cooking inside their shells because of the residual heat.
- Let the eggs sit in the ice bath for at least ten minutes.
Notes
- Using straight from the fridge eggs helps prevent the shells from cracking during cooking.
- Adjust cooking time based on your preference for yolk consistency.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 egg
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 0
- Sodium: 62
- Fat: 5
- Saturated Fat: 1.5
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 1
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 186