Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs (Dye Easter Eggs and Cook at the SAME TIME!)

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Learn how to make Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs – and as a bonus, we have instructions on how to dye Easter Eggs too. Check this out today!

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs – Perfect for Easter Eggs!

If you have an Instant Pot, you may have already found out how handy it is for hard boiling eggs.  But maybe you haven't thought about dyeing eggs in it as well!  PPP Team Member Cheree spent several weeks last year busily trying out all sorts of Instant Pot Easter Egg recipes – here's a traditional Easter egg dyeing method adapted for the Instant Pot. 🙂

Cheree here!

I was curious to see if you could really dye eggs the traditional way (with food coloring) after hard boiling them in the Instant Pot. Turns out, you can!!

I'm so excited to share this with you because being new to the Instant Pot, I had no idea hard boiling and dyeing eggs could be SO easy. If you don't have an Instant Pot, that's no problem – you can use the dyeing steps with plain ole stove hard boiled eggs as well! 🙂

How to Make Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs: 

Supplies for Easter Egg Dye:

• Eggs
• Food Coloring
• Vinegar
• Ramekins
• Instant Pot Trivet (this should come with your Instant Pot)

The Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs Instructions (We used the 5-5-5 method!): 

1. Place the trivet in the bottom of the instant pot and add 1 cup water.
2. Place an egg in each ramekin and add 10-12 drops food coloring and 3 tablespoons vinegar to each ramekin.
3. Fill ramekin with water to cover egg; repeat steps for up to 6 ramekins per batch.
4. Place ramekins in the instant pot (3 on the bottom and another 3 stacked on top).
5. Lock lid into place and use the manual setting to cook for 5 minutes on high pressure.
6. Allow the instant pot to natural release for 5 minutes.
7. Fill a large bowl with ice water.
8. Do a quick release for the remaining pressure and immediately transfer the eggs into the ice bath for an additional 5 minutes.
9. Remove the eggs from the ice bath and allow to dry. These should peel perfectly too if you want to whip up some deviled eggs with them!

These were super easy! This technique has instant results just like traditionally dyeing eggs.

If you prefer darker colors, you can let the eggs sit in the dye for a longer time. Be creative with mixing the food coloring to create some fun and unique colors! 🌷

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Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

Equipment

• Instant Pot

Materials

Items For Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

• Eggs
• 1 Cup Water

Items for Easter Eggs in the Instant Pot

• Food Coloring
• Vinegar
• Ramekin One for each color of eggs
• Trivet This should come with your instant pot

Instructions

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

• Place the trivet in the bottom of the instant pot and add 1 cup water
• Place eggs on top of the trivet (try to balance on each side so they don't tip!)
• Lock lid into place and use the manual high pressure for 5 minutes.Allow the instant pot to natural release for 5 minutes.
• Fill a large bowl with ice water
• Do a quick release for the remaining pressure and immediately place eggs into the ice bath for an additional 5 minutes.
• Remove the eggs from the ice bath and allow to dry.

Dyeing Easter Eggs in Instant Pot

• Place the trivet in the bottom of the instant pot and add 1 cup water.
• Place an egg in each ramekin and add 10-12 drops food coloring and 3 tablespoons vinegar to each ramekin.
• Fill ramekin with water to cover egg; repeat steps for up to 6 ramekins per batch.
• Place ramekins in the instant pot (3 on the bottom and another 3 stacked on top).
• Lock lid into place and use the manual high pressure for 5 minutes.Allow the instant pot to natural release for 5 minutes.
• Fill a large bowl with ice water
• Do a quick release for the remaining pressure and immediately place eggs into the ice bath for an additional 5 minutes.
• Remove the eggs from the ice bath and allow to dry.

Here are some other ideas for Easter:

• Natural Dyed Easter Eggs In The Instant Pot
• How to Hard Boil Eggs in the Slow Cooker 
• How to Dye Easter Eggs with Silk Ties (In the Instant Pot)
• Dollar Tree Mason Jar Craft
• Easter DIY: No Sew Burlap Bunny Pillow
• Dollar Tree Decorating: Easter Fun
• Dollar Tree Easter Wreath