Name: Perfect Instant Pot Soft-Boiled Eggs
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 4 eggs

I have this 6-qt Instant Pot, which is important only because the size of the pot may affect the timing. These instructions work perfectly for my IP, but it did take some trial and error to get the timing down.

Another variable that could affect the timing is altitude: at higher elevations, you'll need to increase the cooking time. Again this may take some trial and error to get right.

Instant pot boiled eggs peel so incredibly easily. As the title says, these instructions are for soft-boiled eggs, which are so delicious on many a dish, namely toast: quinoa-flax toasting bread. 

If you want to make hard-boiled eggs, follow the instructions here: Perfect Instant Pot Hard-Boiled Eggs.

Perfect Instant Pot Soft-Boiled Eggs

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Pour the 2 cups of water into the insert of the Instant Pot. (Note: Do measure 2 cups as opposed to using the markings on the inside of the insert.) Lay the steamer insert inside. Place 4 eggs on top.

Cover the pot. Using the manual button, set the pot to 3 minutes and low pressure. Make sure the valve on top is set to sealing. Fill a bowl with ice water or cold tap water. (See notes above regarding timing: timing will vary based on what model IP you have; timing will vary based on elevation as well. It may take some trial and error to get right.)

When the 3 minutes are up, which will take more like 9 minutes, switch the valve to venting, let the steam escape for no more than 1 minute, carefully remove the lid to avoid steaming your face, transfer eggs to water bath, let cool for 30 seconds or so, then peel, season and eat.

I love to cook! It's my passion, my life. finding and updating new recipes for the menu every day makes me excited and love it more. Today's a lucky day, Instant Pot Soft-Boiled Eggs is great, just follow your instructions, the rest is easy, I love that. Thanks for your great sharing

I love your photos, very beautiful and artistic. I definitely have to try this dish

I just made these. Followed the recipe to the letter and it was perfection!

I followed the instructions and my eggs, although very easy to peel were medium! I should have looked more closely at the picture you show. I would not really call those soft.  Back to the drawing board.

Awesome! Boiled Eggs is my favorite food. It's great to be able to cook it right at home, it's really not as difficult as I thought, thanks for your detailed instructions. Best regards!

Thank you Alexandra, I did two large eggs right out of the fridge with your directions and they came out perfectly cooked. I find it strange that the people who had trouble do not answer your follow up questions and I find it hard to believe that you could pressure cook an egg for three minutes and have it come out raw. I have a 6 qt. Duo Plus and I love it.

Followed recipe exactly. Perfect eggs and peeled like a dream!  If you have your own chickens or buy fresh eggs locally and are having trouble peeling. Try to use eggs that are not as freshly collected.

My first venture with the instant pot! The yolks were softer and runnier than I expected so the first egg I tried to peel I accidentally crushed, haha. Luckily once I got the hang of peeling them I actually liked the runnier yolks better.

I always prefer scrambled one when it comes to cooking eggs.  I tried several times, but it always ended up a hard-boiled one until I just gave up.  But this easy instruction changed the game.  Now I can say that I can cook a perfect soft-boiled egg.

Every hard boiled egg recipe I have tried in the instapot has been a fail- really dry eggs with a gray ring or even a discolored white.  These were absolutely perfect!  I probably left then a tad too long before releasing so the weren’t quite soft but YUM!

Followed the recipe instructions and ended up with super raw and unpeelable eggs. The whites didn’t even fully firm up 👎🏻

I live by the ocean at sea level so altitude can’t be an issue, and I only put 3 eggs in the 6qt instant pot. 

Weird.

It's very important that you measure not only 2 cups of water, but be sure that it is actually cold.   I used the cold water dispenser from my fridge, and my girlfriend was ecstatic about how fast and easy this was and how perfect they turned out for her ramen.

Looks great! The recipe is quite simple and easy to prepare, added to the menu for this weekend. hope to enjoy the best Soft-Boiled Eggs with my family. Thanks and have a nice day!

PERFECT!  Ive had an instant pot for maybe 4 years now, and have made hard/soft boiled eggs at least a few dozen times.  The results Ive had in the past varied even by using the same water level/timing.  I decided to try something new and came across this 2 cup method at low pressure.   The results I got were just like the video.   Thank you for posting!  &lt;3

i just thought i would add that the g.f is on the phone with her mom right now and she's talking about how great your method worked out.   she's been using it frequently.  Thank you again for posting.

Perfect! Mine always come out too medium. These are just right for soft.

I love soft-boiled eggs and was so excited to try this IP recipe. Very easy to follow and fast which is great for meal prepping/work-days. My eggs were a little on the medium side with the 3 min time, but still tasty, and next time I'll just set to 2 min. Thank you for sharing! This has already made my weeks easier!

Yay, after trying so many different methods, this one was fool proof! I used cold fridge water for my 2 cups (as others in the comments indicated) and only let the steam release for a minute before submerging them in an ice bath. I was wondering if the quantity of water and the time would be the same if I were to boil a bunch of eggs at once? (like 12-20)?

Taught my g-daughter this recipe to teach her how to read a recipe and cook it. Came out delicious.
Thank You!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgSYH09YB4s

This video shows how to make perfect Instant Pot soft-boiled eggs. The virtues of making soft-boiled eggs in an Instant Pot can be summed up as follows: 1. They peel like a dream. 2. They come out perfectly every time. 

More details and the full recipe can be found here: https://alexandracooks.com/2018/01/19/perfect-instant-pot-soft-boiled-eggs/

Note: Depending on where you live (altitude) and what model Instant Pot you have, the timing may vary slightly.

Perfect Instant Pot Soft-Boiled Eggs

Prep Time: 2 minutes

Cook Time: 3 minutes

Total: 10 minutes

Servings: 4

Author : Alexandra Stafford

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