Make Kathy’s Instant Pot Egg Loaf – Genius Hard Boiled Egg No-Peel Hack! No more ice-bath or peeling hassles for making chopped Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs. Perfect time-saver for salads, sandwiches, or dips!
Making Perfect Instant Pot Hard Boiled Egg has always been a long heated debate among Instant Pot users.
For us? We’re still fans for using Low Pressure at 5.8 ~7.2 psi (40 ~ 50kpa) to make Instant Pot Eggs.
- Check Out Our Full Eggsperiment Here: Pressure Cooker Soft, Medium, Hard Boiled Eggs
Why Cook Eggs in the Instant Pot? Instant Pot Users love the convenience, the consistent results, and how they peel like a dream.
But wait! What if you don’t even have to peel?!
Kathy Grant, one of our lovely members from Amy & Jacky’s Private Pressure Cooking Community has shared a genius hack to make Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs that are meant to be chopped!
What a brilliant time-saver!!
How to Make Kathy’s Instant Pot Egg Loaf:
- Crack Eggs
- Pressure Cook Eggs
- Chop Eggs
As easy as 1-2-3!
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Instant Pot Egg Loaf is Great for:
- Salads, Egg Salads, Potato Salads, Pasta Salads…
- Egg Toasts, Egg Salad Sandwich, Egg Salad Wraps…
- Dips and more…
Time to make Kathy’s Egg Loaf in Instant Pot!
Step-by-Step Guide: Instant Pot Egg Loaf
Prepare Ingredients for Kathy’s Instant Pot Egg Loaf:
- 12 (606g) large eggs, straight from fridge
- 1 cup (250ml) cold water
- No-Stick Cooking Spray
Tools for Instant Pot Egg Loaf
- Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker
- Stainless Steel Steaming Rack or Trivet
- Fat Daddio's Cheesecake Pan (with removable bottom) or Oven-safe bowl
- Optional: parchment paper
Important Step – Spray Pan
Apply cooking spray all over the pan.
*Pro Tip: For easier removal, line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
Crack Eggs
Crack 12 large raw eggs into the pre-sprayed pan.
Pressure Cook Egg Loaf
Pour 1 cup (250ml) cold water.
Place a trivet steamer rack in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.
Carefully layer the pan of cracked raw eggs on top.
Close lid and pressure cook at
- Pressure Cooking Method: High Pressure for 5 minutes, then 9 minutes Natural Release.
Open the lid carefully.
*Pro Tip: the best pressure cooking time may vary depending on your egg size, quantity of eggs, altitude, size of pan (width, depth), types of pan (thickness, material), the temperature of the eggs (room temperature vs. straight from the fridge), or freshness of the eggs.
So this recipe provides a general guideline for you to test and adjust to suit your eggs.
Chop & Enjoy Kathy’s Egg Loaf
Remove egg loaf from Instant Pot & set aside on a chopping board to cool.
With a knife, chop the egg loaf for egg salad or potato salad.
Ta da! That was easy!
No ice-bath, no peel Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs!
~Kathy, thanks again for generously sharing such a wonderful trick with our lovely cooking community!~ 🙂
Instant Pot Egg Loaf
Ingredients
- 12 (606g) large eggs , straight from fridge
- 1 cup (250ml) cold water
- No-Stick Cooking Spray
Equipment
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Instructions
- Spray Pan: Apply cooking spray all over the pan. For easier removal, line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
- Crack Eggs: Crack 12 large raw eggs into the pre-sprayed pan.
- Pressure Cook Egg Loaf: Pour 1 cup (250ml) cold water and place a trivet steamer rack in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. Carefully layer the pan of cracked raw eggs on top. Close lid and pressure cook at High Pressure for 5 minutes + 9 minutes Natural Release. Open the lid carefully.
- Chop & Enjoy: remove egg loaf from Instant Pot & set aside on a chopping board to cool. With a knife, chop the egg loaf for egg salad or potato salad. Ta da! Easy peasy. No ice-bath, no peeling!
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