Air Fryer Soft Boiled Eggs are simple to make and easy to peel. If you cook the eggs for a bit longer you can make hard boiled eggs as well!
This will change your life. Enough said. I can't even describe how amazed I was when I first tried making air fryer boiled eggs.
You will no longer forget about your eggs boiling on the stove and have them explode. This method is full proof and you don't even have to wash a saucepan. What's not to love about less dishes!?
You don't need water to cook eggs in an air fryer. Simply place the raw eggs into the air fryer basket and cook. They are not technically "boiled."
Why you'll love soft boiled eggs in your air fryer:
- Easy to make - All you have to do is put eggs into the air fryer, cook, cool, peel and enjoy!
- Great for meal prep - You can keep soft boiled air fryer eggs in an airtight container in the fridge for two days.
- This is a fool proof recipe - I will show you the difference between cooking air fryer eggs for 9 minutes, 10 minutes and 11 minutes.
How do you make soft boiled eggs the air fryer?
This is an overview of the recipe with photos. Complete instructions are located on the recipe card below.
Preheat your air fryer. If your air fryer has a preheating option you can preheat your air fryer. If you don’t have that option, you can run the machine at 270 degrees F for 2-5 minutes. Leave the machine running for about 3 minutes for smaller air fryers. Leave the machine running for about 5 minutes for larger air fryers.
Place the eggs into your air fryer and cook at 270 degrees F for 9-10 minutes. 10 minutes created the perfect soft boiled texture for me.
- Once the eggs are cooked, place them directly in a bowl of cold water with ice, dry, peel and enjoy!
Recipe pro-tips:
- Use good quality eggs. I personally always purchase pasture raised eggs. I know they are more money, but you can see quality difference just by the color.
- Cook up to 8 eggs at a time as long as they have room in between to cook evenly.
- Have the ice bath ready because if you keep the eggs in the hot air fryer after time is up, they will continue to cook.
- The outside of the eggs could have small spots after they are done cooking. No need to worry. This is simply from the hot air circulating around the eggs. This will not affect the inside of the eggs.
- If you would like to make air fryer hard boiled eggs, air fry them at 270 degrees F for 12-15 minutes.
Eggs will not burst in the air fryer unless you cook them on a high temperature.
Storage Instructions:
Store soft boiled air fryer eggs in an airtight container in the fridge for two days. Do not cut the eggs before storing.
Air Fryer Soft Boiled Eggs
Equipment
- 1 Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer. If your air fryer has a preheating option you can preheat your air fryer. If you don’t have that option, you can run the machine at 270 degrees F for 2-5 minutes. Leave the machine running for about 3 minutes for smaller air fryers. Leave the machine running for about 5 minutes for larger air fryers.
- Place the eggs into your air fryer and cook at 270 degrees F for 9-10 minutes. 10 minutes created the perfect soft boiled texture for me.
- Once the eggs are cooked, place them directly in a bowl of cold water with ice, dry, peel and enjoy!
This nutrition information is an estimate and should not be taken as fact. The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
Ryan
Can't wait to try this method!!
So life changing lol!
Brooke P.
Hi Krista! I tried out this cool air fryer hack today and it worked out great! I wanted my eggs to be more soft boiled though so I only air fried them for 13 minutes and they were perfect. Thank you so much for the great idea 😊
Hi Brooke! Ahhh I am so glad you tried. Such a game changer. I actually made them soft boiled last week also! Thank you for your kind comment and rating. 🙂
Dana
Cooked for 12 minutes and got perfect soft boiled eggs! Thank you!
Glad to hear it, Dana! 🙂