Have you ever tried making baked hard boiled eggs? It’s seriously the easiest method for perfectly cooked hard boiled eggs every time… Makes big batches a cinch!
(Update 2/20/17: I’ve since switched to making Instant Pot hard boiled eggs, but this is still a fantastic method for those of you that haven’t invested in an Instant Pot yet!)
I know it sounds a little strange, but bear with me for a moment… You see, we eat a LOT of hard boiled eggs. With only 70 calories and around 6 grams of protein each, eggs are a nutritional powerhouse. I make around 2 dozen at the start of each week for the seven of us, and we snack on them or slice them over salads throughout the week.
But have if you’ve ever had to sit around and wait for a pot of water to boil that’s big enough to cook 2 dozen eggs, you’d be looking for a better method too. Not to mention it’s hard to get the timing just right to avoid those icky green, over-cooked yolks.
How To Make Baked Hard Boiled Eggs
Baking hard boiled eggs in the oven couldn’t be easier. Just preheat the oven to 325 degrees, and arrange your eggs in a muffin tin. I’ve seen other sites recommend that you just place the eggs directly on the wire racks in the oven, but some eggs are just too small, and imagine the mess that you’re risking! I’ve found that a basic mini muffin tin works perfectly for this purpose.
Bake the eggs for 30 minutes. Remove them from the oven and immediately submerse them in ice water for about 10 minutes. You may notice some brown dots on the eggs when you remove them from the oven, but don’t worry, they will come off in the water bath.
That’s it — so easy! I get amazingly perfect hard cooked eggs every time, and this is a fantastic method for making large batches all at once. Think Easter, deviled eggs for cookouts, etc.
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PinIngredients
- eggs
- ice water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Place desired number of eggs in a regular or mini muffin tin and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove eggs from oven and, using a pair of tongs (I like these tongs with rubber tips from OXO), immediately transfer the eggs to an ice water bath. Allow to cool down for at least 10 minutes.
A few more tips for perfect baked hard boiled eggs:
- Fresh eggs are notoriously harder to peel. If possible, buy your eggs a week to 10 days in advance of cooking them. Note that several readers have reported that when they’re used farm fresh eggs, they’ve burst open, so use these at your own risk.
- Eggs are easiest to peel right after cooling because the cooling process causes the egg to contract from the shell.
- However, I don’t recommend peeling your eggs if you’re not planning to use them right away. Peeling them under cold water will help the shell fragments slide away.
- Unpeeled hard cooked eggs can be refrigerated for up to a week after cooking. Peeled eggs should be eaten that day.
Need to use up some extra hard cooked eggs in a hurry? This simple & classic egg salad recipe is absolutely the way to go!
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Anneliese says
Undercooked eggs!!!!!
I needed to cook two and a half dozen eggs for Easter and this method seemed ideal. I followed instructions to a T, then we dyed them all today. Imagine my horror when one cracked and I saw that it wasn’t completely cooked. What a waste of so many eggs! Folks, if you try this, I beg you to do a small test batch first and learn from my grave error. And now, to boil another dozen eggs so I have some that are useable.
Tara @ Unsophisticook says
I’m curious what size eggs you used, Annaliese? I baked a batch last night for the kids to decorate using my usual method, and they’re perfectly cooked. But I know some readers have commented that they cook them as little as 20 minutes. There are so many factors that could affect cooking time — egg size, altitude, oven calibration… I agree that a test batch might be prudent to get the timing right for your particular situation.
Christine says
Just did this! Only one cracked but did not explode. I made 2 dozen for Easter Egg coloring. I was afraid that more would crack if I boiled them since that is what usually happens.
*Make sure your oven is preheated.
Kora Searcu says
I am in a wheelchair and this is a perfect way for me to hard cook eggs, since I don’t have to mess around with handling a pan of boiling water at an odd angle. I always cook my eggs for 30 minutes, resulting in perfectly cooked eggs. The only problem I have is that I sometimes get a little brown spot on the egg shell and the white of the egg. I use regular sized muffin tins, so that may be the problem.
Tara @ Unsophisticook says
Thanks so much for sharing, Kora! I do get the little brown spots occasionally too. I think using one of the silicone muffin “tins” would prevent that issue should you ever want to insure pristine white eggs for an event.