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These air fryer soft boiled eggs feature perfectly cooked whites with a warm, thick, and gooey yolk. They are completely hands-off and perfect every time.
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“These are SUCH good soft boiled eggs. Thanks for sharing, I followed your method to a T. Perfect.” – Olga
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With the magic of the air fryer, you can get the PERFECT soft-boiled egg. What’s even better, it’s virtually hands-off because there’s no ‘boiling’ involved. I loosely adapted my classic air fryer hard boiled eggs, but reduced the cooking time and temperature.
From prep to plate, they cook up in under nine minutes. I prefer using the air fryer over boiling them in water because, as we all know, it can be temperamental. Bonus? You can whip up as many soft boiled eggs as you want and prep them in advance.
If you need to cook the perfect egg, try my over easy eggs, egg white bites, egg white omelette, over medium eggs, and sous vide egg bites next.
Ingredients needed
- Large eggs. Preferably room temperature eggs as they will cook a bit more quickly. If your eggs aren’t at room temperature, gently place them in a bowl of tepid water for five minutes before air frying.
How to make air fryer soft boiled eggs
This is an overview with step-by-step photos. Full ingredients & instructions are in the recipe card below.
Step 1- Air fry. Add the eggs to the air fryer basket and air fry for 9 minutes. While the eggs are air frying, fill a bowl with cold water and ice cubes.
Step 2- Dunk in ice water. Immediately transfer the eggs to the ice water bath and let them sit for 3 minutes. Then, peel and serve.
Arman’s recipe tips
- Choose good-quality eggs. You’d be surprised by the huge difference in flavor it can make.
- Use tongs. The eggs will be pretty hot when you pull them from the basket, so use a set of tongs!
- Practice makes perfect. Everyone’s air fryer is a bit different. Mine were perfectly cooked after 9 minutes. If your fryer takes a bit longer to warm up (or you prefer slightly firmer yolks), increase the cooking time to 10 minutes.
- Have the ice bath ready. Time is of the essence, so have the ice bath ready so the eggs don’t overcook.
Storage instructions
To store: Place leftover unpeeled eggs in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to five days. Peeled eggs will stay fresh for up to three days.
To reheat: Place the eggs in a bowl of warm water and let them soak for 15 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Yes! If you’d like to keep the eggs fresher for longer, I suggest storing them unpeeled, and they’ll stay fresh for up to five days.
More air fryer breakfast recipes
- Air fryer turkey bacon
- Air fryer French toast
- Air fryer cinnamon rolls
- Air fryer bagels
- Air fryer breakfast potatoes
- Air fryer egg bites
- Or any of these air fryer recipes
If you tried this air fryer soft boiled eggs recipe or any other recipe on my website, please rate the recipe and let me know how it went in the comments below. It really helps others thinking of making the recipe.
Air Fryer Soft Boiled Eggs
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Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 190C/375F.
- Once preheated, add the eggs to the air fryer basket.
- Air fry the eggs for 9 minutes. While the eggs are air frying, add cold water and ice to a bowl.
- Immediately transfer the eggs to the iced water bath and let them sit for 3 minutes, before peeling and serving.
Notes
- Gently crack the egg. Remove the egg from the bowl of ice water and gently crack it on a hard surface.
- Start from the base. Begin peeling from the larger side of the egg. This is also where you’ll find the air pocket, making it easier to get under the shell and remove larger pieces.
- Look for the membrane. The membrane is the thin piece that separates the egg from the shell. If you see this, peel from there to help peel more of the shell.
- Go slowly. Patience is key! I’ve found that some eggs are trickier than others, but it can be done.
- Run it underwater. To remove the last remaining bits of shell.
So eggs can be made in air fryer? They will not break?
I never believed eggs can be made in air fryer. Air fryer is such amazing machine.
I’ve used air fryer for boiled eggs but prefer my egg maker.
These are SUCH good soft boiled eggs. Thanks for sharing, I followed your method to a T. perfect.
Very easy way to do soft boiled eggs. I love the idea of using my air fryer. I will give this a try thanks.
I have the oven type air fryer, do you think it would work the same in there? Love a runny yolk 😊
Yes!! We tested this with that too 🙂
Thanks Arman!! Made some today, I think my eggs were a little fresh because they were a little hard to peel but not terrible. What an easy way to make soft-boiled eggs!
I am a die-hard soft boiled eggs lover, so only shared this recipe after perfecting it!!