How to Make PERFECT Hard Boiled Eggs in the Oven
I love hard boiled eggs.
Why don’t I make them all the time? Well, the thought of getting a big old pot of water boiling, and then timing the boiling, flame on, flame off, lid on , lid off…. UGH!
Half the time I end up timing something wrong, and end up with over cooked, hard to peel eggs. OMG…. peeling hard boiled eggs is the pits!So when I kept seeing the idea on Pinterest, of hard boiling eggs in the oven, I HAD to give it a try.
Ok people. This is a game changer. Eggs go in the oven for 30 minutes, then in a bowl of ice water to cool. That’s IT! You wanna know the BEST part? The peel practically slides off in one piece. I kid you not!
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Easy peel hard boiled eggs = the best thing ever.
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Here is what you do.
PLEASE DO A TEST RUN with a couple eggs until you figure out the correct cooking temp for your oven.
How to Make PERFECT Hard Boiled Eggs in the Oven
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. If you know your oven runs cooler, try 350 temp. Place eggs in a muffin tin to prevent them from rolling around. Cook for 30 minutes.
- After the 30 minutes, remove eggs from the oven and place in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. I left them in there for about 10 minutes.
- That’s it! Perfect eggs every time. I have cooked about 4 dozen so far and have had success with EVERY batch. Not an egg lover? Make sure to pin this one for Easter time.. it will be a life saver for coloring eggs 🙂
How to Make PERFECT Hard Boiled Eggs in the Oven
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Ingredients
- Dozen eggs
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325. Some of the posts I found said between 325-350. My eggs turned out perfect at 325. If you know your oven runs cooler, try out a higher temp. Otherwise, go for the 325.
- Place eggs in a muffin tin to prevent them from rolling around.
- Cook for 30 minutes.
- After the 30 minutes, remove eggs from the oven and place in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process.I left them in there for about 10 minutes.
Nutrition
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I think people need to consider making adjustments for their ovens.
I tried this today using my gas stove. I wasn’t completely sure how it would turn out because MY oven does get pretty hot.
My rack was in the middle — went ahead and cooked as you directed, but I too had the brown spots (although the eggs WERE fabulously easy to peel). The majority of the brown spots were on the bottom half of the egg — which was the section touching my muffin tin.
I’m going to try again because I simply love this idea … but I think I’m going to experiment with lowering the rack and the temp. Hopefully that works!
YAY, I’m glad they peeled well for you 🙂 I like the idea of lowering the rack. Can I ask… were the brown spots on the shell or do they show up on the actual egg. I still haven’t had this happen and am curious as to these spots. Are there a lot of spots or just a small one where they are touching the muffin tin, like you said. Thanks Rachel!
They were on the egg itself (visible after peeling). I peeled two of the six eggs I baked — both had them and there were 2-3 spots on each. All were where the egg had rested against the metal sides of the muffin tin. So, I think it’s an issue with the metal heating up and burning them a bit.
Brown spots are happening for 2 reasons.
1. Rinse eggs first especially if you bought them at the store. There tends to egg whites on the outside from broken eggs in the packing process.
2. This is only a guess about the inside spots. When you boil eggs in water you can see air escaping the shell. The spots appear where the pin holes are. I had one with a thin line that looked like a scratch on the shell. The inside had the same line browned on the egg white. Next batch I am considering what type of oil I could rub on that might not brown in the baking. Not sure yet about that. If I don’t want to dye the egg I would think it would take care of the problem.
By the way, this was an awesome way to cook 15 dozen for an Easter Event.
Great tips Alisa! Thank you 🙂
Two questions:
1) No mention of egg temp before cooking so I’m guessing you can take them straight from the fridge to the oven.
2) Wonder if a silicone muffin pan would eliminate the brown spots?
Going to try it for the first time in a few minutes for tonight. I’m trying both a metal pan for 6 eggs and a silicone pan for 6. I’m putting my rack in the center of my (electric) oven.
Wish me luck!!
And I’m going to bake at 325 degrees. {side note: anyone know how to make a degree symbol appear? 🙂 }
i like your methodical mind there Denise, curious about the differences. And BTW the “degree” symbol is ALT-0176 (hold down the ALT key and then type ‘0176’
Yes I take them right out of the fridge. I must say, Iv’e never used a silicone pan. Fun! I hope they turned out for you Denise 🙂 XO
Hi I just wanted to let you know that i came across your oven hard boiled eggs on pinterest and tried it out.. Works fantastic! Thank You.
Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know Sarah! I am so glad if worked well for you 🙂 XO
Do you think this would work for soft-boiled eggs?
I have never tried Anne 🙂
Could you try??? hehe… I’m curious to find out!!! lol… I just might experiment, if I find the time… 😀
Silicone mini muffin pan — no brown spots.