Air Fryer Soft Boiled Eggs

Soft boiled eggs on a white plate garnished with chives.

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Make the perfect soft boiled eggs every time with this SUPER SIMPLE air fryer method! Once you've tried these, you'll never go back to trying to figure out how long to boil them.

Prep Time0

Cook Time12

Total Time12

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: air fryer soft boiled eggs, eggs in air fryer, soft boiled eggs

Servings: servings

Calories: 126kcal

Equipment

Air Fryer

Ingredients

4 eggs

Instructions

Preheat an air fryer to 250º F (120º C). If your air fryer does not go this low, set it to 300º and adjust your cooking time.
Add eggs to air fryer basket. There is no need to add water or add a liner – just place them straight in! Choose a cooking time based on how many eggs you're cooking and how soft or hard you'd like them to turn out.
Remove the eggs from the hot air fryer, and place them in a bowl with water and ice. Allow them to sit about 10 minutes (this stops the cooking but also cools them down enough to peel).
Crack the eggs and then remove the shells. The shells peel right off of these eggs without a problem!

Notes

Air Fryer Egg Cooking Times

All air fryers are different, so you will have to test some different cooking times and then write down the length of time it takes in your machine.

The more eggs you put in, the longer they will take to cook! So while 2 eggs might cook perfectly in your machine in 12 minutes, it might take 14 minutes to cook 5 or 6 eggs. Subtract time for smaller batches of eggs or increase time for more eggs.

The air fryer basket can be full of eggs – but this will take more time. Remember the times listed below are for my air fryer and might take shorter or longer in your machine!

Timing for Eggs Cooked in an Air Fryer

	Very Soft Boiled *runny yolk, some of the white still soft	Soft Boiled *soft yolk, fully cooked white	Hard Boiled *hard yolk, fully cooked white
2 eggs	12 minutes	13 minutes	14 minutes
6 eggs	14 minutes	18 minutes	20 minutes
10 eggs	16 minutes	20 minutes	23 minutes

How to Serve Soft Boiled Eggs

Soft Boiled Eggs and Soldiers: A popular English breakfast includes soft boiled eggs and pieces of toast sliced into strips. The strips of toast are dipped into the runny yolk. This is a fun breakfast for kids!

As a Salad Topper: Eggs are a great protein to add to a salad! Add these to any garden salad, or make one of these Keto Breakfast Salads (which are perfectly delicious any time of the day, whether you follow or low carb diet or not!).

In Ramen: Soft boiled eggs are a traditional component to bowls of ramen soup!

Plain & Simple: Soft boiled eggs are a great snack. If you’re adding them to breakfast, try serving them with bacon, avocado, or fruit.

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