When I stumbled upon this ‘recipe’ for oven baked hard boiled eggs on Pinterest I thought it was too good to be true. I’ve had the same hand-written post-it note of my mom’s instructions on how to hard boil an egg taped to my fridge for over five years. Her’s always turn out awesome, and even with her directions I sometimes struggle. For whatever reason I just can’t seem to get it right. I usually over cook them rather than under-cook them, but I hardly cook them perfectly. I love hard boiled eggs! Perfect snacks and great on salads of course. I was excited to give this a try.
Ever since I discovered this method it’s the only way I make hard boiled eggs. I’m telling you. It is SO easy! I love not having to babysit the boiling water and making sure I start the time when I’m supposed to or covering it when I’m supposed to, or uncovering it. You get the idea. Plus, with the oven method you can boil a bunch at the same time with ease. Especially if you get one of these nifty 24-Cup Mega Muffin Pans
. That’s PERFECT for your Easter egg hunts right? You can boil a whole dozen or two all at once. All you need for the perfect set up is a glass mixing bowl
, ice cube trays
, and an egg/mushroom slicer
! Then you’ll be set!
Want ideas for great ways to use hard boiled eggs? My Healthy Avocado & Egg Salad Sandwiches are fantastic and good for you. You could also make my Creamy Greek Yogurt Egg Salad Recipe. It is absolutely wonderful. Of course you can’t go wrong with traditional Deviled Eggs can you? Any way you make them, you’ll love this cooking method! I know I sure do.
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Oven Baked Hard Boiled Eggs
This Oven Baked Hard Boiled Egg recipe is undoubtedly the easiest way to hard boil an egg!
Ingredients
- 1 dozen eggs
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 325.
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In a muffin tin, place one egg per cup. Cook for 30 minutes.
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Remove eggs from the oven and immediately place in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process (at least 10 minutes). After cooled, refrigerate until ready to use.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
I have tried this in a mini muffin tin as well as a regular sized muffin tin and I prefer the regular sized. The mini will leave a dark ring around your egg (which is fine), but the larger tin will leave a perfectly white egg!
Adapted from Family Fresh Meals
Try these other great ways to use boiled eggs (or faux eggs!)!
Natural Easter Egg Dye Recipes // Tried and Tasty
Cracked Egg April Fool’s Cupcakes // Tried and Tasty
Creamy Greek Yogurt Egg Salad Recipe // Tried and Tasty
Healthy Avocado & Egg Salad Sandwich // Tried and Tasty
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Paula
I have been using this method for a couple of years. As with another reader, I too ended up with a brown spot on the egg where it sat in the pan. I now add water half way up the egg in each hole and no more brown spots.
Ali
Does it matter if the eggs are cold right from the fridge or do they need to be roo. Temp?
Yvonne
Doesn’t matter at all, I always take them from the fridge to the oven.
Betty Hester
If you only cookl one dozen at a time do you still cook for full 30 minutes?
Yvonne
Yes!
Sally
Just tried and they taste great! I did notice when I peeled them they had a small brown dot which looked like a burn mark. Have you noticed that at all with yours? Either way they tasted great and just cut out the small mark.
Yvonne
Glad you liked them. They will have those on some of them and won’t on others. I’ve run into that when I’ve made them. I peel that little bit off just as you did!
High shelf? Middle or Low shelf? I’m guessing middle or lower middle. I have deviled eggs to make for a wedding next week and this should really help! Thank you!
Yvonne
I always do middle!
Kasey
When placing each egg in each muffin tin cup, do I add water or do they cook without water?
Yvonne
They cook without water! Easy peasy!
dawud
Awesome thanks you.
Tammy Reinert
I really messed up my boiled Easter eggs this year using an unfamiliar stove and undercooked 4 dozen eggs!!!! My kids had a blast dying and decorating and when my son opened several and found out they weren’t cooked!!!! I have to try something, so in the oven they go….I’ll let you know if it works. (They have been kept in the frig)
Thank you!! I tried boiling eggs a few weeks ago and they just would not get firm – it sounds easy, but never works! This is perfect!
Yvonne
You’re welcome! Glad you have a new go-to recipe!
Myrt
Have you used fresh eggs or only store bought? My concern is that fresh eggs are not as easy to peel. Great idea though. :)
Yvonne
I’ve only used store bought, but I have some fresh eggs I could try it with – that’s a great question. I’ll let you know when I experiment with them :)
Agnes Nolan
Take a glass, add about an inch or two of water, put a cooked egg in the glass, put your hand over the top of the glass and shake. The egg shell comes away easily. Never tried it with oven cooked eggs, but it works with the ones you boil. I got this idea from the internet. Works for me.
Yvonne
I love this, thanks for the tip!
Way too easy! Lol. I’m going to try this tomorrow when we dye eggs. (My granddaughter 20 yrs old and I do it every year:) ). Thanks for the info, it’s awesome:)
Hugz:)
Yvonne
Almost too good to be true with how easy they are – but it’s not, it’s really just that easy! Hope you tried it and loved it as much as I do!!
Larissa
Mine started busting with 2mins to go. Is that normal for thus cooking method?
Yvonne
Oh no! Really? That’s never happened to me. Out of the 10-12 times I’ve used this method, I’ve never had one egg crack on me. I wonder if maybe you would need to try a little lower temp for yours? Maybe your oven runs a little hotter than mine? Did the others turn out ok??
Debra
You don’t use any water ?
Yvonne
Nope, no water.
Karie
Yum!!! Thank you! Nice website…..
Yvonne
Thank you so much – and you’re welcome :)
Mary P
This will be perfect for Easter eggs!!!
Yvonne
So perfect! I love that you can do a whole bunch all at once!