Microwave hard boiled eggs

5 halves of hard boiled eggs on a wooden chopping board.

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How to hard boiled eggs in the microwave, perfect for busy and easily distracted people, no risk of boiling a pot dry on the stovetop. Cook just one in a cup or in blue to store in the fridge for later.

Prep Time1

Cook Time4

Resting time4

Total Time9

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: New Zealand

Keyword: microwave hard boiled eggs, hard boiled eggs in the microwave

Servings: serving

Calories: 63kcal

Author: Stacey

Ingredients

½ teaspoons salt (4 eggs) 2 teaspoons
¼ teaspoon baking soda (4 eggs) 1 teaspoon
¾ cup tap water (4 eggs) 3-4 cups
1 egg (4 eggs)

Instructions

Prep

In a microwave proof dish or jug large enough to hold the egg and water, dissolve the salt and baking soda.
Carefully lower the egg/s into the water being sure not to crack the shells. Make sure the eggs are completely submerged in the water and have around 1 centimetre of water covering them.

One egg

Microwave on high for 4 minutes then leave to stand for 4 minutes
Cool the egg by either running it under cold water or plunging it into a bowl of iced water.

Four eggs

Microwave on high for 10 minutes then leave to stand for 5 minutes
Cool the egg by either running it under cold water or plunging it into a bowl of iced water.

Notes

Cooking Times: My microwave is an 1100 watt microwave and the cook times I provide are based on my microwave at high power. Your cook times might be different depending on the wattage of your microwave and there might be a little trail and error for the first few times you boil your eggs in the microwave. BUT... once you have the cook times sorted for your microwave you will know for ever and ever and be able to cook perfect hard boiled eggs every time.

To serve hard boiled eggs for babies you can mash the egg with a little milk, breast milk or formula and offer on a spoon or spread on toast. Chopped or sliced hard boiled eggs can be tricky for babies to pick up as a finger food as they are slippery.

Soft Boiled Eggs: To make soft boiled eggs in your microwave you need to reduce the cook times a little. In my microwave the cook time for a soft egg yolk for one egg: Microwave on high for 2.5 minutes then leave to stand for 2.5 minutes : For four eggs: Microwave on high for 9.5 minutes then leave to stand for 6 minutes.

Runny Egg Yolk: (ie a dippy egg) In my microwave the cook time for a runny egg yolk for one egg: Microwave on high for 2 minutes then leave to stand for 3 minutes : For four eggs: Microwave on high for 9 minutes then leave to stand for 6 minutes.

An infographic showing the cook times for microwave boiled eggs in a 1100 W microwave for one and four eggs at a time.

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