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Breakfast Egg Bites

Name: Breakfast Egg Bites
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 7 egg bites
Ingredients: 4 large eggs; 1/2 cup cottage cheese; 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack or Gruyere; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; Black pepper, to taste; 1/4 cup cooked crumbled bacon or chopped vegetables; 1 tablespoon chopped chives or green onion; Cooking spray

Breakfast egg bites are a modern portable breakfast: high-protein, breadless, and easy to customize. Starbucks helped popularize sous-vide egg bites in 2017, while home cooks adapted the idea to Instant Pots, silicone molds, and meal-prep routines.

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Difficulty

Easy

Prep time

10 minutes

Cook time

20 minutes

Total time

30 minutes

Servings

7 egg bites

Region

United States coffee shops and home kitchens

Era introduced

2017-present

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Coffee-shop menu developers and Instant Pot home cooks adapting sous-vide eggs

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The Story

Egg bites show how a restaurant product can become a home appliance recipe. The cafe version uses sous vide for a soft custardy texture; home versions often blend eggs with cottage cheese, pour the mixture into silicone molds, and steam them in an electric pressure cooker. The format is flexible enough for bacon and Gruyere, roasted pepper, spinach, green chile, or whatever needs using up.

Ingredients

4 large eggs
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack or Gruyere
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup cooked crumbled bacon or chopped vegetables
1 tablespoon chopped chives or green onion
Cooking spray

Equipment

Pressure cooker
Aluminum foil
Cutting board
Chef's knife
Mixing bowl
Measuring cups and spoons

Directions

Blend eggs, cottage cheese, cheese, salt, and pepper until smooth.
Coat a silicone egg-bite mold with cooking spray.
Divide bacon or vegetables and chives among the cups.
Pour egg mixture into the cups.
Cover mold loosely with foil.
Set on a rack with 1 cup water in an electric pressure cooker.
Cook on high pressure 8 minutes, then let pressure release naturally 10 minutes.
Unmold and serve warm, or refrigerate for later.

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