This great recipe is an easy breakfast option for busy mornings! It's packed with protein, low in carbs, and gets rave reviews from the picky eaters club.
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❤️ Why you'll love it
- Great for meal prep! So easy to have for breakfast ahead of time on busy weekday mornings.
- Simple to make, and cooks right in the oven no need to stand over the stove in the morning.
- Personalize this recipe by using your favorite breakfast meats and vegetables.
🧾 Ingredients
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🔪 Instructions
These delicious eggs bites are one of my favorite breakfast recipes! Look how easy they are to make!
- Add bacon, peppers, spinach, and cheese to each muffin cup.
- Blend the eggs and cream cheese until mixed.
- Fill the muffin tins with the egg and cream cheese mixture.
- Place in a water bath and bake.
🥄 Equipment
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🥫 Storage
These egg cups can be stored in the fridge for up to five days in an airtight container or a freezer bag.
For freezing, be sure to use a freezer-safe container to protect against freezer burn, and store for up to three months.
For best results thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.
To Reheat
Wrap an egg bite in a damp paper towel and microwave for 20 seconds. If it's not warmed through continue to heat in 10 second intervals.
📖 Variations
There are an infinite number of variations to this basic recipe because you can use different combinations of your favorite ingredients. Some of my favorites are:
- Breakfast sausage and a little sausage grease can be used in place of the bacon for a change of flavor. Make sure it's keto-friendly!
- If you are a fan of spicy eggs, replace the bell peppers with sliced jalapeno peppers.
- Swiss cheese is delicious in this recipe!
- Love garlic? Add some garlic powder to the eggs for a delicious garlic taste.
- Cottage cheese is a great substitute for cream cheese in this recipe.
- If you don't have bacon grease on hand you can use oil or even melted butter when greasing your muffin pan.
💭 Tips
Expert Tip: For easy removal be sure that you spray your muffin tin well with non-stick cooking spray.
- If you are adding in different vegetables be sure to chop and cook them first so that you don't have too much water in these egg bites.
- This recipe is perfect for those that want a quick and easy breakfast that can be made ahead of time.
- If you are reheating these in the microwave, reheat 30 seconds at a time to prevent them from becoming tough.If you are adding in different vegetables be sure to chop and cook them first so that you don't have too much water in these egg bites.
- This recipe is perfect for those that want a quick and easy breakfast that can be made ahead of time.
- If you are reheating these in the microwave, reheat 30 seconds at a time to prevent them from becoming tough.
👩🍳 FAQs
This egg bite recipe couldn't be easier! Here are the answers to some common questions.
Yes, you can use an egg mold instead.
Yes, you can use egg whites in place of entire eggs.
Always bake egg bites uncovered.
You overcooked them. You want to cook them until they are just set.
📚 Related recipes
- If you are looking for a filling and comforting meal, then this Keto Air Fryer Meatloaf is just what you need.
- This Cauliflower Salad is a fresh side dish that doesn't require cooking.
- Try these with a little of this keto friendly spinach dip on top. SO yummy!
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📞 The last word
This copycat Starbucks' egg bite recipe is one of my favorite ways to get back on my low carb diet!
They're such a satisfying, quick breakfast and have enough of a protein punch to keep my stomach happy for hours.
If you're not on low carb these are still an amazing, easy, make-ahead breakfast! Try them with breakfast potatoes or my favorite pumpkin baked oatmeal.
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📖 Recipe
Egg Bites
Equipment Needed
- muffin tin
Ingredients
- ¼ cup bell peppers, diced small
- bacon grease, for oiling the muffin tins
- 9 eggs
- 2 ounces cream cheese
- 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- ½ cup Cheddar, grated from a block
- ⅓ cup spinach, chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Spray a 12 cup muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray and lightly brush with bacon grease or oil. Set aside.
- Saute diced peppers in a little bacon grease until soft. Remove from heat and pat with paper towel to remove extra grease.
- Add bacon, peppers, spinach, and Cheddar to each muffin cup.
- Add the eggs, cream cheese, and salt to a blender.
- Blend until well mixed.
- Pour the egg mixture over the bacon mixture in the muffin cups.
- Place the muffin tin in a larger pan.
- Add boiling water until it reaches about halfway up the muffin tin.
- Bake for 15 minutes, or until set.
- Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes.
- Carefully remove the egg bites from the muffin cups.
How to Reheat Egg Bites
- For best results thaw overnight in the fridge if frozen.
- Wrap an egg bite in a damp paper towel and microwave for 20 seconds. If it's not warmed through continue to heat in 10 second intervals.
Notes
- If you are adding in different vegetables be sure to chop and cook them first so that you don't have too much water in these egg bites.
- This recipe is perfect for those that want a quick and easy breakfast that can be made ahead of time.
- If you are reheating these in the microwave, reheat 30 seconds at a time to prevent them from becoming tough.If you are adding in different vegetables be sure to chop and cook them first so that you don't have too much water in these egg bites.
- This recipe is perfect for those that want a quick and easy breakfast that can be made ahead of time.
- If you are reheating these in the microwave, reheat 30 seconds at a time to prevent them from becoming tough.
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