Description
Instant Pot Egg Bites are tender, fluffy, packed with flavor and super easy to make. They are a wonderful make-ahead breakfast, and much better than the egg bites you get at Starbucks.
Ingredients
Scale
Basic Egg Bites Recipe:
4 large eggs
1/3 cup cottage cheese
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Cheese and Chive
1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
2-3 Tablespoon chopped chives or green onions
Bacon and Grueyere
1/4 cup chopped crispy bacon
1/4 cup shredded Gruyere Swiss cheese
Ham and Cheese
1/4 cup diced ham
1/4 cup cheddar cheese
Red Pepper and Jack Cheese
1/4 cup chopped roasted red pepper
1/4 cup pepper jack or Monterey Jack cheese
2 – 3 Tablespoons chopped spinach
Instructions
- In a blender, place the eggs, cottage cheese, salt and pepper and blend until smooth.
- Divide the chosen fillings (cheese, meats and/ or veggies) evenly between the egg bite mold. Pour the egg batter into the egg molds, dividing the mixture evenly. Each egg mold should be filled about 3/4 full.
- Cover tightly with tin foil.
- Pour 1 1/2 cups water into the the inner pot of the pressure cooker and place the metal rack inside the inner pot. Place the egg bites mold on the rack, stacking the molds if you want to double the recipe. A double batch cooks perfectly stacked on top of each other.
- Place the lid on the inner pot and be sure the oven know is sealed. Set the cook time for 9 minutes on high pressure Do this by hitting manual or pressure cook and use the +/- button to adjust to read 9.
- Once cook time is done, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
- Remove the egg bite mold from the inner pot and let rest for few minutes before inverting the egg bites onto a plate.
Notes
- Have fun with the flavor combinations! Keep in mind the rule of thumb–1/4 cup of any cheese and up to 1/3 cup of meat or vegetable.
- The recipe can easily be doubled and cooked in 2 molds stacked on top of each other in the instant pot. Just cover both molds tightly with foil
- Greasing the mold is a good idea to guarantee easy removal!
- Storage–Egg bies will keep in the fridge for 5-6 days. They can be frozen but it will change the texture when you defrost them.
- To Reheat- it is best to reheat these egg bites at 50% power in the microwave for 1 minutes. The lower heat will help preserve the delicate fluffy texture.