Copycat Café-Style Bacon Gruyere Egg Bites
Make fluffy, custardy egg bites at home that taste just like your favorite coffee shop version, featuring savory bacon and rich Gruyère cheese.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Total Time: 40 min
- Yield: 12 bites
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking (Water Bath)
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Low Carb
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 cup shredded Gruyère cheese
- 1/2 cup cooked, crumbled bacon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325°F (160°C). Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin tin or silicone mold.
- In a blender, combine the heavy cream, milk, eggs, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Blend on medium speed for about 30 seconds until completely smooth. Do not over-blend to avoid incorporating too much air.
- Divide the shredded Gruyère cheese and crumbled bacon evenly among the prepared muffin cups.
- Slowly pour the egg mixture over the cheese and bacon in each cup, filling them about three-quarters full.
- Place the muffin tin inside a larger baking pan. Carefully pour hot water into the larger pan until the water reaches halfway up the sides of the muffin tin cups. This creates a water bath (bain-marie).
- Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until the centers are just set and a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. The bites should look puffed.
- Remove the muffin tin from the water bath and let the bites cool in the tin for 10 minutes before carefully removing them.
Notes
- For the smoothest texture, strain the blended egg mixture through a fine-mesh sieve before pouring it into the cups.
- These bites reheat well in the microwave for 30 to 60 seconds.
- If you own an Instant Pot or electric pressure cooker, you can cook these using the steam rack method for a texture closer to sous vide.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 bites
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 1
- Sodium: 250
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 2
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 10
- Cholesterol: 90