I really like Starbucks Bacon and Gruyere sous vide egg bites but I don’t go out often these days and I always thought they were pricey.
But I have an instant pot. So I got some silicon egg molds and made my own egg bites
made 12 egg bites and they are small. probably 4 of them are equal to 2 of the Starbucks ones.
I altered the recipe that came with the molds.
4 eggs
4 pieces cooked bacon
1 cup shredded cheddar (I used white cheddar so my bites are pretty pale)
1/2 cup cottage cheese (I used lactose free)
1/4 cup milk (again lactose free)
salt and pepper
spray the molds. crumble the bacon and sprinkle in the cups. Mix everything else in a bowl and pour in the milds. Don’t fill more than 3/4 full.
put 1 cup water in your instapot/electric pressure cooker, add the mold on their rack. Close pot, cook on the steam setting for 8 minutes and then do an instant release
They are puffed up when they first come out but deflate some as they cool.
Next time I am going to cut back on the dairy and add an extra egg or 2.
Those look delicious! They are one of my “someday I’ll perfect” wishlist recipes. How was the tang? I made some once and felt the recipe called for too much cottage cheese. Would you keep the amount of cottage cheese you have listed/halve it/etc?
@Redheadedblonde I didn’t think they were too tangy. But that doesn’t bother me. If I cut back on anything it will be the cheese. Most recipes I saw called for 1.5 cups for only 4 eggs. I only used 1 cup and while they weren’t too greasy I think maybe I’d prefer less cheese and more egg.
Also most recipes I saw called for blitzing the egg mix in the blender and I didn’t do that.
I’m going to experiment and make another batch this weekend
The very first recipe where I used the recipe that came with them came out with the best texture and closest to the egg bites I’ve had at Starbucks. When I play with the ratios of dairy they are still tasty but don’t have that rich creamy texture.
