Starbuck's Egg Bites (+Video)

A fun copycat breakfast recipe, these Starbuck's Egg Bites are full of flavor, quick to whip up and a delicious hand held meal!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 212kcal

18 large eggs
4 Tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled melted and slightly cooled
⅓ cup minced shallots,
3 Tablespoons chopped chives
6 ounces gruyere cheese, finely grated (about 3/4 cup)
1 teaspoon creole seasoning
1 pound bacon, cooked and chopped (keep bacon grease)

Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a large mixing bowl crack 18 large eggs. Whisk the eggs together until fully combined.
Stir in 4 Tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled, 1/3 cup minced shallots,, 3 Tablespoons chopped chives, 6 ounces gruyere cheese, finely grated and 1 teaspoon creole seasoning until combined well.
Using a pastry brush, brush some of the remaining bacon grease into a 12 cup muffin pan.
Spoon the egg mixture, stirring in between to keep even, into the muffin pan. Each cup should only be filled about 3/4 full as the egg mixture will rise.
Evenly add a pinch of the cooked bacon pieces into each cup. It’ll be about ½ Tablespoon per muffin. Use a fork and move the bacon around evenly in each cup to gently combine.
Place into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown on the edges.
Remove and allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the muffin pan.

Please refer to my FAQ’s and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.
These can be frozen, see my tips above.
Use your favorite cheeses. We use gruyere to keep it more like Starbuck's.
Finely chopped sweet onion can be substituted for the shallots but the shallots really give this amazing flavor.
The reason we don't add the bacon in with the rest of the batter is you don't want it sinking all to the bottom so we add it on top and gently incorporate it in each muffin well.