Copycat Starbucks Bacon And Gruyère Egg Bites
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Servings:
6 Servings
Ingredients
  • 6 slices bacon, diced
  • ½ cup cottage cheese
  • 6 large eggs
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon white pepper
  • 2 cups Gruyère cheese, grated
  • 2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, grated
  • Cooking spray
Directions
  1. Preheat a large skillet to medium heat.
  2. Add the diced bacon to a skillet and cook it over medium heat until crisp, 8-10 minutes.
  3. Drain the bacon on paper towels, reserving 1 tablespoon of fat.
  4. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  5. Place a rack in the center position of the oven.
  6. In a blender, process the cottage cheese until completely smooth, about 1 minute.
  7. Add the eggs, cream, reserved bacon fat, salt, and pepper to blender, and blend until smooth and well combined
  8. Pour mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl
  9. Fold in ⅔ of bacon and ⅔ of each cheese.
  10. Spray a silicone muffin tin with cooking spray.
  11. Fill the cups ¾ full with mixture.
  12. Top with the remaining bacon and cheese blend, transfer the muffin tin to the oven, and bake for 5 minutes.
  13. Remove the muffin tin from the oven, and place it in a larger baking dish. Fill the dish with hot water halfway up the sides of the muffin tin.
  14. Return to the oven, and bake for an additional 20 minutes until set but still slightly jiggly.
  15. Cool completely before running a knife around the edge of each egg bite, and removing it from the muffin pan.
  16. Serve immediately.