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Gruyère Egg Bites
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10m
Prep
25m
Cook
Easy
Level
180
Energy
The coffee-chain favorite at one-fifth the price: eggs blended silky with half-and-half and gruyère, water-bath baked into custardy pucks that reheat all week.
What you need
Ingredients
Servings
6
Before you start
Mise en place
Equipment
Nonstick skillet
Mixing bowl
Spatula
Prep checklist
Gruyère — grated
Bacon — crisped, crumbled
3 steps
Method
1
Blend eggs, half-and-half, cheese, and seasonings 20 seconds until completely smooth — the blender is the texture secret.
1 min — timer available in cooking mode
Why this works
Half-and-half hits the custard sweet spot: cream alone is heavy, milk alone is spongy.
2
Pour into a greased muffin tin over the bacon; set the tin in a water bath and bake at 150°C until just set with a slight wobble, 22–25 minutes.
23 min — timer available in cooking mode
3
Rest 5, run a knife around, and release. Fridge for 4 days; 30 seconds rewarming returns them to custard.
From the pass
Chef's notes
Taste before serving and adjust salt and acid — the last 30 seconds of seasoning matter more than any single ingredient.
Afterwards
Keep, reheat & pair
Storage
Best fresh; components keep 2 days refrigerated.
Freezing
Most breakfast bakes freeze well for 2 months; assembled plates don't.
Reheating
A low oven (150°C, 8–10 minutes) revives baked things; a nonstick pan over medium-low beats the microwave for anything with a crisp edge.
Make ahead
Prep components the night before — batters rest happily overnight in the fridge, and toppings can be portioned into jars.
Wine pairing
Coffee or fresh juice — it's breakfast.
Beer pairing
It's breakfast — coffee. But a mimosa never hurt a weekend.
On the plate
Serve it with
Sides
Fresh fruit
Crispy bacon or breakfast sausage
Greek yogurt with honey
Garnish
A dusting of powdered sugar
Fresh berries
Chopped chives (for savory plates)
Taste map
Flavour profile
Sweet
3
Salty
2
Sour
1
Bitter
0
Umami
1
Heat
0
Per serving
Nutrition
180
kcal
12g
protein
3g
carbs
13g
fat
3g
fiber
520mg
sodium
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