How to Make Starbucks Bacon & Gruyère Egg Bites

gruyère cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Cheddar is more affordable and still melts well.

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: ham

Turkey bacon offers a lower-fat alternative.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

Cook 4 slices of bacon to your liking.

Cut the cooked bacon into small pieces, no need for equal sizes.

Strain and keep the bacon fat for later use.

In a bowl, add 6 eggs, 1 cup of cottage cheese, 1 cup of shredded Gruyère cheese, and 1 to 1.5 teaspoons of salt and pepper.

Optionally add a tiny bit of hot sauce for flavor.

Blend the mixture until it's frothy.

Use the reserved bacon fat to coat the insides of a muffin pan.

Pour the egg mixture into the muffin pan, evenly spreading it out.

Distribute the cooked bacon pieces throughout the egg mixture, pushing down any floating pieces.

Place the muffin pan in a larger oven-safe tray.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Carefully pour boiling water into the outer tray until it reaches halfway up the sides of the muffin pan.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the eggs are set, knowing they are done when the egg bites easily pull away from the edges.

Let the egg bites rest and cool for about 5 minutes before taking them out.

Store in the fridge for up to 3 days or wrap tightly in plastic wrap and freeze for around 2 months.

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