Here's an easy and delicious way to prepare the Sous Vide Egg Bites Recipe in the Instant Pot. A creamy and delicate egg all in two bites...or one if you want to gobble it up.
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Hello World! I feel like I've been flooding my most recent blog post with a ton of Instant Pot recipes. Let me apologize and start by saying that I won't be posting only Instant Pot recipes. But Gosh darn it, that Instant Pot is amazing.
I'm used to making soups, stews, and one pot meals in it but I was intrigued when I discovered that I could make eggs in the Instant Pot. No, not boiled eggs (which I hear is a great way to make a ton of boiled eggs) but creamy delicious egg bites.
Are these similar to sous vide egg bites?
Yep, but I don't use a Sous Vide machine. The first I heard of these is when Starbucks added it to their menu and called it "Sous Vide Egg Bites." They apparently use the sous vide machine but the Instant Pot gets the same velvety, creamy texture.
Let's be real, everyone and their mama got the Instant Pot for Christmas. How awesome is it that we can make this wonderful breakfast at home and save some coins when we head to our favorite coffee shop. These are the kind of a breakfast snack that can be made ahead of time. The whole family will love this grab and go breakfast.
This egg bites recipe comes together quickly and requires only a 9 minute steam time and 10 minute natural release time in the Instant Pot. There are a couple of suggested tools when making these babies...a blender, a a silicone baby food mold , and a Steamer Rack Trivet(this should have come with your instant pot).
As you can see, the texture of these eggs are creamy. This recipe isn't for you if you like your eggs hard or fried. But if you like creamy eggs and don't have the patience to make Gordon Ramsey's creamy scrambled eggs in a skillet (my favorite way to make them), then this Sous Vide Egg Bites Recipe is for you.
The best thing about these egg bites, other than the fact that they are creamy and delicious is the fact that you can hide veggies in them. I keep it simple with just adding spinach to mine. I also add bacon. Can I call bacon a veggie?
I hope you all enjoy these "Sous Vide" egg bites as much as we do. Until the next recipe.
Watch this video tutorial and see how I make these egg bites from start to finish.
Sous Vide Egg Bites Recipe in the Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 4 pieces bacon cooked and crumbled
- 1 ½ cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- ¼ cup spinach chopped
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Spray the egg bite molds.
- Add bacon pieces to bottom of silicone baby food maker in the molds. Set aside.
- Add eggs, cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, heavy cream, hot sauce, and salt & pepper to a blender. Blend until smooth consistency. Stir in chopped spinach.
- Pour egg mixture into baby silicone baby food maker, covering bacon. Cover baby silicone food maker with foil paper.
- Add 1 cup of water to bottom of Instant Pot and place trivet inside. Place baby food maker on top of trivet in Instant Pot. *See note about creating a foil sling or use tongs for easy removal.
- Cover Instant Pot, making sure valve is set to "sealing." Select "Steam" and set timer to 9 minutes. Once the time timer goes off, allow it to natural release for 10 minutes. Then switch your valve to "venting" to do your quick release to remove any remaining pressure.
- Open your Instant Pot and remove silicone baby maker. Allow to stand for a few minutes and turn eggs over onto a dish. Enjoy immediately or refrigerate for up to 4 days.
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Notes
Suggested Tools for Sous Vide Egg Bites Instant Pot
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Notes on Sous Vide Egg Bites Recipe in the Instant Pot
- You can create a foil sling for easy removal of the baby silicone mold in the Instant Pot. To create the sling, take a 20 inch long piece of foil paper and fold it into thirds. Place this in the Instant Pot, on the trivet and place the baby silicone mold on top of that. When ready to remove from the Instant Pot, grab the foil sling. Or in the alternative, you can use tongs to grab the side of the silicone mode for removal.
- Have fun with the add ins and use whatever cheese you may like.
- Allow the egg bites to sit after removing from Instant Pot to have them firm up a bit.
- With the egg mold linked here, I don't spray the silicone mold and my eggs slide right on out. I highly reccomend this silicone mold. However, I have used other molds with this recipe and they have stuck. So I suggest always spraying the mold.
- These can be reheated easily in the microwave. If refrigerated, try 30-45 seconds in the microwave. if frozen, try 60 -90 seconds. Re-heat time will depend on the wattage of your microwave.
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Adapted from Foodie & Wine.
Amy says
These turned out SOOO good, and it was my first try! I didn’t have sharp cheddar or cottage cheese but I had some leftover Ricotta and Monterey Jack and they are super addictive! We each ate 3!! I can’t wait to try again with egg whites, different veggies and cheeses. Good note is to seal the foil tightly around your mold so that less steam sneaks in.
Tanya says
So glad you liked it Amy! You are so right about the foil. The possibilities are endless with these, I love the idea of using just the egg whites.
Jessica says
Yes girl! These are amazing. Thanks!
Tanya says
Thank you Jessica 🙂
Ann says
I have made these four times in the last week! The whole family loves them. What a great way to start the day! Thank you!
Liz says
Wow - one of the few 5 star reviews that actually made the recipe and didn't review it based on how it looks! Thank you.
Jennifer says
These look so creamy and delicious! I may be one of just a handful of people that don’t have an instant pot yet, but I NEED one! All the IP recipes look amazing!
Anne Murphy says
Oh! I love my egg muffins, but these don't need an oven... making them much more attractive in summer! And thank you for introducing me to that silicone mold - I can see so many things I will do with it.
Christine - Jar Of Lemons says
I've never made or tried Sous Vide, but I've been wanting to! And these egg bites look like the perfect recipe to start with 😉 Can't wait!
Nicole | Culinary Cool says
I'm still not 100% sold on the Instant Pot. Everything I've tried so far is better made the regular stove-top method. I would totally be willing to give these a try. I have heard that the instant pot does eggs really well!
Katie Crenshaw | A Fork's Tale says
These are so cute. I love that you added cottage cheese to make them creamy. I am always looking for a great Instant Pot recipe. I can't wait to try these.
Karyl | Karyl's Kulinary Krusade says
Hmmm what an interesting recipe! I've never heard of sous vide eggs before, but I do love the texture of creamy scrambled eggs. I actually haven't joined the Instant Pot revolution, cause the last thing I need is yet another small appliance
Connie says
Sorry to hear that. Honestly, you will put away all the other appliances. I’ve used my instant pot probably 20 times vs crockpot once. Rice cooker went in storage with the pot I used to make steel cut oats. I know own a 3 qt and a 6 qt. Try it.
Connie says
Sorry to hear that you don’t want another appliance . Honestly, you will put away all the other appliances. I’ve used my instant pot probably 20 times vs crockpot once. Rice cooker went in storage with the pot I used to make steel cut oats. I know own a 3 qt and a 6 qt. Try it.
As for the recipe - loved and don’t scrimp on the cheese, use the whole 1 1/2 cups.
Faelyn says
It's a game changer. So so very worth it.
Amelie says
These look great and so easy to make. Perfect for my kids' school lunch boxes!
Ben Myhre says
I don't care what you call them, they look like an easy and tasty recipe to get a person going in the morning!
Tanya says
Thank You 🙂
Claire says
These were so delicious. Just like starbucks egg bites.
I didn't add the hot sauce as I wanted to make sure the children would eat them. But I did add a little chopped green onion.
Tanya says
Thank you! I loveeee green onion, such a great addition.
Dominique | Perchance to Cook says
OMG, these look soooo good! The texture looks just perfect. Also, now I officially need an instant pot because I want to make these!
Tanya says
Thank you!! I love my pot, so many awesome recipes to make in it.
Cindy says
These look so fluffy and light, I could eat several in one sitting 🙂 I love your idea of using a silicone told in the Instant too, definitely going to try making this. thanks
Tanya says
Thank you! I love my mold...one of my favorite purchases.
Delee says
These are very tasty and less expensive than Starbucks, for sure. I had mixed outcome in he one batch. Two were perfect and the others were in varying degrees of done-ness. Any thoughts on what might have happened? Thank you!
Tanya says
Hi Delee, I'm not sure what happened if each mold had the same amount of egg mixture in them. Hopefully it was a fluke occurence and doesn't happen anymore.