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
Nutrition
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.
Whitney says
My instant pot doesn't have a steam feature. Recommendations?
Tanya says
Yep. Cooking it on high pressure will give the same results.
Stacy says
These are delicious! I didn’t have heavy cream, so used 1% milk and still came out creamy and silky, so I’m sure they’re be even more luxurious with cream. Thanks for posting this recipe!
Kathryn says
I got the burn notice. I use my instant pot very frequently and have never gotten the burn notice before. Any idea what I did wrong or what caused this? It’s 6 qt duo plus
Tanya says
Hi Kathryn, my guess is either the water wasn't added or the seal wasn't inserted properly in your machine. Since nothing touches the bottom of the pot and you are using it to steam, you shouldn't get the burn notice at all with this recipe.
Dennis Meijer says
Excellent recipe Thank you!!
And FYI the silicone mold makes great cocktail ice cubes😉
Tanya says
Thank you! And great idea on the ice cubes.
Hillary says
Although we are a family of cheese lovers, we are also a family of egg lovers; unfortunately the eggs were completely overpowered by cheese in this recipe. If I remake this, I will probably halve (at least) the cheese. Also, I assumed the recipe would be made to fill 1 tray perfectly, but our cups were apparently too full and our “bites” ended up looking hilariously like octopuses.
Charlie says
These are eggscellent! Sorry couldn’t resist. Lol. My toddler and I loved them! I used the silicone lid the egg mold came with instead of foil and it worked great. Also I put the mold in first on top of trivet and then poured while it was in the pot, the first time I had trouble lowering the already full mold in without spilling it.
Abby says
Could you use riccotta cheese instead of cottage cheese?
Tanya says
Yes, ricotta would work fine.
Joan Mahanes says
I think these are the best. I tried the recipes that came with my egg mold, and they weren’t nearly as tender. Incidentally, I couldn’t wait for my egg mold to arrive, so I made them first in my silicone cupcake molds inside a stainless steel mixing bowl with a flat bottom. They were a little misshapen due to fitting them in there, but still de-lish!
Hollie says
Thank you for the recipe...I did crack up reading the last of the instructions where it says to remove the silicone baby maker!! Thank you again and I will be making these tonight!
Sherry says
These are soooo good! I needed to spray my mold, however. I loosened the edges with a knife to release them. Maybe because I had never used the mold before?
missy says
Hey, thank you for this recipe! I'm stoked to make them!
I know it's a year old already, but I wonder if in that time you've heard of folks stacking two molds on top of each other in the IP?
Tanya says
Hi Missy, yep, people do it and I've done it a few times as well. My experience is that both stacks get cooked perfectly, but the bottom ones tend to rise a little more. So not as pretty but still quite yummy. I keep all the instructions the same when doing two racks, including the cook time.
Nick says
@missy, Just turn the top egg mold a little so that the bites are offset and not lined up straight on top of each other.
Megan says
I have never left a comment on a recipe blog, but I had to for these. You MUST make these! My husband and I love them. We typically get the Costco version, but availability is inconsistent. Also, making them is healthier.
I made a couple minor adjustments, based on personal taste and appliance. I only used 2 pieces of bacon to reduce saltiness and calories. Also, I steam for 10 min. The first time I only steamed them 9 min and they were a tad undercooked.
Thank you for this amazing recipe!
Susan says
This recipe was perfection. Thanks so much
grace walker says
Can I sub a soft cheese like boursin or laughing cow for the cottage cheese?
Beth says
This is great & super easy! I used a Mexican blend of cheese & no bacon (Pescatarian October for me), but I feel like I’m not missing anything. My husband loved the egg bites, too. So good!