This is the Best Starbucks Egg Bites Recipe! All you need is an oven and a silicone egg tray for the perfect sous vide egg bites.
Ingredients and substitutions
- Olive oil or butter – any neutral oil can be used, as well as any type of butter or margarine.
- Eggs – you can make these both with eggs or just egg whites. You may also use liquid egg whites or a vegan egg alternative, if desired.
- Cottage cheese – cream cheese or dairy-free cream cheese can be used instead.
Egg white and red pepper bites
- Roasted red peppers – store-bought or home-roasted red peppers both work well. Sundried tomatoes can be used but will alter the flavour.
- Chopped spinach – use another dark leafy green like kale or Swiss chard, or another veggie entirely.
- Monterey Jack cheese – substitute for another shredded cheese of your choice.
Bacon and gruyere egg bites
- Bacon – use turkey bacon for a healthier option. You could also make your egg bites with cold cuts, tempeh or seasonings like smoked paprika or BBQ.
- Gruyere or aged cheddar cheese – store-bought, prepackaged or hand shredded all work great. Any sharp shredded cheese would be good.
How to make Starbucks egg bites
Step 1: Prep the dish.
Fill a baking dish with warm water, then add the silicone mold egg tray over top.
Step 2: Grease the egg tray.
Step 3: Add the eggs and cottage cheese to a blender.
Step 4: Blend the mixture.
Blend on high until well combined and creamy.
Step 5: Fill the egg tray with toppings.
Add any toppings of your choice and cheese to the egg cups, then pour in the egg mixture.
Step 6: Bake until the eggs are set.
Bake for 60 mins until eggs are set. Let them cool, remove them from the egg tray and serve!
Tips for the best egg bites
There are a few tips to ensure you get the best egg bites every time! Follow these tips to ensure they taste just like the ones from Starbucks:
- Don't overblend the mixture: If you blend the egg mixture for too long, the egg bites will fall while baking in the oven.
- Swap out the cottage cheese for cream cheese: If you don't have any cottage cheese, use cream cheese for a similar texture.
- Check on the egg bites after 30 minutes: To ensure your egg bites don't overcook, the first time you make them you should check on them after about 30 minutes. You'll know the egg bites are done when a toothpick comes out clean.
- Try out different toppings: You can try out different veggies, cheeses and proteins like sundried tomatoes, onion, broccoli, kale, green onions, breakfast sausage, feta cheese, Swiss cheese, fresh herbs and more. Experiment with different mix-ins until you find a combo you love!
- Make more than one variety: The great part about this recipe is that you can try out different toppings in each cup, so you have something different to enjoy every day!
Frequently Asked Questions
While sous vide eggs are normally cooked in simmering water, these sous vide egg bites are baked in a silicone egg tray that's placed on a baking dish filled with warm water. It’s an easy way to get that creamy sous vide texture without worrying about the eggs getting rubbery or messy!
You can try making these egg bites in a well-greased muffin pan, but the texture won't be the exact same. You want to cook them in a silicone tray in a warm dish of water to get that amazing creamy texture.
If you're not a fan of cottage cheese, try swapping it out for cream cheese instead. It'll increase the calorie count and won't have the exact same flavour, but the texture will be similar.
To ensure that your copycat Starbucks egg bites have the right texture, make sure you don't overmix the eggs and bake them for the proper cooking time at a low temperature (325° Fahrenheit).
To make this Starbucks egg bites recipe dairy-free, use olive oil to grease the egg trays, dairy-free cream cheese instead of cottage cheese, and a dairy-free cheese of your choice.
Storing and reheating
These Starbucks sous vide egg bites are great for meal prep. Once they have completely cooled, you can store them in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 to 5 days. Enjoy them cold or reheat them in the microwave for 30 seconds!
Freezing this recipe
These egg bites can be frozen in a freezer-safe container or Ziploc bag for 1 to 2 months. Let them defrost in the fridge overnight then pack them up for lunch or can heat them up the next morning in the microwave for 30 seconds for a delicious breakfast.
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The Best Starbucks Egg Bites Recipe {Copycat}
Ingredients
Egg White and Red Pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil or butter (to grease egg tray)
- 3 cups egg whites
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup roasted red peppers, diced
- 1 cup spinach, finely chopped
- 1 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
Bacon and Gruyere
- 1 tbsp olive oil or butter (to grease egg tray)
- 8 eggs, whisked
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 4 slices bacon or turkey bacon, cooked and chopped
- 1 cup gruyere cheese or aged cheddar, shredded
Instructions
- Note: Pick one version for this recipe; if you wish to do both versions (like in the video), cut each of the ingredients in half.
- Preheat oven to 325 F. Grease a 12-count silicon egg tray with olive oil or butter. Fill a 9×13 glass pyrex baking dish halfway with warm water, then silicone egg tray overtop.
- Add either egg whites and cottage cheese, or eggs and cottage cheese to a blender, blending on high until well combined and creamy.
- Divide toppings of choice and cheese (either monterey jack or cheese) among egg cups, then fill the rest of the way full with egg/egg white mixture. Bake in the oven for 60 minutes or until eggs are set.
- Remove egg bites from molds once cool and serve and enjoy!
Comments & Reviews
Julene Grogan says
This is great! I bought the silicone tray, thinking I could use it with my sous vide, only to discover that they are not watertight. I love your faux sous vide method! Just tried it yesterday, and it worked beautifully. mine were done in 35 minutes, possibly because I preheated the water in the oven.
Taylor Stinson says
So happy you enjoyed the recipe Julene! They definitely would have finished earlier with pre-heated water, what a great trick to save some cooking time!
Kimberly Schaaf says
Just made there and they were pretty good. Next time I’ll cook them for about 45 minutes and test. I think they were a bit overdone. I know everyone’s oven Is different. Also I think I needed more cheese for my own preference. Love how easy they were to make I had all the ingredients on hand! Thank you
Taylor Stinson says
I’m glad you enjoyed them Kimberly 🙂 Thanks for leaving your review!
Cynthia says
Hi there! I work at Starbucks! They are heated in an oven, or a really big over heated toaster oven I should say for a minute and a few seconds. Super delicious, I know, so excited I came acorns this recipe.
Sheri J Simmons says
16 eggs plus bacon and cheese to fill 12-egg silicone tray????? I KNEW it was too much!! CUT THE RECIPE IN HALF UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE BAKING FOR TWO HOURS OR HAVE TWO SILICONE EGG TRAYS.
#trustyourgut
Taylor Stinson says
Hi Sheri – this is just over 1 egg per cup by the time you divide it all. I’m wondering if you have smaller sized silicone trays or used more fillings than listed because 1 egg and approx 1/3 cup fillings per cup in the tray shouldn’t cause you to need 2 trays at all. The cook time is one hour, which is more than enough to cook the eggs through.
angela girdlestone says
This looks great. Can’t wait to try! Just want to clarify, I should cover the muffin pan with tin foil before baking?
Taylor Stinson says
You don’t have to – just place the silicone tray with your eggs in the glass baking dish then bake for the allotted time!
Karl says
Where do I find an 11X9 pan/dish to out the water ? I’ve tried amazon and the internet with no luck. I did buy the silicon tray you linked. Now I’m stuck. 🙁
Taylor Stinson says
Hey Karl – you can also use a 9×13 glass baking dish. You basically just need a baking dish that is large enough to hold the silicon tray!
Karla says
Thanks Taylor! Just had some bacon and cheese egg bites
at Starbucks and loved them. Thanks for writing a recipe for them!
Why are silicone egg trays better than metal muffin tins?
You place them in a pan of water about half- way filled?
Want to make sure that I do these right!
Thanks again for sharing!
Taylor Stinson says
Hey Karla – the silicone muffin tins result in a softer texture 🙂 You put them in a pan of water that is halfway filled, yes!
Paula says
What about the Chicken Chorizo Tortilla egg bites recipe do you have that one? I’m trying to find that copy cat recipe, because they have discontinued them!😢
Taylor Stinson says
I’m sorry Paula I never tried that one 🙁
TJ says
Thank you for these recipes! I’m sitting at Starbucks right now, thinking how delicious this egg cup is, and finally found a recipe that doesn’t involve buying yet another $7 billion appliance that I don’t have room for in my tiny kitchen! Can’t wait to try it!
Finally I get to my question: is there a trick to d reheating them? The one time I tried this (without your recipe), I reheated them in the microwave and they were rubbery. Do they actually last 4-5 days in the fridge? Found out the hard way they don’t freeze well lol!
Taylor Stinson says
Hey TJ! You can try sprinkling some water overtop when reheating…eggs are tricky though! They are never quite the same when reheated as they are fresh 🙁
Maria says
How are they reheated at Starbucks?
Taylor Stinson says
I’m sure in a microwave or toaster oven but I don’t work there so couldn’t tell you unfortunately!
Kate says
Can you scale down the recipe to a dozen eggs for me?
Taylor Stinson says
Unfortunately I’m not able to make substitutions!
Kathleen says
12/16 = .75 multiple x .75 times each ingredient (8oz) = 3/4c each bacon and cheese. Oil is as needed to grease liners
Ann Woodside says
Love this! Thank you. Can I use muffin tray wit liners instead? If so, same temperature?
Thank you
Taylor Stinson says
You sure can! Same temperature.