Recipe - Soft Creamy Egg Bites ( #InstantPot / Pressure Cooker) #GlutenFree #KetoFriendly

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Recipe: Soft Creamy Egg Bites

Now I have seen these called sous vide style egg bites and they do come out remarkably soft, like sous vide eggs, but they are made in an Instant Pot or a Pressure Cooker. Now this will have instructions for the Instant Pot, since that's what I have, but I assume similar things can be done with any pressure/ multi cooker. [Edit: if you want to do them in the oven because you don't have a pressure cooker, the this recipe keto breakfast egg bites has a method using a bain-marie]

I also use my Instant Pot egg bite moulds for this, but if they are not available or won't fit in your cooker, silicon cup cake moulds or ramekins would work as well. Just something smallish.

This recipe is gluten free and keto friendly and can be vegetarian or for meat eaters, depending on taste.

So there is a base recipe I have seen lots of people use which I will include first. The amounts change slightly depending on the person doing it, so this is a very versatile recipe. This is what I used.

Standard Recipe

makes 6ish bites (serves 2) - just scale up for more

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup / 41g cottage cheese or ricotta
• 1/4 cup / 60 ml milk
• 1/3 cup / 40g shredded cheese (I used a slice of smoked cheese and cheddar)
• 45g tinned ham/bacon/sausage/veggies (it's about 1/4 tin of ham)
• salt
• pepper
• herbs of choice (optional) - I didn't the first time, but anything that goes with cheese would be lovely, including green onion

Instructions

1. Add the egg, cottage cheese, milk, shredded cheese and herbs/seasoning to a Pyrex jug (a bowl will do, but a spout for pouring makes it much easier).
2. Use a stick blender to blend everything together until smooth (herbs might remain a bits, but don't worry).
3. Grease the egg moulds well.
4. Place ham/bacon/veggies into the bottom of the moulds.
5. Pour egg mixture into each mould to just before the top.
6. Place on silicon lid, or top with foil.
7. Put 1 cup of water in the bottom of the Instant Pot.
8. Put the trivet in the bottom of the pot and put the egg moulds on top of this. (The moulds should not be in contact with the bottom of the pot).
9. Put on the lid and make sure the valve is to sealing.
10. Use the steam option and set for 8 mins.
11. When cooking time is finished, allow to natural pressure release for 8-10 mins.
12. Take out of the Instant Pot and turn out onto a plate. Eat as is, or serve with ketchup or sauce of choice.

These are soft and creamy and delicious. So delicious that I decided to experiment and have a different flavour for lunch. These I made up off the top of my head and they were so yummy.

Brie and Rosemary Recipe

makes 3ish (serves 1) - scale up for more

Ingredients

• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup / 41g cottage cheese or ricotta
• 1 tbsp / 30 ml milk
• 45g creamy brie
• 1/4 tsp dried rosemary
• salt
• pepper
• red current jelly or cranberry sauce to serve (optional)

Instructions

1. Add the egg, cottage cheese, milk, rosemary and seasoning to a Pyrex jug (a bowl will do, but a spout for pouring makes it much easier).
2. Use a stick blender to blend everything together until smooth (rosemary will remain a bits, but don't worry - if you don't like the bits, grind it in a spice grinder before adding it).
3. Grease the egg moulds well.
4. Pour egg mixture into each mould to about 3/4 full.
5. Chop the brie into six or seven pieces and drop 2 in each mould.
6. Place on silicon lid, or top with foil.
7. Put 1 cup of water in the bottom of the Instant Pot.
8. Put the trivet in the bottom of the pot and put the egg moulds on top of this.(The moulds should not be in contact with the bottom of the pot)
9. Put on the lid and make sure the valve is to sealing.
10. Use the steam option and set for 8 mins.
11. When cooking time is finished, allow to natural pressure release for 8-10 mins.
12. Take out of the Instant Pot and turn out onto a plate. Eat as is, or serve with red current or fruity jelly/sauce of choice.

These would make a wonderful starter for a dinner party, with maybe a little melba toast or crunchy salad on the side. Or equally they make a delicious light meal any time of day. Let me know if you make them.