Nope, I didn’t go to McDonalds. But I have been having an eggcellent time in my own kitchen…
…and now it’s Tasty Tuesday! I’ve been crafting all night, and boy have I worked up an appetite! You know what would be a quick snack and also a prep for tomorrow’s breakfast or lunch?
Baked eggs! I recently saw a photo of eggs popped into muffin tins for quick baking. I hadn’t ever baked eggs before, though. Hmmm, I thought. I don’t want to waste a dozen eggs if this doesn’t work… so I improvised:
- used only 3 eggs
- used a mini muffin pan
- separated the whites and yolks into “half eggs”
- filled the extra spaces with water
- used nonstick, just to make it easy on myself
Popped them in the oven for about 10-15 minutes at around 375.
How did it go? Awesomely! They look a bit funny in the “before” due to my separating of the eggs and yolks, but they bubbled up nicely and tasted just exactly like a fried egg. But all done at once for both man-go-round and I. We both thought they were delicious with ketchup, and disappeared in about 2 minutes!
Wouldn’t this be a great idea for a brunch party? You could toss in a cookie sheet full of baked french toast at the same time and spend all of the extra time sipping coffee and socializing! It would also help make breakfasts for a week or to make uniform eggs for english muffin sandwiches!
Do you ever experiment with less conventional methods of cooking? What ingredients would you add to these eggs-in-muffin cups to make them more special?
Meri
This is too easy and what a great snack!
They were so cute I wanted to make more right away… but knew I shouldn’t have like half a dozen eggs haha
This looks…freaking delicious. I love eggs. I have an unhealthy (healthy?) obsession with them. And egg muffins (haha) is like the most brilliant thing I’ve heard all day. 🙂
they are very good for you, and fairly cheap. What’s not to like?
I LOVE baked eggs! They’re so easy and delicious. I usually mix in some veggies and morningstar farms meatless sausage patties. So good. 🙂
I’m wishing I had figured this out long ago 🙂
That sounds like a wonderful brunch idea. I may have to do that soon! I love this feature. Thanks so much for the spaghetti squash lasagna idea!
I’m glad you liked it and made your own kind!
I love doing this on Sunday morning. I also add mushrooms, cheese, and (fake) bacon, or anything else I would add to a frittata. Yum!
Yum that sounds good. Next round will definitely be more interesting!
Oh yeah! I was waiting for this post to check how you did it haha. Will try them now!
its obnoxiously easy, like everything else I make haha
What a great idea to cook eggs
Try it!
Oh fun! Definitely a great brunch idea and conversation piece as well!
They turned out so cute even though I was pretty sloppy with it, its no fail…
i’ve never thought about putting eggs into muffin cups! this would be a fun way to make eggs when having a brunch…. to make egg mcmuffins! 🙂
yeah, and then you could bake bacon, bake french toast, or whatever all at once!
wierd!
my girlfriend just (and I mean JUST) handed me a little eggy muffin thing just like you made.
so I can tell you first hand they are awesome.
I need to make a batch for JJ and the ride into school/work.
Happy Wednesday
a quick morning protein fix 🙂
you know, i saw how McDs cooks their eggs in a cookie cutter thing to keep them round. this is a great alternative! would be fun to actually scramble them, add stuff (cheese, veggies) and bake little quiches??
[oomph.]
That is a good idea- like little frittattas!