By Victoria Heerschap
I love a frittata, but I don’t always want to mess with my cast-iron skillet. This fun recipe makes a delicious breakfast that you can take on the go, or serve at a pot-luck brunch! These bacon and gruyere egg bites are tasty enough to grace any coffee-shop, so show off your café-worthy culinary skills at your next breakfast or brunch.
Bacon Gruyere Egg Bites Recipe
Ingredients:
8 large eggs
1/3 cup heavy cream
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. dried basil
1/2 lb. bacon – chopped
1/4 cup yellow onion – minced
1 cup gruyere cheese – shredded
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°.
In a small skillet, cook the bacon until crispy. Remove from heat, remove the excess grease from the skillet, and add the minced yellow onion, cooking for about 1 minute or until translucent. When the bacon is cool enough to handle, chop it into small bits.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, salt, pepper, and basil until well combined. Add the cooked bacon, onion, and 3/4 cup of the gruyere and mix well.
Grease the muffin tin using cooking spray or butter. Pour the egg mixture into the muffin tin, filling each cup 2/3 of the way full. Top with the remaining gruyere.
Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack for at least 3 minutes before removing from the muffin tin. Check the bites often during the last few minutes of cooking. You will know they are done when they are puffy and golden on top, and almost but not quite set in the middle. They will firm up as they rest. Serve warm.