This recipe for Copycat Starbucks Egg Bites mimics the delicious egg bites sold at Starbucks.
If you have tried the egg bites at Starbucks, then I’m sure you can agree that they’re pretty wonderful. I buy them every time I’m there! So now you can make a copycat version of Starbucks egg bites at home. These are a pretty good substitute for the real thing, and they’ll be a lot cheaper to make yourself.
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- Counterfeit Bagels
- Slow Cooker Taco Bell Soup
- Big Mac Salad
- Cool Ranch Dorito Crackers
- Consolation Prize Cloud Bread
- Fast Two Step Pizza
- Zucchini Fries
- Keto Fried Chicken
- Basil Coconut Curry Shrimp
- Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Shake
- Secret Ingredient Chocolate Pudding
How to make Copycat Starbucks Egg Bites:
This is a very easy recipe! You’ll need a regular-sized muffin tin (this one is my favorite). And you’ll spray 6 cups of the muffin tin with nonstick spray. (Note: you may have enough for more than 6). Eggs are whisked together with Swiss cheese, cottage cheese and a little salt and pepper. Readers have (highly) suggested putting the mixture in a blender to really get the cottage cheese blended in– it’s a little more fluffy that way. I’d probably blend in the blender with the eggs and cottage cheese and then stir in the cheese after blending. Then the egg mixture is divided between the 6 (or more) muffin cups. Fill the cups 1/2-full since you will want room for them to expand while baking. Before baking, you’ll top each one with cooked, crumbled bacon. They bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
Try making different variations of egg bites. Ham and cheese are a good combo. Use all vegetables. Try cheddar or another cheese in place of the Swiss cheese. Be creative… the possibilities are endless!
How do these compare to real Starbucks Egg Bites?
They’re a pretty good copycat. The egg bites are Starbucks are made in a sous vide cooker. So they will have a different texture than this copycat version. Making them at home vs. picking them up in the Starbucks drive-thru allows you to be in control of the ingredients. This Copycat Starbucks Egg Bites recipe avoids “fillers” like potato starch that are commonplace in commercial production.
Make ahead tip:
Copycat Starbucks Egg Bites are a great, make-ahead breakfast recipe. Double the recipe, and freeze individual portions in zip baggies. They’re easy to take out and heat in the microwave for a quick breakfast.
Here are a few more egg recipes you might like to try:
- Egg Muffins
- Baked Italian Egg Pastries
- Egg in a Bagel
- Crustless Brie, Vegetable and Egg Bake
- Sheet Pan Egg in a Hole
- Egg Scramble with Sundried Tomatoes
- Double Cheese and Bacon Egg Biscuits
- Creamy Scrambled Eggs
Copycat Starbucks Egg Bites
Recipe Details
Ingredients
- 5 large eggs
- 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- 1 cup cottage cheese (use full fat for Keto)
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 strips no-sugar-added bacon, cooked and crumbled
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 6 or more cups in a regular-sized muffin tin generously with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk the eggs. Then whisk in the cheese, cottage cheese, salt and pepper. Alternately (suggested from readers), you can combine the eggs and cottage cheese in the blender, and then stir in the cheese, salt and pepper. This results in a fluffier texture without the cottage cheese being visually present.
- Pour the mixture into the muffin tins- filling each about ½-full to leave room for the egg to expand while baking. Top with bacon bits.
- Bake 30 minutes, or until the eggs are completely cooked. Remove from the oven, take out of the tin and serve warm.
Notes
- If you are preparing this recipe as GLUTEN-FREE, just be sure to use a brand of bacon that is known to be GF.
First time trying this but I used shredded mozzarella, real bacon bits, and I also added some slap ya mama seasoning and onion powder. These things are amazing. I’ll definitely be making these every week from here on out. Thanks!!!
OMG, they taste amazing! If I could post a picture, I would have!
If it’s literally called “Bacon & Gruyère egg bites” at Starbucks, why wouldn’t you use Gruyère? Seems like a no brainer. So this is pretty misleading as it really isn’t a copycat considering 1 of the 3 main ingredients isn’t included.
Are you aware that Gruyere cheese is Swiss cheese?
Good flavor, but as written, the recipe makes a dozen egg bites, not six, and I found they are impossible to remove intact form even a non-stick, well-oiled muffin tin.
try using a silicone cupcake pan- they’ll pop right out… otherwise, foil or parchment cupcake papers work well too.
If you place the muffin tin in a pan of very hot water and bake them, they turn out great and fluffy. When I remove the, I place them on a cookie sheet and freeze. Once frozen I put in freezer bags and we have them through out the week. So yummy. When I say put them in a pan of hot water, I mean like a water bath like when you make a cheesecake.
thanks for the tip!
Excited to try these. My question would be – once frozen, how do you reheat? Do they need to thaw out first, or do you nuke them in the microwave from the frozen state. And how long do you microwave them for? Thank you.
Great idea. I’ve used this technique for bread pudding too. Thanks
Starbucks uses gruyére cheese.
I’ve been using silicone muffin cups for. On stick and I find that they fluff up nice but then deflate and look ugly. Any suggestions?
Eggs tend to settle after baking, so I’m not sure how to keep them fluffy!
The secret I think is to separate the yolk from the whites, whisk up the whites as if your making meringues once the egg whites are a little stiff whisk up the yolks and add to the stiffened egg whites. This creates more of a soufflé effect rather than an omelette like texture. It’s worked like magic every time. My kids say I’ve cracked the code!
Made this today! Hubby and I loved it. Used precooked bacon bits from Costco, Broccoli and mushrooms diced. So good!
Very tasty. Made these because my wife asked if I could make “starbucks” egg bites. She loved them. red pepper and chopped spinach added. I will say – if starbucks egg bites didn’t exist – she wouldn’t have liked them as much. But…because she associates them with starbucks, well, there ya go. One question – would baking soda keep them from deflating when taken out of oven?
I’m not sure!
Just made these. These are really good Lori! I’d like to know if anyone has tried these in cupcake papers. Even oiling my muffin cups well they are still a pain to clean. They are still worth making❤️
Do these reheat well?
They should- will be a bit deflated as they sit though.
This is a great recipe! My one question: how do you keep them from sticking to the muffin tin? We used oil and spray and they still got stuck to the pan.
Hmmm, must be something weird with your pan. If you want to make them often, I’d suggest getting a silicone pan- they’ll pop right out!
Versatile recipe. I used foil muffin cups sprayed with Cooking Oil Spray & eggs didn’t stick. Easy Clean-up. Success!!
Its better than Starbucks!
A little bit moist, but they taste good! Still not quite hitting the Starbucks egg bite flavor or texture though. I think I’ll use 2/3 cup (or less) of cottage cheese next time
Just made these using fat free cottage cheese and reduced fat cheese, added spinach and diced turkey bacon. 1 pt for weight watchers.
These were so good! I got 12 from this recipe. Thanks for helping me get out of a breakfast rut!
Pretty darn good, be aware that it makes many more than it states. I was going for 12 egg bites and I got 23. Some of mine were actually too full so I would’ve had more. Also, I don’t know who would eat just 1 for a meal. More like 2-3
This egg bite recipe is FOOLPROOF!! I lightly sprayed parchment cupcake liners w/ avocado oil, crumbled bacon into the batter, withfinely minced shallot and red bell pepper. Different cheeses work great! Thanks for such a versatile and excellent recipe!!!
Closest thing I’ve come to the real thing. Thanks for adding another healthy breakfast to my repertoire!
I made these twice. I put everything in the blender. I used Swiss cheese, cottage cheese, and gouda cheese for the cheeses. I ended up with 18 egg bites. Yum!!!
I live in a country that does not have cottage cheese, what is a substitute ?
Ricotta cheese, perhaps?
I use plain Greek yogurt instead of cottage cheese & just whisk. Light & fluffy!
I have been looking for a good egg bite recipe and I think I may have found one. Thank you. I am wondering if you have tried making these in an air fryer [Ninja]?
I made these egg bites last week and LOVED them! I made one batch as stated in the recipe, and another with chopped up red bell pepper and spinach instead of bacon. Both were delicious! I actually had the Starbucks egg bites today for the first time, and they were so subpar after trying this recipe. I can’t recommend it enough! My only complaint is that I had to share too many of them with my boyfriend because he loved them too😊
Made according to recipe except for cottage cheese. Didn’t have any so used ricotta and they turned out GREAT!!
I made these today! Used 7 eggs instead of 5, and used smoked havarti cheese and chopped spinach, and a few green onion tops. Also had some leftover sautéed onions and peppers I threw in. Very good!
We love this recipe as a fast go to breakfast. I cook up two batches put in fridge and pop in microwave in morning.
It was good! Def a little different but still good. I didnt have cottage cheese- i found them a bit dry. I’ll make sure to add it next time
I think these are better than Starbucks. I mixed my eggs and cottage cheese in a blender.
So glad to find this recipe! Ended up making half with bacon added and used air dried crunchy snack kale (crushed up with my rolling pin) in the second batch of 4! I cooked the second batch 5 minutes less-perfect!
I love these egg bites! I made these with spinach and cheddar cheese. Yum! I’m trying the vegan version with ‘Just Egg” and vegan cheese, with spinach and tofurkey. I hope they’re good!
Great recipe. I make these all the time and keep in the refrigerator a quick breakfast or snack. Also, don’t be afraid to experiment with added ingredients you may have left in the refrigerator or pantry. They’re great!
Your recipe didn’t help much because you didn’t give amount of ingredients and I know that makes a difference.
The actual recipe is at the bottom of the post. You can print out the complete recipe with amounts indicated and instructions there.
Eggcelent! I used a dash egg bite maker that was on sale and they came out perfect! Very close to the stores!
The creamy texture is from being cooked sous vide style. The egg bites are also made with Monterey Jack cheese. I work at Starbucks and read all the labels 🙂
Thanks for your comment! yep- if you don’t have a sous vide machine, this is a good way to mimic the real deal. Any kind of cheese works 🙂
I have shared this recipe with so many people (using the link of course). The only difference I made was that I steamed my egg bites instead of baking them for more of a sous vide effect.
What do you think of replacing the cottage cheese with ricotta?
It’s worth a shot!
The recipe worked out fine. Eggs were flavorful. However, the “fell” once out of the oven. Did I remove them too soon? Is there some sort of art to full fluffy egg bites?
Taste is great! Strongly recommend using a food processor or blender for the cottage cheese and eggs. ALSO- IMPORTANT TO ONLY FILL MUFFIN CUPS 1/2 WAY- mine exploded all over the tin because I filled them 3/4 of the way. This should have been clearer in the instructions!
Thanks- I have added that detail to the instructions.
I filled mine 3/4 full and they were perfect!
😏 Let’s be honest you filled them to the brim lol. I filled mine 3/4 because common sense says the eggs aren’t going to stay a liquid and they came out perfect. Sooo close to the Starbucks ones! Very pleased.
These turned out great I added bell peppers goat cheese and spinach to mine.
For egg bites, these were really good. I think you could specify that these are for large muffin tins, not small ones. I only have an air fryer to bake in and there was probably a quarter to third of it that was too much for my dainty little tin.
I am also wondering if blending would make it more like Starbucks, but honestly, these are way better than just plain egg cups, and I’ve been trying to find a way to incorporate cottage cheese into my diet again. I had food poisoning from it once and can’t stomach eating it plain anymore, but it’s such a great source of protein.
Thank you for this recipe.
Would I call them Starbucks egg cups? No. I’d call them the best egg cups I’ve found to make at home, no Starbucks needed.
Great recipe! Browned some smoked turkey in lieu of bacon and you’d never know the difference.
How long do you think these will last in the fridge?
Probably about 3 days.
Do they use cottage cheese too? Starbucks?
What would happen or be the difference if I didn’t do the cottage cheese bit?
Not sure!
I was not Able to reproduce the creamy texture of Starbucks egg bites. I thought the cottage cheese would do it, but you just end up with cottage cheese lumps in a firm scrambled egg mixture. I wonder if they use something like heavy cream to achieve their craziness? Or perhaps if the eggs and cottage cheese were blended in a blender first to pulverize the cottage cheese it might work. Still searching for the best recipe!
You can definitely play with the recipe!
Blender makes them fluffy. I use my vit a mix blender.
Used immersion blender , made these quite smooth
Great tip- thanks!
I seen where others have used cream cheese and they stated it was closer to starbucks
I will have to try that, thanks!
I made the copycat egg bites and they are delish!!
I added broccoli, green pepper, and green onion
I also added an extra egg because of the extra ingredients and it made 12 bites and are good!
Can’t wait to try. Can these be frozen as well?
I haven’t tried freezing them, so I’m not sure!
I just made these and they were even better than Starbucks! Delicious! I used taco blend cheese instead of swiss and still came out great! Thank you! Will definitely be making these again.
Would the cook time be the same if you use just egg whites?
I would think so, but I haven’t tried it.
Love these egg bites! So easy for breakfast! Question: Do you think I’d be able to freeze them? I’d love to make a double batch to save time! Wondering if the freezer would impact anything?
I have not tried freezing them yet, so I’m not sure!