Think: the coffee shop egg bites, but meal prepped for the week, less expensive, and you’re in control of the ingredients! These copycat bacon gruyere egg bites are delicious, healthy, and easy to make. The best part? They are less calories and WW points than the store-bought version, less expensive, and taste just as good! These are a great option for meal prep if you are looking for something that tastes indulgent but keeps you away from the drivethru!
What you’ll need to make this copycat recipe
Save yourself money and time at the drivethru with this fakeout takeout recipe; all you need is a handful of ingredients to make this delicious breakfast to enjoy all week long!
- eggs
- 2% reduced fat cottage cheese
- salt and pepper
- hot sauce
- I used Frank’s Red Hot
- pre-cooked bacon
- I like using the pre-cooked microwavable bacon for this recipe since it saves an entire step of cooking the bacon; no baking sheet or mess to cleanup, just microwave and ready in minutes
- I use this one: Naturally Smoked Traditional Bacon, Product of Canada | Boar’s Head (boarshead.com)
- gruyere cheese
How to serve these healthy copycat bacon and gruyere egg bites
These egg bites are great on their own or paired with breakfast sausages, potatoes and toast for a well-rounded filling breakfast.
- Homemade Maple Chicken Sausage Patties
- My homemade maple chicken sausage patties would pair wonderfully with these cheesy egg bites. If you prep these ahead of time and keep them in your freezer stash, this combo would be the healthiest, easiest homemade breakfast yet!
- Easy Roasted Sweet Potato and Canadian Bacon Hash
- This homemade hash is savory and flavorful. If you’re serving these egg bites at a brunch or get-together with friends and family you should definitely bring this roasted sweet potato and Canadian bacon hash along with.
- Easy Pancake Bake
- If you’re in the mood for a filling and well-rounded breakfast, you should pair these egg bites with my easy pancake bake. Add potatoes and breakfast sausage on the side for a mouth-watering meal to start your day off right.
How to make these copycat bacon gruyere egg bites
Start by preheating the oven to 325F. In the blender combine the eggs, cottage cheese, hot sauce and salt and pepper.
Copycat Bacon Gruyere Egg Bites
Equipment
- blender
- muffin pan or silicon muffin liners
- large baking dish
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup reduced fat cottage cheese, used: 2% reduced fat
- 1-3 dashes hot sauce, used: Franks Red Hot
- pinch kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper
- 6 slices pre-cooked bacon
- 3 oz gruyere cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325F.
- Microwave the precooked bacon until crispy.
- Shred 3 oz of the cheese.
- In a blender, add the eggs, cottage cheese, salt, pepper, and hot sauce.
- Blend until thoroughly combined and creamy.
- Spray a muffin pan (or silicon muffin liners) with non-stick cooking spray. Fill each muffin opening with equal amounts of the egg mixture.
- Crumble the bacon and add 1/2 slice of crumbled bacon to each muffin tin opening/liner.
- Add equal amounts of the shredded cheese to each muffin tin opening/liner.
- Place the muffin pan/liners in a larger baking dish, and then pour water around the muffin pan/liners until halfway up the sides.
- Bake for 30 minutes, then remove from the water bath and allow them to cool.
Notes
Nutrition
Check out my other egg bite recipes:
Healthy Sundried Tomato and Basil Sous Vide Egg White Bites
Or this other copycat takeout breakfast option:
Lightened-Up Copycat Spinach, Feta and Egg White Wraps
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Would like to make these but can’t eat cottage cheese. Is there a good sub for that so I could still make recipe?
Thx, Cindy
i used greek yogurt and still so delicious!
Just made these for this weeks meal prep! I tasted one and had to eat another! So delicious! They will be quick and perfect for weekday mornings!
I got all the ingredients at Trader Joes so these end up being so much cheaper than Starbucks!
Thanks!
Do these freeze well?
Do these freeze well?
so so so delicious!!!! thought i had cottage cheese but i didnt so used greek yogurt instead and still so yummy. used up a package of bacon and only had 4 slices left but was still plenty. also used 8 eggs and 1 oz of gruyere cheese and they were still so flavorful and perfect! excited to use cottage cheese next time lol
Just made these for the week and had to try one and they are so delish. I love cottage cheese but you would never know it is in there. I will definitely be making these again!!
Wow! I’ve never tried the Starbucks version, but these are amazing. Easy to make, absolutely delicious, and a low-point, protein-packed way to start my day.
These are SO EASY and SO DELICIOUS!!! Thank you for all your tireless hours of recipe dreaming and testing. And thank you for always putting your content and recipes out for free!!! You’re the best, Steph!
I’ve made many egg bite recipes, and these are my new favorite! They are creamy and SILKY! I only used 3 slices of bacon, diced really small, and that was enough for me. The Gruyère adds such a rich yummy taste, I was glad I didn’t substitute something else. I can’t wait to have them for breakfast again tomorrow!
These are delicious, a great dupe for Starbucks. Delicious. However, my turned out a bit watery when reheating. No water got into the pan during/after cooking. Very odd. Still great flavor and texture, just watery. Any ideas what I need to adjust?
These are delicious! I have had these from Starbucks and bought the Starbucks ones at Costco and these are just as good if not better. I used Canadian bacon and added some peppers and will definitely make again.
We had the Starbucks ones yesterday so I knew I had to make these immediately. I made them this morning and they turned out perfect 🤩 my whole family enjoyed them. They would have tasted identical to Starbucks but I didn’t have Gruyère cheese on hand so I used Colby jack. Next time I’ll make sure to get Gruyère cheese to try them the way they are supposed to be. This will definitely be in my breakfast rotation. Thanks for another amazing recipe. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Just made these, and they were delicious! Thanks, Steph!
These are fantastic and were so easy to make!
I made these for the first time this morning and can I just say wow! Easy and oh so delicious! This recipe will definitely be a regular on my journey to being healthier!
Is They’re a typo because I shredded 3 ounces of cheese and it’s too much
Phenomenal!!! You don’t even taste cottage cheese. Easy to make and yup..bye-bye Starbucks! Making it for the 2nd time today.
Can you sup egg whites for some of the eggs?
This recipe is beyond delicious! The egg bites from the store are overflowing with sodium and these are not and they are incredibly flavorful. You can add whatever cheese or veggies too! Very versatile. This is already in our breakfast rotation. Thanks Steph!!!
Love these. So easy to make and so cheesy and tasty. Love them smooshed on an English Muffin to make a sandwich or served alongside some fruit or grilled veggies. I make mine in the silicone muffin liners.
Can’t wait to try these. Do you think it would work in the instant pot? I have a silicone mold that I’ve never tried.
Full disclosure – I’ve never had the Starbucks version of these egg bites, but after making your recipe, I’d never need to! These were absolutely DELICIOUS (and way more cost effective)!! They were so decadent, but also incredibly easy to make. I will definitely be making these again…and again, and again!
Bacon Gruyere egg bites were AMAZING!!
These egg cups are so delicious and are moist. I’ve tried a ton of egg cups but these are by far the most flavorful.
These are legit! The method makes them so light, fluffy and creamy. So easy to put on an English muffin for a quick breakfast sandwich. My 3 year old loved it as well. Will definitely make again!
This recipe is delicious! My favorite egg bites from Starbucks are the roasted red pepper ones so I looked up the ingredients for those and threw the spinach in the blender with the eggs and cottage cheese and then put roasted red peppers and grated monterey jack cheese in the bites. They turned out amazing and taste just like the Starbucks ones! They look a little like grinch egg bites because of the spinach, but I suppose you could avoid that by just putting the spinach in after you use the blender. Either way they tasted perfect!