Hi all!

I am 4 months post sleeve. My tummy still prefers softer Protein. I went to Starbucks and had their Egg Bites. They are delicious! This inspired me to create my own version at home. My version is made in muffin tins and baked since I don't have a Sous Vide cooking device. They turned out so good! And you can add fun stuff to make them even tastier. Recipe follows:

For 5-6 Egg Bites (I eat only one at a time but they store well in the fridge, so I have them for the whole work week), you will need:

6 eggs

1/3 cup half & half (or whole milk)

1/4 cup cheese- I use Gouda, but any kind will do.

Dash of salt & pepper

Add ins: I use green onions, roasted red bell pepper and crisp bacon pieces and cream cheese. (You could also use spinach, kale, green chilies, turkey sausage, the sky is the limit!)

Muffin tin

food processor or blender

Process:

Preheat oven to 325. Spray Pam into 6 muffin tins.

Put the eggs, milk or cream, and cheese in a food processor or blender. Whirl and blend until egg mixture is light and fluffy, about 30 seconds.

Pour mixture into a bowl, and stir in green onion, bell pepper, bacon pieces or any other ad-ins you love.

Spoon mixture into muffin tins, leaving a half inch from the top of each cup.

Super yummy extra: At this point, I add a bit of cream cheese into each cup. I use about the size of a marble of cream cheese. I LOVE how these taste with this extra kick!

Put them in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until semi-firm. Let them cool before popping them out of the cups.

Nutrion (per one egg bite) Protein= 11, Carbs= 2, Calories= 215*

The calories could be cut back (if desired) by using lower fat cheeses and milk and skipping the cream cheese).

Definitely gonna try this!

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If you put a cookie sheet in the oven while it's preheating (it doesn't matter which rack), and then add 2-3 cups of water to it right before you put the muffin tin in, it adds some steam to the cooking, keeping the bites moist and making the texture closer to the sous vide starbucks egg bites.