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These Copycat Starbucks Egg Bites are just like the Starbucks sous vide egg bites, but you can make them at home for less money and with better ingredients. You can make these low carb egg bites in your Instant Pot or on the stovetop.
Starbucks sous vide egg bites without the Starbucks price tag
I’ve shared about this a lot on Instagram so some of you might already know that I really love the Starbucks egg bites especially the bacon and gruyere ones.
Something that I do NOT like is the price point of these bites at Starbucks. They cost almost $5 for two tiny egg bites. I set out to create some copycat Starbucks egg bites so that I could enjoy them at home at a lower price point!
At Starbucks they call their egg bites “Sous Vide Egg Bites” and I thought I could never make these at home because I don’t have a sous vide machine. Then I was clicking around on Pinterest one day and found people were making these egg bites in their Instant Pots and on the stovetop.
Make the bacon and gruyere sous vide egg bites just like Starbucks
My favorite flavor of Starbucks egg bites are the bacon and Gruyere ones. I like basically anything with bacon and cheese so these are no exception.
I got LOTS of requests for the red pepper and feta egg bites SO you know I had to make a recipe. You can grab the recipe for other egg bite flavors at the links below!
- Roasted Red Pepper and Feta Egg Bites
- Sausage Cheddar and Jalapeño Egg Bites
- Broccoli Cheddar Egg Bites
What kitchen tools will I need for this Starbucks egg bites recipe?
- Frying pan
- High speed blender
- Liquid measuring cup
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Silicone egg bite mold
- Instant Pot or large stock pot or dutch oven
What ingredients will I need to make these homemade egg bites?
- Bacon
- Eggs
- Milk – I used half and half, but you can use heavy cream or lower fat milk
- Cream cheese
- Salt
- Gruyere Cheese
Watch the video tutorial below to see exactly how I make these copycat Starbucks egg bites.
How do I make Copycat Starbucks Egg Bites?
Instant Pot Instructions for Egg Bites
Start making this Starbucks egg bites recipe by cooking the bacon in a frying pan. You will want the bacon to be fully cooked, but not too crispy.
Then add eggs, cream cheese, milk, and salt to a high speed blender or food processor. Combine until fully combined and smooth. Check and be sure that all of the cream cheese has been blended in.
Chop the bacon and place a few pieces in each cup of a silicone mold. Pour egg batter into the silicone molds as well. Finally sprinkle shredded Gruyere cheese into each egg cup as well.
Pour 1 cup of water into the instant pot. Lower the silicone mold into the instant pot on a trivet. Close the valve to sealing and set the instant pot to the steam setting for 10 minutes.
When the 10 minutes are up, manually release the pressure and open the instant pot. Allow the egg bites to cool for 5-10 minutes before removing from each mold. Enjoy immediately or store in an air tight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Stove Top Instructions for Egg Bites
To make the Starbucks egg bites on a stove top you will still need the silicone molds and a blender, but this time you will use a large stock pot or dutch oven to cook them. Prepare the egg batter by blending together the eggs, cream cheese, milk, and salt.
Pour 2 cups of water into the large soup pot and place the trivet that comes with the molds into the bottom of the pot. Place some bacon and cheese into each egg mold cup and pour batter on top. Carefully place the filled egg molds on top of the trivet.
Turn the heat on to high for about 3 minutes until the water boils. Cover the pot and reduce the heat to medium. Allow the egg bites to steam in the pot for 12 minutes.
Turn the heat off and remove the lid. Allow the egg bites to cool for at least 10 minutes. Remove the egg bites from the molds and enjoy!
Can I freeze this Starbucks egg bites recipe?
Yes! This recipe freezes perfectly! Allow the egg bites to cool completely and then place them in an airtight container to freeze. Enjoy within 3 months of freezing.
You can find the full recipe for copycat Starbucks egg bites down below. If you make these, please share that with me in the comments down below or on Instagram.
Copycat Starbucks Egg Bites
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 7 bites, 3.5 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Steam
- Cuisine: American
Description
Starbucks sous vide egg bites that you can make at home in the Instant Pot or on the stovetop.
Ingredients
- 3 strips of bacon
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk (can use heavy cream, half and half or low fat milk)
- 4 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup shredded gruyere cheese
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions
- Cook bacon on the stovetop until fully cooked, but not too crispy
- Blend eggs, milk, cream cheese and salt in a high speed blender until thoroughly combined – be sure the cream cheese is fully mixed in
- Take a metal trivet (mine came with the egg bite mold) and place the silicone egg bite mold on the trivet
- Spray the egg bite mold with oil so that the bites do not stick
- Place a few pieces of chopped bacon and some shredded gruyere cheese into each egg cup
- Pour the egg mixture evenly into all 7 egg cups on top of the bacon and cheese
- Pour 1 cup of water into the instant pot and slowly lower the filled egg bites into the instant pot on the trivet
- Close the Instant Pot lid and set the release valve to sealing
- Set the Instant Pot on steam for 10 minutes
- The Instant Pot will come to pressure and then steam for 10 minutes
- Once this is done immediately manually release the pressure and remove the lid
- Allow the egg bites to cool down for at least 5 minutes before remoting from the Instant Pot
- Once the egg bites have cooled, remove them from the molds and enjoy!
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days
Stovetop Instructions
- Cook bacon on the stovetop until fully cooked, but not too crispy
- Blend eggs, milk, cream cheese and salt in a high speed blender until thoroughly combined – be sure the cream cheese is fully mixed in
- Take a metal trivet (mine came with the egg bite mold) and place the silicone egg bite mold on the trivet
- Spray the egg bite mold with oil so that the bites do not stick
- Place a few pieces of chopped bacon and some shredded gruyere cheese into each egg cup
- Pour the egg mixture evenly into all 7 egg cups on top of the bacon and cheese
- Pour 2 cups of water into a large stock pot or dutch oven and slowly lower the filled egg bites into the pot on the trivet
- Turn the stove heat to high and bring the water to a boil – this will take about 3 minutes
- Cover the pot and reduce the heat to medium-low and allow the egg bites to steam for 12 minutes
- Remove the lid and move the pot off the heat
- Once the egg bites have cooled, remove them from the molds and enjoy!
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days
Notes
This recipe does not work well with coconut milk or coconut cream. The egg bites will be greasy and too soft.
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Cant wait to try these! Could they be frozen and reheated?
Great question! I have not treid, but I believe that would work fine
I froze half the batch and they were perfect reheated.
oh yay! good to know!!
I freeze something similar and also breakfast burritos for my truck driver husband so I think you could. Freeze 1 or 2 to test first.
How/how long do you heat them after pulling them from the fridge?
Hi Chrisitina, usually a minute or a minute and a half.
60 seconds wasn’t enough with my microwave. 90 seconds was perfect
Thanks for sharing this! I also love the starbucks version but not the price. I have made these twice now with precooked packaged bacon just as a time saver but found them to be the perfect softness as you mentioned avoiding getting the bacon too crispy. Also, I forgot to pick up the heavy whipping cream so I substituted (1:1) it with plain greek yogurt instead. Aside from being a little frothy after blending in my NutriBullet, it worked for me!
Have you ever doubled the batch and put two molds on top of each other in the instapot? I haven’t tried, because I was worried they wouldn’t cook through.
Hi Allyson, I wouldn’t double it in the same batch. They need room to expand as they cook. Unfortunately, I think you would need to do multiple batches.
Very first recipe I made in my Instant Pot. Taste exactly the same as the Starbuck’s one!! My family absolutely loves them too!! So easy to make and so incredibly satisfying!! Two thumbs up!!!!!!!!
YAY!! So glad you and your family enjoyed them!! I hope you find lots of other Instant Pot recipes that you love. its the best 🙂
OMG just made these for a quick grab to the office breakfast! LOVE THEM! I didn’t have the right cheese so I did a mixture of parm and cheddar. Holy moly. Will definitely make these a couple times per month since I use 2 molds 😉 3 bites fit perfectly in a snack size zipper bag <3
YAY! So glad you like them as much as I do!
Just made these for the first time. I used stovetop method because I do not have an InstantPot. They are delicious but the turkey bacon and shredded cheese sunk to the bottom, which I expected. I mixed everything in a Vitamix and then added the cheese and bacon right before I put in the pot to steam, thinking it was less time for the heavier ingredients to drop. What can I do to ensure that the ingredients don’t drop to the bottom? I also added another cup of water to the pot and am glad I did. It all steamed away. Also, it is the cream cheese (I used whipped so there was no blending issues) or cottage cheese that makes the bites fluffy? Or is it the steam? I want to attempt a no dairy version for my son. Thank you.
Can’t wait to try other varieties.
Hi Kathy! My toppings tend to drop as well. I don’t think theres much you can do about it. If you’ve every had the ones from starbucks its a similar situation. All of the toppings are at one side. YES I need to update this recipe to share about hte 2 cups of water for stovetop. It’s definitely very hard to make these dairy free and delicous. I have tried SO many methods. Basically you can make them without dairy but they will not be as fluffy and a little dry. If you try to use coconut cream instead of dairy milk they get greasy. I wish there was an option, but you can still try they just arent as tasty.
Hi Madeline –
Could I substitute cottage cheese and/or sour cream for the cream cheese?
Thanks- I’m a big fan of those sous vide bites too! Can’t wait to try this!
Hi Linda! You can use 5 eggs (instead of 4) and 3/4 cup cottage cheese and then leave out the milk and the cream cheese ☺️
OMG! They were delish! I added a little sour cream and bit of heavy cream to the cottage cheese (total of 3/4 cup), bacon and shredded Sartori Gold Reserve cheese and cooked two in my silicone mini-loaf pans, which fit perfectly in my instant pot. Served with sautéed spinach . . . my husband loved them too! Amazing! Thanks!!!
YAY! That sounds amazing!
These are delicious, but I have to cook them 15 minutes in my Instant Pot.
Oh good to know! I’ve tested many many times and never need more than 10 🙂
Have you ever made them in a air fryer? If so, time and temp?
I haven’t and I don’t think they would be as fluffy. the steaming is what fluffs them up
I tried these today and they turned out great but I had to cook them an additional three minutes in my stock pot. I calculated the grams of carbs based on what’s in the recipe and it’s really only about 4 g of carbs for 2 bites so I’m wondering if the number of carbs you mention is actually for the entire recipe rather than for two bites?
Hi! Yes thank you for the heads up. I use a third party service for nutrition info and sometimes it gets messed up 🙂
Hi, the calorie count can’t possibly be correct. The Starbucks version has 300 per serving. Can you please verify? They look wonderful though…
Hi I sorry sometimes my calorie calculator has a glitch. It’s a third party service so I don’t control it. Please see updates count. Its still not perfect because this batch actually makes 3.5 servings and this only lets me put in whole numbers. I recommend using your own calorie counting app like chronometer if you’re strictly counting 🙂
I just bake these in the oven, (no cream cheese and using veggies or breakfast sausage as well as bacon and cheese) but will try it with steam to see if they get fluffier. I’ll put a pot of boiling water in to see how that turns out.
Baking bacon in the oven is easier and less messy, ones you can make a larger batch. I do make my own bacon bits and store them in the fridge. I cut 4-5 pieces at a time of thick sliced bacon into 3 sections then cut each down the middle and then cut into whatever size pieces you wish. I fry them in a tall pot but they don’t splatter as much as frying in a pan. You can do large quantities, it just takes time and lots of stirring so you get uniform browning after the fat renders. Bonus, you get all that bacon fat to use in your potato salad (yes, I mix it into my miracle whip with my spices and milk), cornbread or to fry eggs in! Added treat for the dogs, I mix a little in with their food occasionally, they love that!
Yum! I love using my bacon fat to cook. This recipe is definitely a totally different texture than the baked egg bites. Might be more work, but it tastes better in my opinion 🙂
Made these for the first time tonight. Texture was perfect! I had to sub cheddar because it’s all we had but it was still good. I’ll definitely be making more!
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YAY!!
These are delicious, I highly recommend these! They are very easy to make, it’s also a quick cleanup!
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so glad you enjoyed!! Thank you!!
So delicious and easy to make!! I finally got the egg molds and this is going to be a part of my weekly meal prep for sure!
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SO glad you enjoyed!!
I saw your note about not using coconut milk. Does the same go for almond milk? Thanks!
Almond milk might work, but I recommend dairy milk.
Yum!!! These are SO good! Great dupe of the Starbucks bites that I spend way too much money on. Thank you!!
So glad!! YES such a money saver! Thank you!
I have made this recipe several times. This has been my go to and life saver for breakfast meal prep! It is so easy to just throw in whatever fillings we have in the fridge. I’ve used the precooked turkey sausage crumbles with mozzarella, bacon and shredded smoked Gouda but even plain they are delicious! I’ve even subbed the cream cheese for cottage cheese (left out the milk) and they were still fluffy. All of her recipes so far have been amazing. You won’t be disappointed.
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I am SO glad you enjoyed them!! THank you!!
Thanks for this recipe! Can’t wait to try. I don’t have a trivet. Do I need this for the stovetop recipe or can I set the egg bite mold directly into the pot of water?
I worry that it will overcook the bottom, but its worth a try!
Wow! These are awesome! So so good!
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wonderful!! Thank you!!