Ham and cheese egg bites are a great way to start your day with an easy breakfast. Make them ahead of time and reheat in the morning to enjoy a tasty warm breakfast in no time flat.
With the delicious flavors of ham and cheese in every bite, you can look forward to breakfast time even if you’re running short on time.
No need to stop at a drive through when you can warm up some egg bites and throw an English muffin in the toaster.
Mornings are often filled with grogginess, hunger pains, and anxiety as you start the day in a rush to get out the door.
Getting the kids up, dressed, and ready in time for the bus is a nightmare some days. So having an easy breakfast option like this makes life a little simpler.
While ham and cheese egg bites are great for bus days, they’re just plain great too! Enjoying them with a bacon pancake dipper is a great way to bring breakfast together.
Add in a cup of orange juice and maybe a small side of hash browns and you’ve got a big
What’s in Ham and Cheese Egg Bites?
- 4 Eggs
- ½ Cup Cottage Cheese
- ¼ Cup Heavy Cream or Half and Half
- Grated Swiss or Mozzarella Cheese
- ½ Cup Mini Ham cubes
- Salt and Pepper to Taste
How to Make Ham and Cheese Egg Bites
- Place your eggs, cottage cheese, and cream into a blender. Combine on medium speed until smooth.
- Keep in mind that It only takes 15-30 seconds.
- Use Cooking Spray on a Silicone Mold.
- In each egg bite mold place 1 teaspoon of mini ham cubes and grated cheese.
- Carefully pour egg mixture into each silicone mold evenly.
- Cover with foil.
- Add in 1 cup of water to the liner of the Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker.
- Place the Trivet inside of the Pressure Cooker.
- Place your Silicone mold carefully on the trivet and then cook on Manual / Pressure Cook for 10 minutes with a 5 minute Natural Release (NR).
- Remove the silicone mold from the Instant Pot ~ it will be hot.
- Carefully remove the egg bites from the mold by flipping them onto a plate.
Other Egg Bite Ideas
- Bacon and Cheddar Substitute bacon for the ham and cheddar for the Swiss.
- Bell Pepper and Green Onion Egg Bites Dice Bell Peppers and Green Onions and use in place of Ham and Cheese
How Long Do Egg Bites Last In The Fridge
If properly stored inside of an airtight container or Ziploc bag, you can expect your egg bites to last up to a week in the fridge.
For the best tasting results you’ll want to eat them when they are fresher.
How Do You Reheat Egg Bites?
To reheat your egg bites before eating, simply place them uncovered on a microwave safe plate and microwave for about 30 seconds.
Time may vary so if more time is needed, do it in short bursts and keep an eye on it.
Can You Freeze Egg Bites?
Absolutely. Frozen egg bites are a great way to meal prep in advance and save yourself time and effort down the road.
To eat them you can even microwave from frozen by cooking for about 1.5-2 minutes.
Fan Favorite Breakfast Recipes
- Ham and Cheese Quiche
- Homemade Sausage Gravy
- Instant Pot Breakfast French Toast
- Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
- Hard Boiled Eggs
- Instant Pot Apple Crisp
Ham and Cheese Egg Bites
Ingredients
- 4 Eggs
- ½ cup Cottage Cheese
- ¼ cup Heavy Cream or Half and Half
- Grated Swiss or Mozzarella Cheese
- ½ cup Mini Ham Cubes
- Salt and Pepper to Taste
Instructions
- Place eggs, cottage cheese and Cream into a blender and combine on medium speed until smooth.
- It only takes 15-30 seconds
- Use Cooking Spray on Silicone Mold.
- In each egg bite mold place 1 teaspoon of mini ham cubes and grated cheese
- Carefully pour egg mixture into each silicone mold evenly
- Cover with foil
- Add 1 cup of water to the liner of the Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker
- Place Trivet inside of Pressure Cooker
- Place Silicone mold carefully on trivet Cook on Manual / Pressure Cook for 10 minutes with a 5 minute Natural Release (NR)
- Remove silicone mold from Instant Pot ~ it will be hot Carefully remove egg bites from mold by flipping on a plate
Nutrition Disclaimer
All nutrition values are approximate and calculated by a plugin and are provided as a courtesy. Adding or subtracting ingredients will change the nutritional value.
Dawn
I am new and recently bought 2 stackable egg molds. Does the time change when doing 2 molds? They also came with silicone covers, do I cover the molds? Thank you
Ruby Nugent
If I don’t have silicone moulds to make the egg bites, can you suggest what I could use instead. I am dying to make them.
Devour Dinner
Hi Ruby, the silicone molds are necessary for the egg bites. But you could try to use aluminum foil I suppose to make individual molds for the egg bites. You might also enjoy making one of my Crustless Quiche Recipes that would be similar. They are delicious.
Sharon Wall
Made these to a tee. Pressure cook for 10 NR for 5 they were still runny, had to finish in the microwave. Just new to the instant pot very nervous of it and now disappointed. Sharon
Devour Dinner
Hi Sharon,
I'm so sorry to hear this. It sounds as if your Pressure Cooker didn't properly seal, which happens from time to time. It's important to make sure the pressure valve seals and comes to full pressure so foods inside cook. Please reach out to me in a DM, I'd be happy to help walk you through the recipe to try again!
Janet
These were delicious. Definitely going to keep making these.
Devour Dinner
These are so fun to make and so good! Glad you liked them as much as we do. 😉