Name: Instant Pot Egg Bites
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 100 g cottage cheese; 80 g Gruyère or cheddar, grated; 60 g cooked bacon, crumbled; 2 spring onions, finely sliced; ¼ tsp salt; ¼ tsp ground black pepper; 250 ml water, for the pot

Instant Pot Egg Bites

Soft, fluffy egg bites with cheese and bacon, blended smooth and cooked in silicone moulds under pressure in the Instant Pot.

20 min total Serves 4 servings Easy

Make Ahead and Storage

Keeps in the fridge for 4 days. Reheat for 30 seconds in the microwave.

How to Make Instant Pot Egg Bites

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Blend the eggs, cottage cheese, salt and pepper for 20 seconds until completely smooth.
Divide the bacon, cheese and spring onions between 7 greased silicone moulds. Pour in the egg mixture to three-quarters full and cover with foil.
Pour the water into the Instant Pot, add the trivet and lower in the moulds. Seal and cook at high pressure for 8 minutes.
Let the pressure release naturally for 2 minutes, then release the rest. Rest for 5 minutes before turning out.

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A Few Pointers

Grease the moulds well for easy turning out.
Cover the moulds so that no water drips in.
Let them rest before unmoulding.

Why the Method Is What It Is

Blend the eggs for a full 20 seconds. The key to a smooth, custardy bite, with the velvety texture of a soufflé, is to whip in plenty of air and break up every strand of egg white. A blender also incorporates the cottage cheese, which makes the bites creamy and light without any flour or cream.

The pressure cooker is a gentle device for this. A cup of water in the base and a trivet above it create steam, and the egg mixture, in covered silicone moulds, sets slowly. In 8 minutes at high pressure, followed by a 2 minute natural release, the bites puff up and set without browning or becoming rubbery.

Cover the moulds with foil so condensation does not drip into the eggs. Fill them only three-quarters full, since the mixture rises. Take them out with the trivet, let them stand for a few minutes and turn them out with a knife. They are good hot or cold, so make a batch for the week.

Serving Ideas

Toast · Sliced avocado · Fresh fruit · Hot coffee

Ingredient Swaps

Out of spring onions? A small regular onion, finely sliced, or a few chives stirred in at the end both cover the job.