Starbucks‑Style Bacon & Gruyère Egg Bites 

These copycat egg bites from Bad Batch Baking let you recreate Starbucks’ famous Bacon & Gruyère bites at home—no sous‑vide required. With custard‑smooth cottage cheese, melted Gruyère, and crispy bacon, they bake in a water bath to yield a creamy, velvet‑like texture that melts in your mouth. Quick to prep and ideal for make‑ahead breakfasts, they’re freezer‑friendly and reheat beautifully. Perfect for busy mornings, they deliver savory, cheesy satisfaction in handheld, protein‑packed bites that feel gourmet without the price tag.

Ingredients

Makes ~12 bites
• 8 slices bacon, diced and cooked crisp
• 8 large eggs
• 1 (16 oz) tub full‑fat (4%) cottage cheese
• ~2 cups shredded Gruyère cheese, divided
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch
• ¼ tsp hot sauce (optional)
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
• Nonstick cooking spray or oil for greasing

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 300 °F (about 150 °C). Grease a 12‑cup muffin tin with nonstick spray or oil. Cook and crisp the diced bacon; drain on paper towels.
   
   

2. In a food processor or blender, blitz the cottage cheese until completely smooth. Add eggs, about 1½ cups Gruyère, cornstarch, hot sauce (if using), salt, and pepper; blend until silky and homogeneous.
   
   

3. Place the muffin tin inside a large, rimmed baking dish or jelly-roll pan.
   
   

4. Sprinkle bacon and remaining Gruyère evenly into each muffin cup. Pour the egg mixture about three‑quarters full into each.
   
   

5. Carefully pour boiling water into the rimmed pan so the water comes about halfway up the sides of the muffin tin—creating a water bath for steam cooking.
   
   

6. Bake uncovered for approximately 20–25 minutes, until the egg bites are set (no longer jiggly) and just firm.
   
   

7. Remove muffin tin from the water bath and cool for ~5 minutes before gently lifting out the bites. Serve warm or let cool before storing.
   
   

Nutrients

(Per 2‑bite serving, approx.)
Calories: ~275–291 kcal
Protein: ~20–22 g
Fat: ~20–21 g (sat ∼9 g)
Carbohydrates: ~2–3 g (sugars ~1 g, fiber ~0 g)
Sodium: ~550–570 mg
Cholesterol: ~258–289 mg
Calcium: ~280–330 mg
Iron: ~1 mg
Potassium: ~160–180 mg